Parrot talking training: Tips for talking by owner of one of the worlds famous talkers Pt 1

People have asked how I got Tui to talk so well for her age, I share some training tips to teach your parrot to talk - Tui and I will go through lots of methods and tips AND we won't make you sign up to a mailing list to see it

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[kskiwi]

I understand the the topic of wing clipping is a very emotional one for some people. But emotion does not trump science, and the science shows a strong indication that the development of a birds potential comes from it's brain growth in the first few years. Part of that growth is the birds ability to fly and move and the co-ordination of the neurons in these tasks affect other tasks (neuro plasticity).

Feeling strongly against this and name calling does not make you right :0

[heartzforeverash]

wtf are u talkin about when u said to not clip their wings?!?!? my african gray flew away twice and he's not even 8 months old... and he talks perfectly

[kskiwi]

I give the reason - to enhance brain growth! This is not to say a clipped bird will not learn, just that you may have better results from a full nurological development. Just as a point of interest, in Europe it is almost consider animal abuse to clip parrot wings. I make no judgements either way, Tui will be clipped when we are travelling in our RV, but might I suggest you close the windows and doors :)

[Akihikio]

This is FANTASTIC! People don't understand that birds learn like children, and are extremely bright. THANK YOU for putting up these videos!

[widviewer]

sorry to hear from your loss thank you for helping people to under stand there birds

[joefirstclass]

this parrot went missing 2 years ago

owner,please post exact known whereabouts on ALL your videos here.maybe someone found her back ten and had no idea whose she was!

[pitpackinheat]

Many bird owners don't clip, and do recall training (fly training), which is a great "sport" for the bird... You need to know what you're doing though, so that you don't lose your pet. A harness can be used also.

[parraqween]

whatta loser hes assumin the wing rule cos he left his wings uncut for that period wataa sad 1 get a life and nmba 1 doesnt matter what o his wings do the talkin

[MikeHabib15]

dont clip your birds wings? wtf, you don't know shit!

[treetopteresa]

Ive had my grey for 14 years and learned she will say what she wants when she wants, lol. But certain actions do get a proper response; like seeing me with my keys means Bye, bye.

[kotareli]

i have a lovebird less than 1 year old and it's winges is been cut for he very firsts days...that why is difficult to make triks?pls answer?should i continiu trying to train it?

[MileycSpace2]

clipping the wings, prevents it from flying.. but its only the tips of them. They come clipped when you buy them at a local petstore, but if hand raised usually they arent clipped..

[schecterscott]

my african grey is 5 years old and hes well aware of what happens when im goin out somewhere

i put my jacket on and he does the zip noise and says See ya later Alf! similar to your 'do you want a scratch' example. he should say see ya later to me not to himself. (this was my dad who made that mistakel) Once a parrot has learnt a phrase for a certain situation, is it possible to change that phrase or will it be that way permanently?

also youre great with Tui im sorry to hear about your loss.