Kellie the talking Quaker Parrot

Kellie the talking Quaker Parrot

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Pets & Animals

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• talking
• parrot
• quaker
• parakeet

[animalover94]

Im about to get a bird and I dont know whether to get a quaker or a cockatiel. Someone Help!!! I hear that cockatiels are good whistlers and dont bite that much and like to be cuddled while quakers are good at learning tricks and talking but bite alot and can become territorial. I want to make sure that that is true. Please reply back, thx : )

[mollieie]

That could be right....I don't have experience with Coocktiels but I do with quakers and they are entertaining and challenging! Quakers do like to be cuddled, too.

[squishydevil]

Sheesh...my two brats wont do that. They're more interested in taking chunks out of fingers. But they do various sounds: farts (yeah), warble, scream like the kids when they're running around the house, and do "KOKO!" off of Fosters cartoon, of course really good kisses too. Lol

Is she really hard to train?

[mollieie]

It takes time, patience and band aids. Quakers are nippy to begin with--even when they are well-trained they nip. Having Aunt Nancy visit and laugh in person helps too ;-) Praise and reward good behavior, ignore bad (which is hard when they have a hold of your flesh). Also a dozen or so "Step up"s a day establishes some discipline. Google "quaker Mattie Sue Athan" and you will find some on line info and link to her book which is great. Good luck with your little devils!

[mollieie]

You should hear her purr and call the kitties...I've got to record that. She even sings the meow mix song!

[xoxWritersBlockxox]

She's brilliant! lol Very cute!

[mollieie]

I don't know if I'd agree with brilliant, but she's quite entertaining!

[Amy4Birds]

She laughs like MY Aunt Nancy, too! LOL.

[dscottkerr]

used to have A cockateil that would whistle, and call the dog. The dog would come running, expecting a treat, or to go outside. It could also whistle the entire Andy Griffith theme.

[davidurface]

@mollieie I have a quaker and she has never actually bit me from day one! Quakers all have different personalities my Ganji started copying my clicks and noises within about a week and was saying "hello" within about two weeks she was 6 months old when I got her. :)

[DARKSTAR13SPENCER]

@animalover94 Quakers are honestly more fun to have, they just interact so much, they're like little children.

[schecter5]

@animalover94 I had a cockatiel and it did bite alot, a quaker is easier to teach to whistle and talk and is more fun to play with, but if you work full time, get a cockatiel, those birds don't require as much attention as a quaker. If quakers are left alnoe to long they pluck thier own feathers like the african gray parrots

[59catz]

i have a quaker and im tryen to teach it to go bowling and golf do you have any ideas that would help me?

[QuakerParrot8]

ok, no surprise there, my bird does.

[pole450]

is there any quaker parrots in barbados

[TheGmodModder]

my baby Quaker learned at only 2.7 months, and 2 months later she now knows over 17 words!!! some people say that the average time is about 5 months, but remember this, every Quaker is different!!!

[xXDyingDarknessXx]

kiss kellie's feathery goodness!! D:

[ScorpionGaze28]

thats soooooooooo cute

[Mizsweety786]

How long did that take you to teach the quaker parrot to talk like that? like how many days, weeks, months? Caz i have 2 quaker parrots and bought them like couple dayz ago i guess about a week and they were hatched on may 14 and 16 and right now im teaching them but i just cant wait when their going to start talking so thats why im asking you how long did it take you to teach it?