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beefy_skeldon
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Joined: 20 Nov 2006
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Location: ISLE OF WIGHT |
| NEBIE! Can anyone help? |
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Hi i have a year old senegal, she is called hunny and is so friendly (to me). I am trying to teach her to talk and am having no luck. does anyone know any tips? |
Monday November 20, 2006 11:39 am |
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Gemma
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The best thing is just keep saying it in the same situation and he should pick it up. My sennie (8 months) does not talk but whistles
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Monday November 20, 2006 2:11 pm |
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chispleeze
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Joined: 14 Jul 2005
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Don't worry about trying to do repetitions to teach him things. Just talk to him all the time, in context. They will generally pick up the things they hear you say on a regular basis, such as "hi", "love you", "hunny", "kiss", etc. depending on what you talk to him about a lot. My Pickles says his name, "hello" "kiss, kiss" (then makes kissing noises) "thank you". He generally makes noise and talks more first thing in the morning while still in his cage. Once he's out and about playing he's pretty quiet. Except for kisses. We do that all the time. 
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Monday November 20, 2006 4:12 pm |
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Julie White
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Joined: 17 Nov 2005
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Location: Staines, England |
Hi Skeldon thanks for your comment on my homepage, the advice you've already got seems the best way to go. Just talk to her a lot using the same phrases, repetition is the best way, some talk more than others. My Mother used to live on the Isle of Wight in Newport and my Sister lives in Ventnor. |
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Monday November 20, 2006 7:57 pm |
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beefy_skeldon
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Joined: 20 Nov 2006
Posts: 12
Location: ISLE OF WIGHT |
Thanks you guys i will keep going even though im not very to patient.
I have been looking over peoples homepages and i think they are all very good!
I live in newport. |
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Monday November 20, 2006 8:22 pm |
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fionam
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Joined: 29 Mar 2005
Posts: 1757
Location: Surrey, UK |
Hi Beefy,
Welcome to Fluffies... Good to have you here...
Your Hunny is a real sweetie and looks so happy on her very own Blind (great idea BTW to get her her own.)
My Pi does not talk too much - just mumbles hello every now and then...
Just keep at it....
Regards
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Monday November 20, 2006 8:55 pm |
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beefy_skeldon
Egg
Joined: 20 Nov 2006
Posts: 12
Location: ISLE OF WIGHT |
Thank you, yours are lovely too. so does anyone have any tips on teaching tricks?
When i had my dog i tought her everything and took her to training classes. it was great. but i heve no idear on how to train a parrot to do stuff? |
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Monday November 20, 2006 9:48 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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| Re: NEBIE! Can anyone help? |
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Hi there, welcome to fluffies. What a cute name for a Sennie..
Not all birds will talk..
I'd just be talkative around Hunny.. Don't repeat the same word over and over again. That is if you want them to talk in the appropriate situation.  |
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Monday November 20, 2006 10:31 pm |
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Julie White
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Joined: 17 Nov 2005
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Location: Staines, England |
When I said repeat things I meant like when you get up make a special point of saying hello or good morning specially to Hunny, or when you go out make a special point of saying bye bye to her but use the same phrases each time. My Sennie Tim doesn't talk but I think he's trying to say hello but I have a Hahn's Macaw called Mischief and she talks a lot, when I go out she ways bye bye see you later and lots of other things that are said at the appropriate times like night night at bedtime. I think Tim is already at least 15 years old so I don't know if he will learn, I've had him 6 years but he can blow raspberries really well. They seem to learn also from watching and listening to the rest of the family, good luck. |
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Monday November 20, 2006 11:46 pm |
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beefy_skeldon
Egg
Joined: 20 Nov 2006
Posts: 12
Location: ISLE OF WIGHT |
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I have just been reading some of the other posts on this forum and noticed that some of you dont want your bird to be a one person bird.
Mine is a one person bird and actually will run at other people to get them. But i dont mind as she is my bird i do not expect anyone else to play feed or clean her out. Also a few people dont like the fact they bite from time to time and you loose your confidence. Parrots have emotions like us humans but cant show them by crying or shouting so if you get a little nip from time to time dont think they are turning nasty just consider it a mood swing.
This forum is great! |
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Tuesday November 21, 2006 10:46 am |
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Cheeta
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Hi B_Skeldon, welcome to Fluffies. Glad you find this a good place.
I agree with what Sue said, each birds are different to others. Some may talk up a storm, and some may never talk at all. And thats really is up to the different bird's personality.
I don't want my bird to be a one person bird simply because if I ever need someone else to take care of them, it'll be easier as the birds are handlable. I can't imagine letting anyone taking care of Apollo other than my parents. They are the only other two people not including myself and hubby that can handle Apollo. the more he's socialised, the more I can get other people the birdsit for me without me worrying Apollo might chomp someone's finger off, or that he won't get any out time because the birdsitters are so afraid of being get at. and another reason for a socialised birds is that if ever that some harm come to me and hubby and Apollo needs to go to someone else, then I think it would be a real struggle for the new owner as he's not handleable at all unfortunately. and that's not a good thing.. that would mean that he'll most likely be ignored or passed around different home as he's not 'friendly' to the adopted family. I hope that made sense.
It's just the same as nipping. as there's the mood swing and all, but not when they do it constantly. that's not good at all. it means that he's his own boss and won't listen to you the flock leader. |
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Tuesday November 21, 2006 11:43 am |
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beefy_skeldon
Egg
Joined: 20 Nov 2006
Posts: 12
Location: ISLE OF WIGHT |
I am quite lucky when it comes to nipping. Hunny has never bitten me so far. If your parrot does constently bite i agree that would be a problem. I ment just once in a blue moon. my mum has a green cheeked conure and when she went on holiday for a week she gave him to the inlaws and when she got him back she couldnt handle him for bout a month.
When i comes to me going on holiday or getting ill i have a friend that loves parrots and she would be my first choics to look after her and even though she would get bitten she would still handle her as she does from time to time. I personally dont think i could choose to go away and leave Hunny for more then 24 hours at the moment maybe in time that will change.
Does anyone know if those leashes you can get are any good? i used to sit out in the garden with hunny but one day she freaked out over a sun lotion bottle and had a close call with a cat so i worry bout taking her out. If i could take her outside again it would be great. |
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Tuesday November 21, 2006 12:01 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
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Hey Beefy, I just spotted your page.. It's awesome!
I love the way Hunny greeted us with that text-balloon.
And also the pic of you sharing food.
I hope I'm not much of a nuisance, but the shell of peanuts may contain mold that is very harmful for a parrot.. |
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Tuesday November 21, 2006 12:29 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
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by leash I hope you mean harnesses? and not a leg leash (it holds the bird via using a ring around the leg of your bird attached to a leash.
Harnesses are great tool to use to take your bird outdoor provided that your bird doesn't know how to unclip themselves. Apollo has figured out how to unclip himself down to the T, so no more harnesses for him. it's a cat carrier cage that he's in when he goes outdoor with me. |
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Tuesday November 21, 2006 1:38 pm |
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beefy_skeldon
Egg
Joined: 20 Nov 2006
Posts: 12
Location: ISLE OF WIGHT |
Yeah I ment a harness. I woulndt dare put leash round her poor little legs.
Thanks for the info on the peanuts. I cant beleive that peanuts brought from a pet shop for parrots could have poisonous mould on them! Thats sick! |
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Tuesday November 21, 2006 3:47 pm |
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