TEACH A BUDGIE TO TALK

Our Birdies learn from each other. We will teach a Birdee to "step up" and the others are wonderful at "immitating" the Birdie who does the "step up". My grandson is 6 years old and he will teach them to come to him and "step up" onto his finger without any problems. Previously I posted the LINK to the photo of him with 1 of our Baby Budgies that he "trained" all by himself to do "step up".

First born Budgie Babies will "feed" and "mentor" their siblings. Mommy and Daddy Budgies always spend longer with the "first" born because they know that the other siblings will be "taught" by him. In the wild this is a means of preserving the species. Occasionally, parents will meet with an unfortunate demise, then babies will have an older sibling to care for them.

I use this knowledge of Wild Birdie Behavior to train my Budgies in our Aviary. I always teach the first-born of a clutch. Then, when this bird is able to "perform" the tricks, the other siblings are "taught" by their older sibling. It works all the time. I spend more time teaching a first-born Budgie. Then, when he has mastered my "speaking" and "finger" commands he will ALWAYS "teach" his siblings.

When I go to the Aviary to "talk" with a Birdie, I will pick a Birdie who has already "mastered" 1 or 2 words and I will use these words while speaking to the Bird while I maintain "eye to eye" contact with him. The Birdie will repeat my words and will incorporate his already "learned" word(s) into our Birdie conversation. Their desire to "communicate" is strong.

My favorite Budgie, Joey, is the most intelligent of them all. He has NO babies. He is the "UNCLE" that feeds and mentors all of the others in our Aviary----Thank YOU, sweet Jesus. Because Joey is the quickest to learn, I focus on him. This is why I love Joey so much and I feel sad when I think about how he has such a GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. The others are free to "breed" and "play". I have used my little Joey's higher "intelligence" to train my other Budgies.

Joey, will come over to me and say something e.g. "WOOK !!!" ("Look") This means that there is something that I should pay attention to in the Aviary. Usually he is telling me that 1 of their "toys" has fallen to the floor (They all love their little plastic teeter totter toy and their mirrors, etc., and their toys get quite a beating.) So, Joey will tell me "Wook !" Then, he follows up by flying over to where he wants me to Look. He is so good. I love him.

While Joey is "vocalizing" with me, there are usually 3 or 4 other Baby Budgies (sometimes Finches and Cockatiels, also) who will watch Joey while he "speaks". They will "stare" at him very intently focusing on his neck and beak and the "muscles" that he uses to form the words. Then, another Budgie will try it. My Budgies learn to say "Wook !" "Yeah !!" "Yeah Right" "Woa Baby !"

My husband is not a person who likes a lot of talking in our home. But, now he has many little voices commanding him to "Wook!" Another phrase that my Birdies will "immitate" is "Oh Babee". I can hear them talking up a storm to each other in their little "Budgie" voices.

The way to get them to participate in a meaningful "conversation" with you, is to remember "eye contact" with the Budgie while you speak "sincerely" to him/her. Don't use exaggerated and incongruent "Birdie talk". This is confusing to an animal who sincerely wants to share his world with you by communicating appropriately.

When A Budgie makes a sound that you can understand, then you should use that sound in a meaningful way to let the Budgie know that you understand his "communication". He will repeat the sound that you reacted positively to. There. Now you have a Cage full of talking Budgies.

It's very easy. Budgies love to talk. Just like I do. My husband has learned to "talk" with our Budgies. My husband doesn't like the Computer Internet, so I know he won't read this because he wouldn't want anybody to know that he talks to the Birdies now. At first he couldn't believe that I had taught our Budgies to talk. Now I can hear him in the Bird Room "talking" to the Budgies and they will "converse" with him just like they do with me. It's true.

Try it. It works. In fact, I believe that when you have more than 1 Birdie it is easier for them to learn anything. Remember, all Birds are members of a "FLOCK", especially Budgies. The flock is their teacher. No single Birdie is responsible for providing all of the needs for the FLOCK. They each "mentor" each other. It is wonderful. Birds never cease to AMAZE ME !!!

Budgie talk is cute and sweet.