Contrary to popular belief, birds are capable of learning
real speech. Most people believe that talking birds are
simply practicing mimicry—repeating the sounds that
they've heard on a regular basis, but not making any
connections between those words and actual objects,
actions, or people.
This is simply not true, as any parrot owner can tell you.
Parrots are intelligent creatures. It requires time and
effort, but you can teach your bird to make the connection
between a learned word or phrase, and the corresponding
object or task. The easiest way to accomplish this is to
begin early in your training.
A great way to kick start your speech training is to begin
with a word that is easy for your parrot to enunciate.
Birds have different vocal abilities than humans, so
certain letter sounds are more difficult for them to pick
up, like "M" and "S" sounds. Hard sounds, like "P", "D",
"T", and "B" are more easily repeated. Start off with
something with a lot of hard sounds, to get the bird
talking. Once your parrot begins to speak, reward him
profusely.
Rewards are an amazing tool. Anything can be used, from
praise to food treats to new toys. Try out different
techniques, and find something that works for you and your
parrot. Each bird has different likes and dislikes, so
spend some time finding rewards that your parrot enjoys.
Once you've found what works for you, stick with it. Birds
learn through repetition and consistency, so it's important
that you not vary things too widely.
After your parrot is talking, you can begin to train him to
correlate words with objects. You do this in much the same
way you would when teaching a child. When feeding your
bird, be sure to say the word "food" or "seed" or "eat".
When speaking to your bird, use his name. When rewarding,
use phrases like "good bird" or "pretty bird". When using
food treats as reward, say "fruit" or "nut". Use these
words only when handling these items or performing these
tasks.
Before you know it, your bird will request what he wants!
If you come into the room and he wants attention and time
with you, he may shout "good bird". If he's hankering for a
particular treat, he could ask for it with "nut" or
"fruit". It's a wonderful feeling of pride and
accomplishment to hear your parrot speak, and know that
he's learned how to ask for his needs because you took the
time to teach him. Be proud of yourself, you've earned it!
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