Encouraging vocalization?

Vilatus · Sep 3, 2017

Is there any way to encourage my female cockatiel to vocalize more? She usually just calls when she hears me come home. A friend and I had her singing and whistling for us the other day, but we hadn't done anything unusual to trigger it.

I know she'll likely never talk, but is there any way to encourage her to want to vocalize around us? She's hand raised so it's not like she's scared of us.

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Tsali · Sep 3, 2017

With Tsali, my CAG, I have found that the more I talk with him/around him the more he talks. He dosn't talk much when "strangers" are around, but he is VERY vocal around me and when I leave the room. Generally he has three times during the day he is very vocal - early morning, noonish, and evening. What I understand is that birds tend to talk more during the times when they would make "flock calls".

Tsali · Sep 3, 2017

You can also use clicker training to treat anytime there is vocalization - getting a treat should encourage more talking/singing.

Vilatus · Sep 3, 2017

Tsali said:
With Tsali, my CAG, I have found that the more I talk with him/around him the more he talks. He dosn't talk much when "strangers" are around, but he is VERY vocal around me and when I leave the room. Generally he has three times during the day he is very vocal - early morning, noonish, and evening. What I understand is that birds tend to talk more during the times when they would make "flock calls".

Strangely she actually talks less when spoken to. Unless it's my mother, and that's because Iggy is testing her boundaries and gets huffy eith her.

I'll try speaking to her more around those times, maybe that will encourage her a bit more. Thank you!

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wrench13 · Sep 3, 2017

Hi. My parrot,Salty, has learned to talk from watching and listening to parrot videos on Youtube! Oh yes he says somethings we say to him all the time, Good boy, his name, Up Up, a few other things, , but much more from Youtube. He particularly likes and picks up stuff from Indian Ringnecks for some reason. Other amazons - some, and he just ignores greys and Macaws. Try watching some tiel videos and others, maybe your little girl is a copycat, too!

chris-md · Sep 3, 2017

The way to encourage is literally...encourage whenever it happens! When you bird vocalizes in a way you like, immediately make a fuss over it and reward with their positively favorite treat in the world.

Tsali · Sep 3, 2017

When I talk to Tsali, unless he is in a talking mood, he just listens, BUT he picks up on what I am being said and much of what I say is repeated randomly. The key is, the more your little one hears talking/singing/whistling or other vocalizations, the more opportunities she will have to learn and use those vocalizations at some future point.

Using Clicker Training Modeling is a good way to start.

LordTriggs · Sep 4, 2017

haha asking the complete opposite question from a lot of people!

Yes Parrot videos work amazingly. My conure learnt in the space of 3 weeks 2 different things from watching Marnie the Ringneck (what is it with Ringnecks teaching?). Seeing other parrots making noise ETC will hopefulyl teach yours to be a bit more vocal, although she may just prefer to be quiet like some of us humans

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