Which parakeets talk

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Download Article Explore this Article parts. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Article Summary. Part 1. Have a limited number of parakeets. Parakeets can develop their ability to make noises by talking to other birds, so having a few birds can help both of them develop the variety of their chirping.

However, having too many birds will focus all their communication on other birds, instead of on communicating with you. If you only have one parakeet, trick it into thinking it has a friend by placing a mirror in its cage. This will help it develop and practice chirping. However, you should take the mirror out of its cage before you start teaching it how to talk, so that your bird focuses its attention on you. Make your parakeet comfortable with you.

Make friends with your bird by spending time with it, speaking to it, and keeping it nice and comfy in your home. Basically, treat your parakeet like it is a part of your family, because it is.

The goal should be to build up trust between you and your parakeet. Don't force the bird to interact with you if it doesn't want to. If the bird is scared of you or ignoring you it is just a sign that the time is not right or that you are moving too quickly. It is not a sign that your bird will never bond with you. Pick the right time to train your parakeet. Make sure that the bird is calm and ready to focus its attention on you.

If the bird is tired or distracted, it won't be as easy to train. You can even start repeating words for your bird before uncovering its cage at the start of the day. Part 2. Repeat one word to your bird, over and over. Speak clearly and slowly, teaching them only one word at a time.

Your parakeet may not know to repeat the word right away, but just keep repeating it. Note that parakeets are best with the consonants d,t,k,p, or b. A simple phrase like "Hi, how are you?

If you don't know what word to teach your bird first, consider teaching it it's name. This is a word they have probably heard before, so the sounds should be familiar to your parakeet already. Biting Parakeets will bite when they feel threatened, afraid, protective or cornered. When protecting eggs, or their mate, parakeets become territorial. They can also feel threatened by unfamiliar humans or pets, which can cause them to bite.

A pet parakeet can be trained not to bite. Because biting can also indicate that there is a health issue, make sure your bird is healthy before training or ignoring the behavior. Parakeet Feathers Plucking Feathers Parakeets that have plucked their feathers out are communicating a problem.

If you notice patches or your bird chewing on its feathers, it could be a sign of boredom, a skin condition, an allergy or an illness. Contact your vet if you observe these issues. Feather Loss Molting Parakeets will lose their feathers once or twice a year as a way of replacing old feathers.

This will occur gradually and naturally, not in patches. You will notice more feathers on the bottom of their habitats or see the pinfeathers emerging from between their existing feathers. Wing Flapping Birds will try to communicate with their owners by wing flapping.

This is also a sign of contentment when a parakeet stands on its perch and flaps its wings. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Tip In all species, avoid adopting a bird solely on the basis of wanting a talking bird; speaking is not a guarantee in any individual bird.

Budgies Parakeets. Amazon Parrots. Species Overview Length: 13 to 15 inches Weight: 7 to 25 ounces Physical Characteristics: Green body feathers; over 15 subspecies of Amazon Parrot with different head colorings. Quaker Parrots. Species Overview Length: 11 inches Weight: 4 to 5 ounces Physical Characteristics: Bright green, white or blue body; gray breast, cheeks, and throat resembles colonial-era Quaker clothing; orange beaks.

Indian Ringneck Parakeets. Species Overview Length: 16 inches Weight: 5 to 6 ounces Physical Characteristics: Bright green body; red and black neck ring on male, no ring or a pale shadow on female.

Continue to 5 of 8 below. African Grey Parrots. Try out the words you want to teach him then - he will probably pause in his chatter and listen. The familiarity of the words will soon start to get through to him. Brace yourself for some gentle disappointment. Some birds, even ones that tick all the boxes of young, male and finger-trained, never master talking. Some birds, however, will pick up this first phrase and run with it, adding many more words as the months pass.

If your budgie doesn't fly, scatter perches with ropes to climb up around your home. This will reassure and encourage them. Hi my budgie is about 9weeks old and can't fly , he true but flutters to the floor his wings aren't clipped, will he learn in time? I got him from an aviary but the babies were separate from the adults and although the cage was adequate it wasn't large enough to fly in, just sort of flap between perches, where as at home he is free to fly but can't manage it?