My parrot wont talk?

Question

i got a 1 and a half year old cockatiel female. and i had her since she was 2 weeks old. any tips on how to get her to talk. and ya these species talk i seen them on t.v

Answer 1

Parrots are like kids--you can't force them to learn something they just don't want to learn. You have to make it FUN! (ick.) Anyway, female cockatiels are generally quieter than males but they have the same capability, so why not try?

I usually have more success with my birds talking if I DON'T try to "teach them". What I do is use the phrases I want them to learn around them all the time. I also use a "fun voice" (sing-song) and try to use the words in context, for example "Nighty Night" or "night night" when it's time to cover the cage for the night or "time to eat" when it's feeding time.

This way she might not only learn the words, but also when to use them. It might take longer but in the end your bird's vocabulary will have more meaning than it would if you just made it learn words by rote.

Good luck.

Answer 2

The truth about female parrots not having the ability to talk...It's a lie. I have a female cockatiel and she won't shut up. Is she tame? Many birds that aren't tame won't be interested in communicating with humans. They don't have any reason to. To teach them to talk, hold the bird near your lips and slowly say the word over and over. Whenever you are around your bird, say it's name and then the word. 'Ex. "Kiwi, Hello!" Be enthusiastic. Cockatiels usually aren't interested in learning to speak, though.

Answer 3

Yeah they sure can talk they are just hard to train is all they dont pick things up as fast as a parrot would (A cockatiel is not a parrot). I had many cockatiels before and all they could do was whistle but I never tried to get them to talk. They had a baby and the person who took him says he talks all the time now. They say to put them in a dark room and cover the cage so they cant see you (they learn better that way) and just say a work over and over again unill they pick it up. You need to be in a quiet room with their cage coverd and it takes time so just be paitent. Good luck

Answer 4

It kinda takes some time to teach a bird to talk. My friend has been training hers for almost three months. But it can only say yes, no, and shut up. You'd probably have to be patient and say the word you want her to learn a lot so he can then she may one day repeat it. Just keep trying! I'm sure one day she'll talk. Just start out with little words like hello or bye. KEEP trying and don't give in!

Answer 5

Don't worry; some parrots take longer to learn how to talk(No, your bird isn't stupid or something) Some of the bird shop owners in my area told me that feeding peppers can help your parrot talk, when ever they do an action you like, like they step on your finger say step-up, soon your parrot will say that every time you pick them up like that. I recommend mirrors inside of your parrots cage, so they talk to something, my 1 year old macaw already knows like 5 phrases. And try mimicking some of the stuff they say, i read somewhere that it stimulates some kind of copy-cat behavior, or something. Meh that was long. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

As I told you yesterday, FEMALE tiels are generally a quiet bird and I have never heard of one that talks. Out of three tiels here, only one of mine talk, and that isn't much and HE is 19 years old.

Even with the birds that are known for talking, each bird is an individual and may not talk. Keep trying but don't be dissapointed.

Answer 7

I have a Senegal parrot and he started talking when he was just a few months old. he picked it up from hearing me and my family talk all the time and from the TV. i suggest if you leave the TV on for your bird put it on a cartoon channel so it won't pick up bad language, as mine has. just constantly talk to your bird or you can go to drsfosterandsmith.com to get teaching aids for birds.

Answer 8

If you can get the bird to sit on your finger, hold its beak close to your lips and repeat the same word or phrase over and over, many times. It may take a few days, but eventually, if the bird is prone to mimic, it will. If the bird will not sit on your finger, get as close to the cage as you can and repeat words or phrases. Putting a CD or record on continuous play, has been known to work as well.

Answer 9

female cockatiels don't talk. Only the males learn.

Answer 10

Well from what I heard is that females tend to me the quiet ones. But you can try talking in a soft high pitch voice. repeat a phrase or word you want them to say. but be consistent with it. Hope that helps. :-)