Talking

[Gregg]

Hi

I am a newbie and I am sorry to ask what is probably the most common question.

Where do I get the best method / advice of teaching my grey to talk?

[judygram]

Hello Gregg and welcome to our family.

Why don't you tell us more about you and your grey, whether you have other birds or not, how old, names and so forth.

The best way to teach your grey to talk is to talk to him, tell him about your day and use appropriate words for actions and foods you are giving him and he will pick up what he wants to say from what he hears. But realize that not all greys will talk as it is not a guarantee but most do.

[Dave007]

Greys aren't taught to talk. They learn to talk by association. If you do something often enough and speak about what you're doing at that time, eventually, the bird will see what's going on and repeat it. A grey knows when to talk.

Example--you're going out and you say *see ya later*, eventually the bird will see you leaving and will say the same thing. If you're coming home and say *how ya doing*, eventually the buird will see and hear you coming back and will say the same thing. They won't confuse the 2 things. That applies to feeding, talking and playing and other things. Average talking can start from about 8 mts on and that can vary. Just remember that not all greys talk no matter what you do but they do talk in their own languqge which takes a person a while to understand.

[Luvparrots]

Hi Gregg, please tell us a little more about yourself and your grey. What is your grey's name and age??? Details please!!!!

[Ray P]

Welcome to the forum Gregg and we love pictures.