First Words?

[saiyixuy]

How old was your fid when they first started talking? How long did it take to teach them? What was their first word? What was your method of teaching?

Am I allowed to ask that many questions in one post? Oops!... that's another question.
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[QuackQuack]

I didn't have my bird as a baby, but his first speech to me was, "Quack Quack, I'm a duck!" First impression - I've never met a lying bird !

 

[cnyguy]

Ralph started talking at about 5 months old, shortly after I got him. A good approach is to talk to your parrot a lot-- not necessarily things you want him/her to say, but just talk to your parrot as you would any friend. The more speech they hear, the more encouraged they are to speak. Use words you'd like your parrot to learn in their proper context-- identify foods and objects by name, only say "good morning" in the morning, and so on.

 

[Abzeez]

Bean - My amazon started talking when he was about 7 or 8 months old. The older he gets the more things he is learning. My ringneck who is 30+ only says his name and meow. Then there is little Ida - My CAG. She is about 8 months old now. She picked up my 4 year old daughters ear piercing scream, Chico's ear piercing scream, and Bean's ear piercing scream... and she whistles, but no words yet.

 

[Printer bird]

Our Charlie, a GCC, started talking a few days after we adopted him. He is a rescue and we suspect that he was around one when we got him. His first word was "Charlie" which he still uses all the time. He talks quite a bit for a GCC and we didn't teach him any of the words, he's just picked them up in context as we talk to him and interact.

QuackQuack, your story is super funny.

 

[QuackQuack]

Our Charlie, a GCC, started talking a few days after we adopted him. He is a rescue and we suspect that he was around one when we got him. His first word was "Charlie" which he still uses all the time. He talks quite a bit for a GCC and we didn't teach him any of the words, he's just picked them up in context as we talk to him and interact.

QuackQuack, your story is super funny.

Aw, thanks