How to Train a Parrot to Talk
By David G Barry
One of the most commonly asked questions by parrot owners is how to train a parrot to talk. Here’s an outline to help guide you through the process.
Just remember that not all parrot developed the ability to speak. But if you’re patient, you’ll discover whether your beloved friend can speak. At the very least, you can rest assured that the two of you develop a special “language” of your own.
First, don’t expect your friend to talk in words that contain many syllables - not at the beginning at least. Keep your training to one syllable words, two at the most Designate one person in your household to teach him words. If everyone is talking at him, he’ll get confused. He won’t understand that you’re trying to get him to repeat the lessons.
Only have your little guy learn one word at a time. Never inundate him with several. If you want to teach him the word “food” that’s great. Wait until he learns this one before you move on to another.
You’ll want to repeat the word over and over for him. Every time you see him, say this word. Some parrot parents even tape the specific word in order that it may repeated the maximum number of times. The parrot then can hear it throughout the day.
That’s basically all you need to know. Deceptively simple, now isn’t it? But it’s not an easy or short process. This may take a long time, like a couple of month’s worth of long time. If there were a magic formula to this, I’d offer it to you, but there isn’t. It’s just a matter of consistent repetition. And if you think about it, training and teaching anybody anything always does boil down to those two attributes: consistency and repetition.
I’ll provide you with one more clue on successfully teaching your bird to talk. And that’s by talking to him throughout the day just like he were a little person. Don’t ignore him as you go about your day. Tell him good morning when you wake up, good night in the evening.
When you go off to work in the morning, tell him you’re going to work. Tell him the time you’ll return. When you get home from work, talk to him about your day. Be sure to ask him about his day too.
Don’t be shy or feel foolish about any of this. If you do this, combined with the word you want him to learn, he’ll be learning so much from you. For one thing, he’ll get a good feeling for what communication is ultimate like between the two of you. He’ll also be familiar with the words.
And who knows? Parrots are very smart animals. In addition to the specific words you’re teaching him, he just may learn some others (hopefully good words!) along the way.
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