How do you make your budgie talk?

Answer 1

It all depends oc what type of bird.It would help if you keep repeating the world over every once in a while. You don't make birds talk. But there are specific types of birds that are able to mimic sounds that they hear. I have an African Grey parrot who says hundreds of words. I started by repeating words over and over to her until she started to say them. She started talking when she was about a year old. So it really just depends on the type of bird you have and how often they hear the same thing. re: parakeets/budgies

-Males tend to be more willing to mimic and learn words and phrases.

-Young budgies (once you earn their trust) will be more receptive to teaching.

-Repetition of the word or phrase in a higher pitched, pleasant voice will familiarize your bird with it.

-Although he may not repeat it immediately, he may surprise you by speaking the target word/phrase spontaneously or intermingled with his usual chatter.

-It may take a few weeks or months for your little guy to speak, if at all. This will depend on his personality, among other variables.

-Keep him mentally stimulated; provide variety of safe toys, music and interaction. They have more intelligence than we realize.

-Be patient. Accept that he may not care to talk.

Answer 2

well what ever you want it to say keep on saying that to it. after it will learn who to say it.
From what I heard of, some parrots don't talk, they just imitate sounds. But parrots that DO talk will only talk if a word is stuck in their head. A word has to be reapeted over and over again in order for the parrot to say that word like" Hello."
Keep talking to them and repeat the things you want them to say as often as you can.
If you repeat a word or phrase to a parrot, it is likely at some point to imitate you. -------- The best method is to cover it's cage at night and softly repeat the word you want it to learn several times for many nights. One morning, when you lift the cage cover off, he will repeat the word to you.

Answer 3

It's best to start when your budgerigar is a baby. Get it used to your voice, handling it, and other interactions (feeding, playing with it, etc). Typically, male budgies talk more than females, although occasionally females can learn to speak. Although it can take several weeks or months, the best way to teach a budgie to talk is to repeat a short, simple phrase to it over, and over, and over again. Common phrases that budgies first learn include "pretty bird," or "good girl/boy" (they seem to do well with hard consenents). Budgerigars also seem to like being close to your mouth when speaking to them. As they begin to learn the phrase, they'll often get very quiet and listen carefully as you repeat it. It can take a lot of time, but with persistence, your budgie should be able to learn to talk.

Answer 4

I have several parrots, two are budgies, so I hope my info is useful.

Female budgies are less likely to talk.... if the cere (the spot above the nose where the nostrils are located) is brown or pink, you have a female. They are capable of talking but are less likely to than males. Their words are more mumbled than clearly spoken, but you cannot tell the gender of your parakeet or budgie if it is a baby, because the cere is a light brown until it reaches a certain age. A males cere will be a blue color when it is not a baby anymore.

Anyway, (info from a book) the key element is REPETITION.... repetition repetition repetition!!!!!!!!! The parakeet can only take several weeks to learn it, or even years...but they are the best talkers of all birds since they can memorize thousands of phrases and words. Your parakeets words will be garbled at first, but this is progress!!!! You must give your bird more attention so it is more willing to talk. Enthusiasm is also a key. If you act bored, your parakeet will be too.

So you must be repetitive and also try to use easy sounds and words that you don't even have to think about using such as......Hi...Hello.....Good morning..... How are you.....the parakeet's or your name

Good luck teaching your parakeet to talk!

Answer 5

I have 4 Parakeets, two Cockatiels, and a Conure.

There are many studies being done today about this very subject. But after watching them myself they have unique tongues. They can roll and curl them in ways humans cannot.

It is really easy to see in larger birds like my Conure. Sometimes his beak does not even open because he is using his tongue to make the sounds. Other times like my parakeets they can make whistles while their beak is closed.

Other times when my Tiels, primarily Teal'c yells he is just letting air out with his beak open. But their tongue is a primary function, since they have very very very tiny throats they easily make the whistle sound.

When you look at a bird you do not see their neck because of the feathers, but a Cockatiel's neck is smaller than a pencil.

Answer 6

mostly cockatiels can't learn how to talk. once in a while someone can train one to, but it won't understand what the words mean

Answer 7

birds mimic or mock but they don't exactly talk to you

Answer 8

just keep saying what you want him/her to speak every time you see them. after a while or longer will get it stuck in their head and will soon know how to speak that word.