Do your birds talk?

[rheashard2]

Snakeman, I can't remember my CAG not talking or mimicking something. I almost envy you. But my CAG has me well trained. Audio silence is a sign of potential trouble.

 

[ParrotSnakeMan]

Snakeman, I can't remember my CAG not talking or mimicking something. I almost envy you. But my CAG has me well trained. Audio silence is a sign of potential trouble.

She certainly isn’t silent lol she makes a lot of noises but doesn’t talk yet. She mimics a few things right now. She has picked up a few cartoon sound effects and whistles as well as mimicking the sound of the dremel when having her nails groomed.
I try to expose her to different music, sounds, cartoons, nature shows, movies. She likes to listen to me play guitar. I even read to her sometimes, but so far no speech mimicry.

She is approx 17 months old now, is there a general time period where if they haven’t spoken they never will? I know some speak earlier on, but didn’t think it was a big deal that she hasn’t spoken yet…

 

[rheashard2]

Good! No it's not a big deal that young. My first CAG mimicked a few sounds until about a year. I didn't give it much thought. Then the beak gates burst! It was hysterical. I came home one morning from work. The gates were open. Hope you play guitar well. My sister didn't. The sound of discord still causes me to grind my teeth.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I had a cockatiel that loved to whistle tunes- off key! Charlie was musical but tone deaf.

 

[rheashard2]

I had a cockatiel that loved to whistle tunes- off key! Charlie was musical but tone deaf.

Tone deaf maybe not. Mimicking a tone deaf human? High probability!

 

[ParrotSnakeMan]

I had a cockatiel that loved to whistle tunes- off key! Charlie was musical but tone deaf.

We keep playing the old spice theme on our phone for them hoping one of them picks it up.