melissa44685 Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Hi everyone!! Just a quick question...while at the petstore the other day admiring a beautiful CAG, I read a sign next to the cage that said not to whistle to the grey because it's easier for them to do than talk and if you teach it to whistle, it will not talk. Does this have any truth? I have taught Tuki a whistle, but have tried to not do it latley because of this info at the pet store! Thanks!!
rbpittman Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Dixie whistles and talks, equally, she especially likes to do the wolf whistle and then say "pretty girl". I'm sure others on here have much more info and expertise. -- Robin
melissa44685 Posted June 25, 2009 Author Posted June 25, 2009 Yea the wolf whistle is what I taught Tuki!! He does it alot! but wasn't worried cause he is trying to talk it's a bunch of mumbles still!
casper Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 It holds no truth at all! With my eldest grey Charlie we used to whistle when he was a baby and he would mimic back copying the wolf whistle and other tunes, he is now 2 years old and talks up a storm as well as whistling lots of different tunes which he loves to do. I love to hear them whistling,I cant believe they would put a sign up saying this;)
melissa44685 Posted June 25, 2009 Author Posted June 25, 2009 I had never heard this and when I saw the sign it concerned me because I had been whistling to Tuki and he learned it!! Glad to know it's not true!!! Thanks!!
daveyj Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 dont worry birds are meant to whistle i think the sign in the store is for the bird to talk rather than whistle so it can be sold as a talker but trust me it wont stop it whistling coz thats what birds do
Luvparrots Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Not true. My 10-month old, Ana Grey, wolf whistles and she has started to talk. She says "What you doing?" "Love you" and "come here." She babbles all the time.
Char Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Not true at all. At least not for a Grey. Whisper could whistle at 6 months old and now at 18 months old she has lots of whistles and sounds but also says over 45 different phrases.
dhorje Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 I heard other shopowners said that too. I think it is an old grandma advice. Over here, most people believed that if we trimmed the tongue of the parrot, the bird would talk even better.
judygram Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Everyone is right, whistling will not keep them from talking, Josey learned the wolf whistle right after I brought her home and she talks and says lots of words and phrases.
melissa44685 Posted June 25, 2009 Author Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks soo much everyone for reassuring me that Tuki will still talk and whistle! I appreciate all the advice I have gotten from VERY smart people here!:cheer:
Tycos_mom Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 I don't think that's true of any talking bird My amazon can whistle lots of different songs and she also talks allot so if its not true of one bird I can't see why it would be true of another
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