Question by Im AwSoMe: For anyone who was trained an African Grey parrot or any parrot?
I have this African Grey that is 1 year old, which i know is the perfect age to train them, but my dad wanted me to teach him this trick which i have no idea how to do. We have this key board that my dad wants me to teach him to play, any ideas how to do this? i Also want to know how to do voice commands, like when i say cat he meows. he already how to make the sounds but i don’t know how to make him do the sound when i say the names.

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Answer by margie k
You have to have a ton of patience, and work with your grey every day for a long time, the more time you spend the more likely your birdy will pick up what you want him to. Also greys ( and most parrots actually) like drama, so if you change your voice or make a big deal out of what you are trying to teach him, he will like it more. And lastly, if he doesn’t pick up the tricks, etc. he is still lovable and wonderful, and will love you to death for spending the time and attention on him !! Because greys are just total suckers for that. Good luck and remember he is going to live for many many years, so if he doesn’t pick something up right away he will eventually. I have had my timneh grey for almost 20 years and she continually surprises me with crazy stuff she just makes up out of her birdy mind to say and do, and has learned all kinds of stuff, not always what I have wanted her to learn but still is just such a joy.

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Question by I love cookies: Do parrots trained to speak English really understand what they are saying?
I’ve seen trained parrots talk before, but does anyone know how much of what they say is actually understood by the birds?

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Answer by coastalfood
being around them, i believe yes .. to an extent

you can almost have a conversation with them, and they do use words to get what they want, or tell you things like , i love you, i’m angry, etc

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Question by Kart Stegosaurus!: ¿Do you have a parrot? ¿What is your parrot´s name? ¿How you trained you parrot?

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Answer by lola
i have 6 lovebirds, 4 parakeets and a blue crowned conure. the parrakeets are :
eddy, fluffy, hachi,luna- they are not trained at all.
the lovebirds are:
mango,berry,nehi,wadi,costello and naruto.- all handfed babies and just friendly, we handle them a lot so they are pretty tame

blue crowned conure: paulie, not too friendly makes kissy sounds, does some whistles; we bought him full grown already and he just came around on his own, he is sweet.

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Question by Kah: Can a parrot be trained to use the littler box like cats do?

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Answer by Paige A
i dont think it can unless your a miracle worker.

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