Question by DD: What can I do to train a problem Senegal parrot I just bought?
Bought a Senegal parrot from a guy that said he was selling him because he didn’t have time for him anymore. The bird whistles very loud and makes all kinds of disturbing noises. He seemed calm when I went to buy him and is hand tamed. Ever since I got him home he is unruly. I wanted a Senegal because my research on these birds told me they make great apartment birds and are not loud. This bird is the opposite. To boot he doesn’t talk. I bought him toys but he doesn’t play with them. I let him out a couple of times but then he will not go back in his cage and starts to bite. I tried using a glove and then a towel to put him back inside and now he freaks out when he sees either and will attack when I approach the cage. I have not even had him a week and I don’t know what to do. Help!

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Answer by Crazy
All the birds are loud!! If Im not working and not waking up at 5am I have to cover my bird the night before so he doesn’t wake me up by his 6am chippering.

My learned on its own. We would come up to his cage and talk him in a gentle voice every day for a week or so. Then we opened the cage and he flew out and landed next to us while watching TV and from there he been following us from room to room.

I have the same cage problem though. He attacks when you in his cage for no good reason.

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It’s not Just Mimicry! Simple Ways to Teach Your Parrot to Talk

Contrary to popular belief, birds are capable of learning real speech. Most people believe that talking birds are simply practicing mimicry—repeating the sounds that they’ve heard on a regular basis, but not making any connections between those words and actual objects, actions, or people.

This is simply not true, as any parrot owner can tell you. Parrots are intelligent creatures. It requires time and effort, but you can teach your bird to make the connection between a learned word or phrase, and the corresponding object or task. The easiest way to accomplish this is to begin early in your training.

A great way to kick start your speech training is to begin with a word that is easy for your parrot to enunciate. Birds have different vocal abilities than humans, so certain letter sounds are more difficult for them to pick up, like “M” and “S” sounds. Hard sounds, like “P”, “D”, “T”, and “B” are more easily repeated. Start off with something with a lot of hard sounds, to get the bird talking. Once your parrot begins to speak, reward him profusely.

Rewards are an amazing tool. Anything can be used, from praise to food treats to new toys. Try out different techniques, and find something that works for you and your parrot. Each bird has different likes and dislikes, so spend some time finding rewards that your parrot enjoys. Once you’ve found what works for you, stick with it. Birds learn through repetition and consistency, so it’s important that you not vary things too widely.

After your parrot is talking, you can begin to train him to correlate words with objects. You do this in much the same way you would when teaching a child. When feeding your bird, be sure to say the word “food” or “seed” or “eat”. When speaking to your bird, use his name. When rewarding, use phrases like “good bird” or “pretty bird”. When using food treats as reward, say “fruit” or “nut”. Use these words only when handling these items or performing these tasks.

Before you know it, your bird will request what he wants! If you come into the room and he wants attention and time with you, he may shout “good bird”. If he’s hankering for a particular treat, he could ask for it with “nut” or “fruit”. It’s a wonderful feeling of pride and accomplishment to hear your parrot speak, and know that he’s learned how to ask for his needs because you took the time to teach him. Be proud of yourself, you’ve earned it!

something she has no script for, she changes it back to a script.

are you sure there is no chance of training without clipping its wings??and O NO ive got two of them is that a big prob?

I’m 14 and when i was 10 my parents decided to go and buy a parrot. They came back with a georgeous Green Cheeked Conure. He never really seemed to “like me” which i presume was mostly my fault as i was always jumpy and scared around him as he had nipped a few times! Recently i’ve been getting jim our of the cage for an hour in the morning and evening and feeding him and just generally spending time with him as my parents are busy at work etc. I was wondering can i still train him at this age (4/5) if so what is the best way? Im asking here as everywhere i have looked is “Training your new baby parrot” or “Training a new parrot in your home” =]
My parents are refusing to get his wings clipped :\
Just train him basic stuff. Like ball in a cup.