bigbull Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 hi al i am nick i have got a 1 year old afican grey and i am wondering how you train them to talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Welcome Bigbull! It's great to have you join our Forum. You will find we are very interested in each other and especially their Greys. There are several topics posted on Training a Grey to Talk already existing on this Forum. You might want to search through them for a little overview. :-) Most of it is repeating the same word or sentence in direct correlation to what you want it associated to. A simple example would be when you walk into the Cage room and say "Hello". Your Grey will pick up that verbiage and associate it with your or others arriving in the Room. You should also Post the question directly related to Training in the "Training" room where many members go to talk about those related matters. Also, when you get a chance, we love photos here. So if you are able, please post photos of your Grey . :-) Again welcome and we look forward to hearing from you often!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbull Posted August 17, 2007 Author Share Posted August 17, 2007 thank you and i will get pics done for ya all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Great Nick, We'll look forward to them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 If your grey is right at 1 year old, it may be too soon for him to talk, some don't talk until later, but just talk to him in a normal voice, have conversations with him and eventually he will start to talk. Usually they start out with jibberish, no discernable words and then they get plainer in the speech. And a few greys won't ever talk, but most do so more than likely yours will too. Just be careful of what you do say, never use words you don't want repeated and be prepared for them to mimic other sounds in the home, like the phone ringing, microwave bleeping or maybe your laugh. Josey mimics my laugh and it is funny to hear it from her beak, sounds just like me, only better.:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Hi Nick, and welcome to our family! We're happy to help in any way we can. Dan & Judy are right. There is al ot of information here about training and teaching your grey to talk. Just do a search and you'll get lots of information. We're happy to answer any questions you may have. Looking forward to seeing pictures and hearing more about you and your grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Bigbull, welcome here {Communicate-00020121} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Hi Bigbull this is a great forum with very knowledgeable & friendly people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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