Talking Out Loud
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goalerjones
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- Oct 24, 2011
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- Hahn's macaw, RIP George, Jenday Conure
We openly engage Hahnzel in conversation. I talk to him like he is a person and we play games with him and fawn lots of attention on him when he gets involved.
Mishka was exactly the same only spoke when no one was around.
When out his cage, chat to him constantly, asking him question and answering them yourself.
It is a phase most birds do go through.
In time it will change.
When out his cage, chat to him constantly, asking him question and answering them yourself.
It is a phase most birds do go through.
In time it will change.
Birdman666
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- Sep 18, 2013
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- Presently have six Greenwing Macaw (17 yo), Red Fronted Macaw (12 yo), Red Lored Amazon (17 y.o.), Lilac Crowned Amazon (about 43 y.o.) and a Congo African Grey (11 y.o.)
Panama Amazon (1 Y.O.)
Sometimes they practice words and phrases, especially when they think no one is around or listening... then, when they get it right, they just start "blurting it out."
At times, when it is quiet in the house, Skittles will talk in a very sweet, barely audible, higher-pitched voice. When he does this he seems to run through everything he knows how to say. He gets stuck occassionally on "come here" and "step up"; but, when he is doing this he sems most content at just being himself.
MenomaMinx
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- Oct 20, 2013
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- Kumiko the Calico Macaw DNA sexed female 8 years old:On her second month as a service animal–I'm very proud of her:-)
YN=Yellow naped Amazon?
Have you had your bird checked for vitamin a deficiency. I had a parakeet who was a prolific talker that we couldn't hear for years, which according to the vet turned out to be throat damage due to a vitamin A deficiency from a bad diet{mostly seed -based commercial diet designed for budgies). Never occur to me to take such a small bird to the vet and just happened to have the extra funds one year. The damage was permanent.
We discovered the actual talking ability because my African grey hijacked my voice recognition software on the computer-- he turned it on by speaking it and let her speak for an hour until we actually caught them.
After that, now that we knew the words we were supposed to be listening for, if she was right next to your ear you could hear the human speech. Regular budgie noises weren't affected.
I often wonder how many people think they don't have a talking parrot that actually have the same medical problem my Debbie bird had.
Have you had your bird checked for vitamin a deficiency. I had a parakeet who was a prolific talker that we couldn't hear for years, which according to the vet turned out to be throat damage due to a vitamin A deficiency from a bad diet{mostly seed -based commercial diet designed for budgies). Never occur to me to take such a small bird to the vet and just happened to have the extra funds one year. The damage was permanent.
We discovered the actual talking ability because my African grey hijacked my voice recognition software on the computer-- he turned it on by speaking it and let her speak for an hour until we actually caught them.
After that, now that we knew the words we were supposed to be listening for, if she was right next to your ear you could hear the human speech. Regular budgie noises weren't affected.
I often wonder how many people think they don't have a talking parrot that actually have the same medical problem my Debbie bird had.
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