I have a parrot and its the kind of parrot that talks or mimics watevr. but how do i get him to do it?

Question

I have a parrot and its the kind of parrot that talks or mimics watevr. but how do i get him to do it?

Answer 1

my husband has taught our conure everything she can say: give me a kiss, hey chickie, what's up, stanly manly, I love you, pretty bird.....but my husband has never heard her say any of it....she repeats it only to me. Takes a ton of patience and god only knows who they'll tell.

Answer 2

Just wonering, why didn't you say what species bird you have

and the age of this bird.

The best and Only way to teach a bird to talk is my us talking to them - alot.

Some birds like African Greys normally don't talk until close to one year of age - BUT they are listening and thier minds are computing, if you will the sounds and how to form them.

I have had many different species are birds and have had no trouble getting them to say what I say. Plus once they start they often pick up other sounds, like the microwave, trucks backing up, telephone rings and many like mine, other words they hear, including our names.

Birds say what they like to say, so I have talked cheerfully and talk to my birds alot, even from other rooms in my house, they hear us.

Star them talking with easy to learn words like Hello, Pretty Bird, I Love You and their name if is easy.

Repeat one word at a time over and over until they say it.

Then add another word, repeat same as first until they say it -

But always say the first and seconds and those words to come back to them often so they remember...and they do remember for years and years.

Be careful of your language though,cuss words are not cute words to teach a bird.

When I uncover my one bird in the morning I am greeted with Good Morning. Another of my birds say's Hi, I Love You.

When my U2 is ready to be covered for the night he starts with; Time To Go To bed, Everybody Go To Bed, Ready To Go To bed until I cover him.

If I drop something on the floor my Grey say's BOOM, if I cut myself or bump my toe, she say's Ouch, if I am mad at my husband she defends him with a sweet Carl and on & on it goes here. My DYH sings an Opera song word for word all the way through, which is nearly five minutes.

I could go on and on, but again, start with Hello until your bird says it often, then go to another word, then another, while watching TV, working keep talking and the bird will learn.

Make it fun and tell him/her Good Bird for praise too when he repeats a word.

Answer 3

well to make\teach him to talk you have to repeat what you want him to say like "Good boy" you have to say it over and over in the same tone of voice but do it in a quiet room so he has to pay attention to you and only you. do it for about 15 mintuses or he'll get bored and not pay attention to you.

Answer 4

As satisfied bird owners can attest, teaching a parrot to talk takes patience but is well worth the effort. Begin teaching your parrot to talk when she is 4 to 6 months old at the latest. Hold the bird in front of your mouth when you teach her, so that you have her attention. Repeat words or phrases, such as family members' names and common expressions. Repeat certain words or phrases every time you do something, such as 'Up' when you lift your bird up, to teach her to associate a certain movement with certain words. Reward with treats when your parrot mimics you. Consider playing recordings of words you want her to learn for up to 15 minutes at a time ' longer than that can cause boredom. Don't let your bird hear sounds or words you don't want her to mimic. Some experts believe that parrot owners should teach their birds to talk before teaching them to whistle, as whistling can interfere with learning words. Mynah birds and certain types of parakeets can also learn to repeat words.