talking ability?

[wulfie]

so I'm torn between getting a gcc and a grey. I know grey's can talk up a storm, but they can be on the loud side and we live in an apartment. So the question is, just how good is a gcc's talking ability? I know, I know, I shouldn't be looking for a parrot just cause it has the ability to talk, but having the potential can be a bonus imo. Any and all input would be greatly appreciated

 

[aufde]

it depends on the the bird. I've only had one GCC and he hasn't talked yet, so I can't really say much on the chance your's will talk but I know some other people's GCC talk quite a bit. I would think a grey would be too loud for an apartment, but I've never met one in person.

 

[paulhanlon]

The talking ability of a conure isn't great like the African grey and amazon but you can understand what they are saying even tho it sounds like there talking from under there breath

 

[antoinette]

There is no guarantee that any species of bird will talk.
Some birds become brilliant talkers, whereas other may only say a few words.
Some birds may prefer whistling, rather than talking.

I live in an apartment, with my Congo African Grey Mishka.
Mishka will be 5 years old in November.
He talks non-stop 24/7 - Jokes aside this carries on ALL day.
We have never had one complaint, we live in a complex with 18 apartments, and two other complexes extremely close by.

I must mentioned when Mishka became extremely loud, I did put a stop to it quickly...... took a few days, now he never goes overboard.


Mishka wakes up at 5.00am each morning, being extremely vocal


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8gGFXnjG8w"]Amazing Talking African Grey Mishka - 5.30am Talking non-stop - YouTube[/ame]

Good luck with you choice

 

[wulfie]

There is no guarantee that any species of bird will talk.
Some birds become brilliant talkers, whereas other may only say a few words.
Some birds may prefer whistling, rather than talking.

I live in an apartment, with my Congo African Grey Mishka.
Mishka will be 5 years old in November.
He talks non-stop 24/7 - Jokes aside this carries on ALL day.
We have never had one complaint, we live in a complex with 18 apartments, and two other complexes extremely close by.

I must mentioned when Mishka became extremely loud, I did put a stop to it quickly...... took a few days, now he never goes overboard.


Mishka wakes up at 5.00am each morning, being extremely vocal


Amazing Talking African Grey Mishka - 5.30am Talking non-stop - YouTube

Good luck with you choice

and how did you get Mishka to quiet down?

 

[paulhanlon]

The same way you get a bird to do anything with training

 

[wenz2712]

Its not an easy task, quietening them down!! I am still trying with Codie!

 

[antoinette]

There is no guarantee that any species of bird will talk.
Some birds become brilliant talkers, whereas other may only say a few words.
Some birds may prefer whistling, rather than talking.

I live in an apartment, with my Congo African Grey Mishka.
Mishka will be 5 years old in November.
He talks non-stop 24/7 - Jokes aside this carries on ALL day.
We have never had one complaint, we live in a complex with 18 apartments, and two other complexes extremely close by.

I must mentioned when Mishka became extremely loud, I did put a stop to it quickly...... took a few days, now he never goes overboard.


Mishka wakes up at 5.00am each morning, being extremely vocal


Amazing Talking African Grey Mishka - 5.30am Talking non-stop - YouTube

Good luck with you choice

and how did you get Mishka to quiet down?

When he became vocally loud, I sat near him, talking to him softly, then played calming relaxing music, it worked like a dream. Took a few days and he caught on to be more quiet

 

[paulhanlon]

Its not an easy task, quietening them down!! I am still trying with Codie!

And codie is very loud from that video I seen lol

 

[antoinette]

Its not an easy task, quietening them down!! I am still trying with Codie!

Do remember that Codie is and the Yellow Crowned Amazon and they are very very loud, compared to an African Grey.

I still get goosebumps when listening to the vid of Codie

 

[Parrotmamma]

Cosmo talks ALOT through the day but not really loud . just to wear I can't hear my tv show I'm watching. He goes to bed at 9 at night and does not make a peep until 9 the next morning .
My GCC does not talk , but my moms GCC says quite a few things. GCCs are so funny and clown like that being able to talk is not necessary ...lol
Both make wonderful companions weather they can talk or not : )

 

[antoinette]

Its not an easy task, quietening them down!! I am still trying with Codie!

And codie is very loud from that video I seen lol

You should hear Codie on Skype

But she is so cute and keeps saying hello !!!!!

 

[paulhanlon]

Goosebumps I got a headache

 

[antoinette]

Goosebumps I got a headache

I would not want to be in that situation, I pray Wenz2712 is able to get Codie under control, and become quieter

 

[paulhanlon]

Yeah me to but bless codie is so cute

 

[wenz2712]

Goosebumps I got a headache

I would not want to be in that situation, I pray Wenz2712 is able to get Codie under control, and become quieter

Well, I am now giving it a go with my voice recording when I leave the room... so far, not so good

 

[wenz2712]

Yeah me to but bless codie is so cute

Thank you Paul

The squawking dosen't bother me, but I am not quite so sure how my neighbours feel about it

 

[DebsFlock]

Our Scooter is quite a good talker. In fact, he was not supposed to be named "Scooter", it was a nickname we were using while we dithered over "real" names. Then one day he said "Pretty Scoo-bird" and he was named.

Some of his vocabulary other people wouldn't understand, but some of it is VERY clear. He does talk in context as well, fairly frequently. He's taken to saying "You're a sleepy bird!" when I'm ignoring him. This morning he said, for the first time that I can recall, "Come here, Scoo" when he wanted me to pick him up. Occasionally he says "Thank you" when I give him something to eat. He's very clear with "Pretty Scoo-bird" and "Hey Scoo!" among other simple phrases and he wolf whistes and does a 'come here" whistle. In his own, somewhat harder to understand way, he's as good a talker as our Cape is. He impresses the heck out of me regularly. We had not thought that he would talk when we got him, but he almost always talks "people" when he wants our attention. I keep wanting to get a sound-activated recorder in the bird room because he will rarely vocalize with a camera pointing at him.

I think one thing that encourages talking is to talk to them a lot. We never intended to teach speech, but the phrases he picked up first were ones we used with enthusiasm around him.

So, yes, GCC certainly CAN talk. I don't know how common it is for a GCC to talk as much as Scooter does, though. They are amusing birds, but high energy and rather prone to being bossy. People tend to think they are easy because they are small, but Scooter is more complicated in many ways than our larger bird.

 

[paulhanlon]

Yeah me to but bless codie is so cute

Thank you Paul

The squawking dosen't bother me, but I am not quite so sure how my neighbours feel about it

Your welcome Wendy

 

[Rio Mom]

My GCC, River, talks quite a bit. He says "I'm a good boy" "good good boy" "a gooooood boy!" (he tells me just what a good boy he is at least a couple dozen times a day lol). He also says "whatcha doin?" and "good morning"