What words & sounds?

MrsKay · Jul 21, 2014

Hi everyone. I'm just curious what words/sounds your bird makes?
Larry said 'hello' a couple of times the other day. This is after only a few weeks of repeating the word to him. It was in a small gravelly voice but fairly distinct. Being a normal green cheek I know he will never be a very proficient talker but I'm hoping he will learn at least a few more words.
I consider myself lucky that he doesn't sound like the vacuum

hahahahah

Ducatimom · Jul 21, 2014

Ducati doesn't know any words yet. It did sound like he imitated the dog's squeaky toy yesterday though lol.

Phlox · Jul 21, 2014

Phlox says 'pretty bird' though she whispers it and sounds like a tiny robot chicken.

I could have sworn Iris said 'hello' this morning, but she wouldn't repeat it when I was looking.

Frumpydumple · Jul 21, 2014

Cookie can say:
Hey Cookie
Cookie
No
Can I have a tickle?
Where are you going?
What are you doing?
Give me a kiss
Kiss
Tickle
Ticklekiss (tickle and kiss combined)
Lucy
Where's Lucy?
Emily
Where's Emily?
Beep
Beep beep
Bird or Burt (not sure which she says)
Up
Down
Thank you
and she also makes various beeping noises,
eating noises (while moving her beak like she's eating) and various kiss noises.

RavensGryf · Jul 21, 2014

My Griffin the Ruppell's Parrot isn't a talker yet, and I don't know if he will be. He should eventually talk since he's a male Poicephalus, but if they are talkers it does seem like they start pretty early, so who knows if he will, but I love his cute little squeaks and peeps and chirps!

Raven BW Pionus says Hi, (used to say) hello, Raven, Ray Ray, Good Boy, says the other bird's names, and mimics an annoying cough (funny high pitch - no one here coughs quite like that I promise haha). Only that stuff on a regular basis, but he will occasionally say some other things.

Robin, Red Bellied Parrot says I love you, What are you doing?, Hey!, Good Boy, Hi, I'm Robin (or Robbie), and very occasionally several other things. He even uses some words in context (as they often do when they're older and have been around long enough). Mainly he prefers to mimic sounds more than talking. He has collected a pretty impressive repertoire of household noises over the years. My favorite has got to be the "coach whistle" but very low volume lol it's very cute. His newest noise is a squeaky door. I need to get the WD-40 out :52:

MrsKay · Jul 21, 2014

Hahahah Ravensgryf (WD-40) I think I would use a small tin of 3-in-One oil instead, at least it won't sound like a spray can, of course it won't prevent rust

Frumpydumple, Cookie is a a normal green cheek? And says all that? Wow! I hope Larry can learn that much

Phlox, hahah, yes, Larry sounds like a little robot bird too when he says 'hello'

Ducatimom, hahah, maybe it was the dogs squeaky toy

what words are you working on with Ducati?

Ducatimom · Jul 21, 2014

Right now I keep saying "pretty bird" to him. And I put either Doctor Who or Supernatural on for him when I leave in the morning. Hoping he'll start making the TARDIS or sonic screwdriver noises. Just realized that Supernatural might not be good since he would probably end up learning
the b word or jerk lol. When we say pretty bird he gets all fluffy and squeaks, so I think he understands it. Any tips on teaching him how to say it?

Frumpydumple · Jul 21, 2014

MrsKay said:
Hahahah Ravensgryf (WD-40) I think I would use a small tin of 3-in-One oil instead, at least it won't sound like a spray can, of course it won't prevent rust

Frumpydumple, Cookie is a a normal green cheek? And says all that? Wow! I hope Larry can learn that much

Phlox, hahah, yes, Larry sounds like a little robot bird too when he says 'hello'

Ducatimom, hahah, maybe it was the dogs squeaky toy what words are you working on with Ducati?

Yeah, Cookie is a normal Green Cheek. She started learning words not long after I brought her home at five months old. She is four now and she doesn't really learn new words anymore. They don't learn things as easily when they turn one year old, so if Larry is less than a year old he will probably learn new words pretty easily while he is young.

TessieB · Jul 21, 2014

I had a rehome cockatiel named Pep Bird that could mimic a squeaky rocking chair that I had on the back porch. He was a talker too, but he apparently spoke Russian, and I never knew what he said.

Louise my BFA says hello and whistles. She mumbles a lot-especially when I'm reading to her. She's a laid back bird and is not really motivated to speak, but she will pick up a toy and put it where I tell her for a food reward.

Barney the DYH speaks English in three different voices. She has the bright chirpy English accent, a deep man's voice, and recently has started speaking in what I can only describe as an old lady's voice. She also has started making the sound of running water, and the sound of a cracking whip. (I'm working with a horse who bites and is promptly punished with a 'bat'-a harmless whip that makes loud slapping noise when used.) She's made a few customers jump in suprise upon hearing the crack of the whip. Which of course is the reason why she does it. She's a diva and the world better be paying attention to HER and only HER!

angiern · Jul 21, 2014

Django says his name. He also says "don't bite". Often while he's biting me. He also laughs when I laugh. That's pretty cute

MrsKay · Jul 21, 2014

Ducatimom said:
Right now I keep saying "pretty bird" to him. And I put either Doctor Who or Supernatural on for him when I leave in the morning. Hoping he'll start making the TARDIS or sonic screwdriver noises. Just realized that Supernatural might not be good since he would probably end up learning
the b word or jerk lol. When we say pretty bird he gets all fluffy and squeaks, so I think he understands it. Any tips on teaching him how to say it?

No tips really, just repeating the word. Try to use the same voice inflections each time, distinctly.

RavensGryf · Jul 21, 2014

Frumpydumple said:
She is four now and she doesn't really learn new words anymore. They don't learn things as easily when they turn one year old, so if Larry is less than a year old he will probably learn new words pretty easily while he is young.

Sure they can keep learning all their lives!

Robin will be 20 at the end of the month, and he STILL learns new things! He has learned new things (in the past few years) primarily when exposed to new people and or environments I noticed. The squeaky door was in the past month, and he learned Raven and Griffin's names pretty quickly after they moved in!

Frumpydumple · Jul 21, 2014

RavensGryf said:
Frumpydumple said:

She is four now and she doesn't really learn new words anymore. They don't learn things as easily when they turn one year old, so if Larry is less than a year old he will probably learn new words pretty easily while he is young.

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Sure they can keep learning all their lives! Robin will be 20 at the end of the month, and he STILL learns new things! He has learned new things (in the past few years) primarily when exposed to new people and or environments I noticed. The squeaky door was in the past month, and he learned Raven and Griffin's names pretty quickly after they moved in!

I didn't mean they couldn't learn anything at all at one year or older, I just meant they often don't learn things as quickly when they're adults.

4dugnlee · Jul 21, 2014

Chico says "hello, hi, hi" all the time as soon as I get him out of his cage or whenever he sees the phone. He says "want cracker", "what's a matter", "be quiet" ,"whaaaaat" and a couple things we can't understand yet but sounds a little like he's swearing... lol. He said all of this before we got him and I haven't tried much to teach him new words yet. He's 5 years old and we've had him 2 months.

Sassy, says "Hello" "How are you....good" "I love you" "I love you good girl" "who's a good girl" "Whaaaaat" "I good" "Thank you" and she sings an opera song. She also talks in a strange deep voice that sounds like she's repeating a telephone conversation. She does the wolf whistle and makes an alarm sound. Oh, and she barks like a chihuahua whenever my dogs bark (previous owner had 5 of them).

kimn818 · Jul 21, 2014

Loco has started to imitate the sounds of different words.. i always say "hi baby" to him and he started making the sounds of the individual syllables (i hope this makes sense) when i tell family and friends he says hi baby, they think hes saying the actual words (which im sure he will, hes still a baby, hes 5 months old).. he also says "what" when i call his name if hes yelling too loud lol. even though hes not saying the actual word, the fact that hes imitating sounds makes me happy lol

EmmayAndri · Jul 21, 2014

Andri's currently going through his repertoire, per his morning routine. I'll list them off as he says them:

*Dog bark*
Come on!
*Kissing noise*
*Clicking*
Want some apple?
Rawr.
You!
Hey, come here!
Hello!
Woopoopoopoop (the sound from the Three Stooges)
*Wolf whistle*
*Growl*
Ni hao!
Emma
*Unintelligible*
*Purring*
Whatcha doing?
*Water droplets*
What?
Hi Andri
What's that?
Woops!
Apple
*Tsk tsk*

He also tells the dogs to get away, but only if they come near him while he's eating. Also my sister's name, when she's around. He's really jamming out this morning to Disney soundtracks.

Ducatimom · Jul 21, 2014

MrsKay said:
Ducatimom said:

Right now I keep saying "pretty bird" to him. And I put either Doctor Who or Supernatural on for him when I leave in the morning. Hoping he'll start making the TARDIS or sonic screwdriver noises. Just realized that Supernatural might not be good since he would probably end up learning
the b word or jerk lol. When we say pretty bird he gets all fluffy and squeaks, so I think he understands it. Any tips on teaching him how to say it?

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No tips really, just repeating the word. Try to use the same voice inflections each time, distinctly.

Ok. That's what I've been doing. I'll keep at it. He still "talks" alot for not knowing any words

RavensGryf · Jul 21, 2014

Frumpydumple said:
RavensGryf said:

Frumpydumple said:

She is four now and she doesn't really learn new words anymore. They don't learn things as easily when they turn one year old, so if Larry is less than a year old he will probably learn new words pretty easily while he is young.

Click to expand...

Sure they can keep learning all their lives! Robin will be 20 at the end of the month, and he STILL learns new things! He has learned new things (in the past few years) primarily when exposed to new people and or environments I noticed. The squeaky door was in the past month, and he learned Raven and Griffin's names pretty quickly after they moved in!

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I didn't mean they couldn't learn anything at all at one year or older, I just meant they often don't learn things as quickly when they're adults.

I still don't agree!

(that's good news)... Robin during his teens and now 20, will still learn after hearing something literally a couple times if he likes the sound of it! Maybe not all birds are like that though. My mom's bird is more like Cookie in that regard.

They're all different.

JellyBean · Jul 22, 2014

Jellybean says "JellyBean" very distinctly... specially when he wants attention! He also says "Baby... baby ... baby" or "Tara's baby" because that is what I call him... he laughs when I laugh.. which is funny... sometimes when he is all snuggly near my ear he will say "love you" and my heart just melts...

Terry57 · Jul 22, 2014

Slater, my OWA, has 2 very different voices. In a high pitched little girl voice he screams "Help me! Help me!" right after that, in a low voice that sounds like it came from the Exorcist, he screams "LET ME OUT!".

Ekko, the ekkie can sing the chorus from the movie Oliver & Co., and he says Hey, Hello, Come here, step up, Bad Bird Slater, he can count to 5, Love you, Don't do that, and peekaboo among other things. Xander, the Alex says come here, Step up Ekko, pretty pretty bird, what, peekaboo and hello. Talli the BHP says Hey, Hello, step up, pretty bird, pretty boy. They all say what are you doing and how are you, as well as each others names. They pick up so much from each other.

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