1. Not all parrots can talk.

Depending on age, personality, abuse, and sometimes even species, some birds just can't talk, even if you try your best.

If your only reason for buying a bird is to have a talking bird, then your motives for buying are not pure.

In that case, you might as well buy a stuffed bird with a string that plays a recording when you pull it.

There's only one way to guarantee you'll get a talking bird, and that's to buy a trained one.

But if you had done your homework every day and taken time to patiently train the bird, it would have learned to babbling.

Let’s take a look at how you choose to find birds with a high chance of talking.

2. Choose a chattering little guy As we discussed earlier, some species of parrots are better at talking than others.

The first is the African gray parrot, followed by the Amazon parrot, and then the macaw. These three parrots are the best choices.

When purchasing, you need to understand the different characteristics of the original voices of various birds.

For example, the loud voice of a macaw is more piercing than that of a gray parrot or an Amazon.

This requires great attention, because 95% of pet birds in the United States are abandoned within two years after being purchased because of their noise problems.

Amazon parrots are a good choice for a few reasons.

Some Amazon parrots have deep, gruff voices that often change their tone when speaking.

Some observations suggest that some Amazons can use words accurately without formal training, but this is rare.

Look for a bird that is interested in its surroundings.

Symptoms of well-adapted birds are bright eyes and good physical and mental health.

Stay away from birds that are shy, or that look unkempt, sickly, or depressed.

Unless you work for a rehabilitation center or rescue organization, these birds can serve as a rescue project that is beyond your reach.

Children are very good at learning words, so feeding a little bird is a good idea.

Occasionally you will be very lucky to find a little parrot raised by someone else, and it has already begun to bab and learn to talk.

If you do this, you will get a long-tongued guy with great potential.

But that doesn’t stop you from choosing an old bird.

Old birds can also be taught to speak, but it just takes more time and patience.

The rewards for such efforts are definitely high.

Some species, such as the Amazon parrot, learn to talk very early, showing an excellent attitude to learn new words and phrases between 4 months and 2 years old.

Other birds, such as African gray parrots, usually don't start talking nonsense until they are 1 year old, so you should always keep the age and species of the bird in mind when training them.

3. One Bird at a Time It is much easier to train one bird than two or more.

Why?

Because two birds are more willing to communicate with each other in bird language than in human language with you.

Are you mentally prepared?

Their bird talk to each other requires no effortful attention to part-of-speech inflections and grammatical structures, it comes naturally.

Treat your bird as if it's learning a second language.

When you learn a foreign language, you have an "immersive" method, which is to force yourself to speak the language wherever you go.

This method is the fastest and most effective, faster than a once-a-week community college class.

Chinese is a foreign language to parrots.

Forcing the parrot to speak your language will make it easier for it to learn.

4. How to tell a bird that it is ready to start learning. Try to find a period of time for training when you and your parrot can get along one-on-one.

Let your pet focus on you and what you are teaching it.

Background noise can be distracting, such as television, music, etc.

Eliminate as much background noise as possible so that your mutual attention is not interrupted.

Also choose a time when the birds themselves are happy to talk.

It is most common in the wild in the early morning or evening.

This is when the population is at its noisiest and your birds retain this habit.

Don't wait until noon when they are sleepy and want to sleep, because they are not in the mood to study at this time.

Many birds rely on body posture and eyebrows to communicate. If they stand on their own and look directly at you, it means they are paying attention to you.

At this point you can get started.

5. The first word Many birds start by mumbling. Even if it is not clear, it is already the first step towards speaking.

The muttering represents the bird trying to imitate the sound, much like a child learning to speak.

Birds often practice these words on their own. If you overhear it, encourage it or even reward it with a treat every time.

A parrot's living conditions, including its social and physical environment, will greatly affect its willingness to speak.

Be its friend, not its master.

Give encouragement and support, place it in a place of high visibility and social interaction, and they will repay you with more words.

If your bird is slow to develop some fear, develop trust before teaching it to talk.

Let’s get this social issue out of the way first. How can a child learn if he is scared to death of his teacher?

So be sure to get over your fear before you can focus on learning to speak.

To a bird in the wild, you are nothing more than a predator because you are powerful and scary.