If you prefer to be in with a threat of having a budgerigar that talks, you’ll want to work at it. But there are a couple of matters you can do to supplyyourself a increased risk of success:
Young birds study to discuss more readily, so pick one that has now not buthad its first moult (i.e. six to 12 weeks old).
Males are a ways higher talkers than ladies (although some girls can be taught).
A budgie who is finger-trained (i.e. will perch on your finger besides fear) and absolutely cosy in your corporation will discuss greater simply than a less ‘tamed’ bird.
Speak to your budgie from the word go. Decide which word or phrase you desire him to say, and repeat it often. Limit this first strive to three words or less. Once he is finger-trained and capable to leave his cage, he will revel inperching on you, and this is an perfect time to educate him his first words. There are extra small print on this difficulty in the Budgie Talking section, below.
You will be aware when your budgie is paying attention. He will perch shutto you, and show an hobby in your mouth. His pupils can also dilate in concentration. In the cage, a bird that is sitting and chattering quietly is listening too. Try out the phrases you prefer to teach him then - he will possibly pause in his chatter and listen. The familiarity of the words will soon start to get through to him. Sometimes he will close his eyes in contentment as you patiently repeat “Hello Mango!”, or some thing phrase you’ve opted for.
Brace your self for some mild disappointment. Some birds, even ones that tick all the containers of young, male and finger-trained, in no way mastertalking. Others produce some thing approximating to the sounds you’ve been teaching, however mumble them like any individual repeating overseas phrases with no hold close of the language they come from.
Some birds, however, will pick up this first phrase and run with it, addingmany more phrases as the months pass. You can’t fairly anticipate your budgie to rival the Guinness World Record holders with vocabularies of hundreds of words, but even a few ‘hellos’ amongst your bird’s pleasedchatter is very satisfying.