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Particle Man · 12-19-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sixxxxer

how hard is it to get them to talk??

I grew up with 4 (1 blue and gold macaw, 1 severe macaw, one African grey, and a conure). The conure never shuts up (talks constantly). The 2 macaws have a few words. The grey never talked (she was a rescue). It's all about the bird's personality and how much time you devote to having them talk.

101lifts2 · 12-19-2010, 05:10 PM

Funny...but you know some dumbshit had to be singing that over and over for the bird to pick up on it.

Particle Man · 12-19-2010, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Funny...but you know some dumbshit had to be singing that over and over for the bird to pick up on it.

Yeah: Drowning Pool

(they probably left the house with it on continuous repeat)

Gas Man · 12-20-2010, 02:07 AM

Like particle says. Depends on the bird. By design usually the african grays are the big talkers. They normally can actually start to understand the words. This can be heard cause they will adapt the words in sentences and be able to answer your questioning. Highly intelligent especially by bird standards.

Avatard · 12-20-2010, 02:27 AM

African Grays are said to be the best talkers, but my family had a couple birds as I was growing up; both Double Yellow Headed Amazons. Great talkers, the both of them.

Smart as shit, they do start to learn what the words mean.

I remember seeing some scientific experiments done with a very famous African Gray (that died recently, I believe) where they showed the bird correctly identifying colors, and cards from a deck,

I remember laughing to myself, and thinking "no shit", because when I was growing up I taught both of the birds a simple "card trick". They could both be shown a single card, which they could then reliably pick when presented with a fan of five cards that included "theirs".

Bird brain? Not as descriptive as one might think.

Parrots are fucking smart.

Particle Man · 12-20-2010, 08:03 AM

Our grey never spoke because she was badly abused before being rescued. When we first got her, she would scream bloody murder whenever anyone got close to her cage. Many years down the road my dad could pick her up and tickle under her wings but he was the only one. Except for one time when she flew down to me (I was a kid eating in front of the tv which we did once per week as a treat). She then proceeded to eat my dinner right off my plate

She died a few years after that because she became egg-bound and picked herself to death

AquaPython · 12-20-2010, 10:17 AM

Supposedly, adult African grays have the intelligence of a 4 year old human child.

julie j · 12-20-2010, 01:57 PM

My cousin has an African Gray and you can’t shut the thing up. Not only does it talk but it will mimic the sound of their voices. It also sounds like the smoke alarm is going off or the phone it ringing.

The bird is evil. It would call the dog over in Jennifer’s voice. When the dog came it would yell, “Joker back!” Once their toddler started walking it did the same thing to her.

12-19-2010, 05:10 PM	#12
101lifts2 WSB Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R Posts: 5,570	Funny...but you know some dumbshit had to be singing that over and over for the bird to pick up on it. __________________ Train Hard Ron Paul - 2012 Mark of Excellence GM

12-20-2010, 02:27 AM	#15
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	African Grays are said to be the best talkers, but my family had a couple birds as I was growing up; both Double Yellow Headed Amazons. Great talkers, the both of them. Smart as shit, they do start to learn what the words mean. I remember seeing some scientific experiments done with a very famous African Gray (that died recently, I believe) where they showed the bird correctly identifying colors, and cards from a deck, I remember laughing to myself, and thinking "no shit", because when I was growing up I taught both of the birds a simple "card trick". They could both be shown a single card, which they could then reliably pick when presented with a fan of five cards that included "theirs". Bird brain? Not as descriptive as one might think. Parrots are fucking smart. __________________ Insert free thought here.

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12-20-2010, 02:07 AM	#14
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Like particle says. Depends on the bird. By design usually the african grays are the big talkers. They normally can actually start to understand the words. This can be heard cause they will adapt the words in sentences and be able to answer your questioning. Highly intelligent especially by bird standards.

12-20-2010, 08:03 AM	#16
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	Our grey never spoke because she was badly abused before being rescued. When we first got her, she would scream bloody murder whenever anyone got close to her cage. Many years down the road my dad could pick her up and tickle under her wings but he was the only one. Except for one time when she flew down to me (I was a kid eating in front of the tv which we did once per week as a treat). She then proceeded to eat my dinner right off my plate She died a few years after that because she became egg-bound and picked herself to death

12-20-2010, 01:57 PM	#18
julie j WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lynnwood, WA Moto: F650GS & XT250 Posts: 666	My cousin has an African Gray and you can’t shut the thing up. Not only does it talk but it will mimic the sound of their voices. It also sounds like the smoke alarm is going off or the phone it ringing. The bird is evil. It would call the dog over in Jennifer’s voice. When the dog came it would yell, “Joker back!” Once their toddler started walking it did the same thing to her.