Cockatiels
are lovely birds that make a great pet because of their intelligence, beauty
and expressions. They can easily mimic the human language, In fact, they are
always eager to learn new words and voices. How cute it sounds when they try to
mimic our voices exactly the way we speak?
So, it would
be a great idea to train you cockatiels, isn’t it? And believe us it will love
it too. Here are a few tips to train your cockatiel how to speak:
Learn Their Language
The very first
step towards training your cockatiel to speak is to communicate with them. No,
we are not telling you to just keep on repeating the words in front of them. In
fact, if you want them to learn how to speak your language, you need to learn
their language first. Interact with the cockatiel; make a strong bond with
them. Make them feel comfortable in your company. It will make the bird
interested in spending time with you and learn what you teach them.
Here are 3
best ways to bond with them:
·
Try
to understand the personality and schedule of your cockatiel and respect the
same
·
Learn,
how they express their emotions and gauge whether the bird is bonding with you
·
Ask
your veterinarian about the best ways of bonding with it
Ensure If Your Bird Is Healthy
Have you
ever remembered how it felt when you had to study or do your homework while you
were ill? It felt awful, right! And teacher always complained of wrong
spellings and dirty handwriting. Why? Simple: Illness kept irritating you and
prevented you from best performance.
The same is
true in case of Cockatiel. If after repeated attempts it is not able to speak,
it is more likely that your cockatiel is ill and needs veterinary care. Even if
it does not show the symptoms of illness you can consult a vet just to confirm.
Here, the primary concern should be the health of your loving cockatiel.
The Ambiance
Another
thing to ensure is that it is being trained in a noise free ambiance. Here, by
noise free we not only mean audible noise. You should make sure that the ambiance
should be free of visual distractions too. Cockatiel by nature can get excited
easily and they are very curious birds. So, more they will be distracted more
excited they become and it will prevent them from learning new words.
Go Steadily
Also ensure
to teach it one word at a time. Many people expect the birds to speak fluently
within several weeks. So, they start teaching them many phrases and words at
the single time. It confuses the bird and prevents it from learning. Can you
climb up several stairs at a time? No. you have to climb up the steps one by
one. In the same way, you cockatiel can only learn gradually: from simplest
words to more complex phrases and then to singing and other vocal expressions.
Associate Words with Emotions
The cockatiel
is fairly intelligent bird so most of the times you will notice that many words
make them react more expressively than others. Hence you need to observe the
visual expressions: A swelled chest indicates excitement, enlarged eye pupil
also conveys an active expression. Depending upon these expressions, you can
decide the words that attract those most and try to concentrate on those words
too.
Reward Them
Each time
the bird endeavors to repeat a word or sentence, you should reward it suitably.
Gradually decrease the frequency and rather focus on quality of the treat. That
simply means, initially you can treat them any random bird food each time they
endeavor to speak. Then gradually treat them only when they come very near to
the word you speak. It will help them understand that it is only when they
mimic you most closely that they can get the reward. It will help them to learn
fast.
Use More Vowels than Consonants
Try to teach
the singing and rhyming words to tour birds in initial phase. These are the
words that are rich in vowels. Like: “come here” is not among them but
"go" "eat" "sit" are certainly among them. It is
because if you observe the cockatiels own language it is rich in vowels with
almost no consonants.
Conclusion
Everyone
cockatiel adopter wants his bird to speak fluently and clearly. But you need to
incur quality time for it. In fact, training a cockatiel is a multi-phase
process. You first need to bond with them, and then train them easy words that
they like the most and can easily mimic. After then you can move gradually to
more complex. This kind of well structure training will make the basic
fundamentals clear for them and it will be easier for them to learn, mimic and
retain any particular words or phrase.
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