Quaker Parrots
5 Steps to Teaching A Baby
Quaker
Parrot To Talk
One of the great pleasures of owning a baby
Quaker
parrot is the opportunity to teach it to talk. Few pet owners have the
opportunity to communicate with their animals in such a manner. Dogs don’t
talk. Cats don’t even take the time to listen and fish and rodents well...
Here are 5 tips to make teaching a baby Quaker
parrot to talk easier and more successful. If you find these helpful you'll
certainly want to check out our
complete parrot speech training program.
Step #1 Repeat the phrase often
to your quaker parrot. Most baby
Quaker parrots learn phrases they hear repeatedly. For example, if you want
your bird to learn to say “Hi Baby!” say the phrase every time you enter the
room. The repetition will help him catch on but so too will the physical cue of
you entering the room. He’ll begin to associate your entrance with the phrase
and pretty soon when you enter the room he’ll be saying “Hi Baby!”
Step #2 Talk a lot
to your quaker parrot. Experts agree that the
best way to teach a baby Quaker parrot to talk is to talk to them a lot. The
same is true for small children. The more accustomed they become to the sounds
of speech the more able they will be to copy they.
Step #3 Parrots pick up on the energy behind
words and any words spoken with strong energy whether it is angry or happy will
be more likely to be repeated by your baby Quaker parrot. This is the reason so
many parrots swear. Their owners have unintentionally taught them those words
by saying them with emotion. Use this knowledge to reinforce words you want
your baby Quaker parrot to learn. For example when teaching a baby Quaker
parrot to talk or say the word “Cookie” if you yell it like your angry or
extremely happy then it is more likely your parrot will pick it up and repeat
it. Step #4 Add a physical cue to your word or
phrase. Entering a room and saying hello is a great way to teach your bird to
say hello. He’ll begin to associate your action of entering the room with the
word and soon he’ll be saying it when you enter. You can also add a wave to the
physical cue. After some time training and using the physical cue with the word
hello, your baby Quaker bird will learn to say hello to you when you wave. You won’t
even have to speak. Step #5 When teaching a baby
quaker parrot to
talk, or any bird for that matter, positive reinforcement strengthens the
behavior and speeds up the time it takes to succeed. Using the example of
teaching your baby Quaker parrot to talk or say the word hello when you wave to
him, if your baby parrot repeats the phrase or speaks the word click and give
him a tasty treat. Eventually you can shape the behavior so that you’re
rewarding him only when he responds to you waving at him.
For more information on teaching your baby
Quaker parrot to talk, to learn new tricks, and how to avoid unwanted behaviors
like screaming and biting visit the bird training experts and
Birdtricks.com
and take advantage of their training products, free resources, and free training
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