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Post by honeyandthebee on Dec 3, 2005 20:26:31 GMT 10
Just wondering if anyone has got or knows anything about teaching ringnecks to talk. I am on the northside of Brisbane and if anyone knows this area, there is a lutino Ringneck at the Northlakes shopping centre in Pets Paradise that is an extremley good talker. It's a male who has his ring. But I am wondering is it true if you play a tape all day with hello hello hello hello going all day in that room, this is a good way to teach them? Just play Hello all day everyday in that one week. Play a different word or phrase each week? A few people reckon this is a good way to teach them to talk. Love to hear what others have to say about this subject. When I say that this Lutino cock bird at the shops is extremely good talker I mean he said huge phrases. He was in one of those double cages on the wall that had a divider and he can't see in the other cage next to him. He knocks with his head on the wall to see if there is another bird in the other side. He is very intellegent.
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Post by petiel on Dec 3, 2005 22:29:30 GMT 10
A friend of mine played the Feathered Phonics CDto her Alexandrine hen when it was about 9 weeks old and by 12weeks the bird was saying hello. It is now 14months old and it talks all the time and is still learning new words. It coughs and says take me to the vet, knock, knock, how much, talk to me, CJ is a pretty girl, come here, and lots more. She is one smart bird.
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Post by lovemytiels on Dec 4, 2005 4:50:13 GMT 10
Hi honeyandthebee, I have heard that this type of teaching a bird to talk does work. Never used it myself. I would have to say owning 3 pet ringnecks 2 who are males are probably the best talkers I have and they first learned to talk from my male tiels. However they are pretty intelligent birds and seem to pick up new words very easily. Both my males are very good at saying quite long phrases. I find that if I want them to learn something new, I just keep repeating it everyday till they have learned it. Mind you all I have to do is teach one and the other picks it up pretty well straight away. My female does say a few words, but not much. I am trying to teach my bird at the moment to say "Noddy had a good sleep, yes thank you" and he is just starting to say part of the phrase. I really have lost count on how many words and phrases they can say, but it is heaps and they never shut up from the time we take their covers off till the time they go to bed LOL. Even our female princess parrot has learnt everything from them and I was told princess parrots are poor talkers. Cheers Anna
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Post by honeyandthebee on Dec 4, 2005 18:27:30 GMT 10
Awesome. Yeah the yellow boy that I did see shocked me. I have seen several birds that say hello and just simple words . But this one at the pet store just left me speachless!  |
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Post by vankarhi on Dec 4, 2005 19:30:13 GMT 10
I do not know about anyone elses birds, but mine and expecially skye (eclectus) have learned just by listening to me. Skye picks things up very quickly so we have to be careful what is said (I have a friend who swears like a trouper), She was talking well within 3 weeks of being in our house.
I know this sounds impossible but I am sure my baby alexandrine is already imitating the phone a couple of notes. I have heard it twice, it is very soft and only a couple of notes. I go to answer the phone but it stops and I think "gee that was quiet and quick" then look at Skye but it isn't her because when she does the phone she is very loud ;D I am surprised when she does it for 2 hours straight that the neighbours dont yell "answer that @#$%#$@% phone before we do something about it" ;D But they havent yet.
I also think he is making sounds to talk, but not sure yet. We have a lot of kids and a lot of noise and the tv and radio playing almost all day and then Skye talks all the time too. He is bound to pick something up. ;D
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