Try Some Grooming Sessions . Parrots, parakeets and mynah birds are valued for their ability to mimic human speech. If your bird gets nervous every time you come around, slowly start to take 5 to 10 minutes a day to sit near your bird and talk to him. Start slowly, repeating just the first few words of a tune, and then incorporate more as your bird learns. As for the size, male crows tend to be slightly larger than females, but of course, that's no sure way to tell gender. Animal Sex: How Birds Do It Thanks for reading. Chirp, chirp, chirpy (he actually says it) No bites, not nice. They are flocking birds in the wild and love to talk to one another. So why can parrots talk when our closer primate relatives cannot? Care, Patience and Time Birds respond in exactly the same way as children do. (This talk describes explicit and aggressive sexual content.) Pretty Fred. A well socialized monk parakeet also able to use the words they learned at right situations. I had Fred over 8 months before he started talking and all the sudden, he started doing it all the time. Individual variances make it impossible to predict a bird's talking ability by its species alone. I love that "love rattle" noise they make! Think again. Also, their small size makes the entire process much easier to manage. In addition to giving it food, water, and a safe cage for sleeping and playing, approach the bird often.

My budgies didn't learn anything from tapes or CDs, but they mimic a lot of the things I tell them. The happier a bird, the better a parent it will be. With all bird species, the quality and quantity of their speaking abilities will vary between individual birds, with some birds even choosing not to talk at all. It's important not to rush your pet. A bird's ability and willingness to talk depends on variables including his health, bonding with his human companions and whether or not the bird was hand raised by humans. Come on, come on . Birds are my passion, and I want to change the way each one of you thinks about them. The best way to get your parakeet to love you is by making it more comfortable with you. Like other talking birds, monk parakeets also require care and proper training to mimic the human voice. Since birds love attention and affection from their human owners, a good system of positive reinforcement will see them learn and be properly trained relatively quickly. Paper: They love to tear up paper -- especially when they are in the "mating" spirit -- which is all-year-round for birds kept indoors (not exposed to the seasons).

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