How long before my cocateel will talk.?

Question

I have owned this male bird for two years and he has started making wierd, small chirping sounds

Answer 1

Hmmm.... you are absolutely sure you have a male? Males are usually whistling at 2 mos. sometimes less. My little Tommy bird is about 7 mos. old and has been talking and whistling since he was about 2 or 3 mos old. My other 2 are females and they'll chirp a bit but don'w whilctls or talk at all. Best I can get fron them is a chirp now ant then. But that's simply the way they are. Females don't usually speak or whistle, some can and will but this is uncommon. Do you talk to the bird? Play music or something for him/her to listen to and imitate? Try the wolf whistle. If the bird doesn't pick it up, chances are very good you have a little girl. If you want to be sure, take the bird to an avian vet or to somewhere they do DNA blood tests (about $20). Then you'll know for sure. Good luck, sooz

Answer 2

I would try to teach him to whistle instead. Not the stupid ones like the wolf whistle. That gets annoying after a while. But really teach him to really whistle songs. Some cockatiels are much better whistlers than talkers. (Personally talking birds are really overrated.) They just say the same old tired words over and over again. But for whistling birds the songs are endless.......

Answer 3

The best way to train your cockateil is to take him in your bedroom or a dark room every night and turn off the lights and TV and talk to him. Say the word or words over and over again you are trying to teach him. It does take time but by now he should have already been talking. Usually they don't say more than a couple of words at a time. So if you want to teach him his name say Hello (name) and that is all you say, but do this consistantly every day. Are you sure you have a male? The females do not talk is my understanding.
Good Luck.

Answer 4

well i have a cokateil and she dosent talk and she is a girl i have her for 2 yrs and i had one that died when he was only 6 months old and before then he could say mum,jack,josch,hello and lots of other things he could also imatate other birds and wistle the same tunes of lots of shows he was a boy and u need to teach them to keep saying a word over and over but they have to have a talent.

Answer 5

He may never talk. I have two male cockatiels, one talks and the other doesn't.


Just because they have the ability to, doesn't mean that they will. Sorry.

Answer 6

It depends maybe never maybe 1 month just give him lots of attention and encouragement

Answer 7

Cockatiels are more whistlers than they are talkers... but they can say very little.....