How to teach to talk to the parrot Jaco?

Many probably saw a large parrot of gray color with a short red tail and black paws. His name is Gray Parrot or, as they say, Jaco. It is believed that the parrot Jaco - the most intelligent. A native Gray parrot from West Africa, and to Europe it was brought in the 16th century. In nature, these birds live in forests and like to nest in the tallest trees.

Jaco, like other parrots, can be kept in cages. With proper care, Gray parrots can live in captivity for up to a hundred years. Jaco is quicker than other birds to learn colloquial speech and is well tamed and, if you make friends with him, he will become a devoted friend for you. Usually parrots silently repeat learned phrases, but not Jaco - this parrot does not just repeat the learned words, but applies them to the place, that is, its connected and thought-out speech. However, to teach Jaco to speak is not so simple, and not everyone knows how to teach a parrot to talk correctly.

Only young birds are suitable for training, and the younger the parrot is, the faster it will learn to speak. The optimal age is one or two months.

Males and females of the Gray parrot, unlike some other speaking birds, have equal learning abilities, the main thing is that the bird should be alone. The cell with it should be in the apartment in the most visited place, so that the parrot will not only see people, but also hear their speech. Do not change the cage too often, since Jaco does not like changing the situation - for him it's stress.

Before learning how to talk a parrot, he needs to give time for adaptation in a new place. This can sometimes take two to three weeks. Then the parrot needs to be tamed. To do this, it is often necessary to take it in your hands, communicate with him, affectionately call him by name, that is, give him a lot of time and attention, and then the result will be faster. You need to speak and then, when you clean the cage, and comment on each of their actions. In short, before you teach a parrot to talk, you need to establish relations with him. Training can begin only after a contact is established. Remember that you can not raise a voice on the parrot and offend him, because he has a good memory and he will long remember the offense.

It is a mistake to think that if Jaco did not speak, then only the owner is to blame - this is far from the case. Not all birds can talk, but only one of three, and it is impossible to say exactly which parrot can be taught to talk and which one is not. Great ability to learn has birds that can observe, so if you want to teach a parrot to speak, then you need to choose a calm and sociable bird.

Before you teach a parrot to talk, you need to remove objects from the room so that the bird is not distracted. Some for this purpose close the cage with a dark dense tissue. But in this case the parrot can just fall asleep, so it's better not to do so. The room should be quiet, so you need to turn off the TV or radio.

To start, you need to teach the parrot to say one word. It can be a name or some other, simplest word. It is good, if in words there are sibilant consonants or a letter p, for example, "Kesha", "Roma", "hello". After the parrot learns the first word, pass on to other words and phrases. It is recommended to always take classes at the same time, preferably in the morning, but also in the evening after feeding. Words must be pronounced slowly, clearly, in a calm voice and always in one key. Jaco perceives any voice - male, child, female - without a difference, the main thing is that in the beginning it was only one person, preferably the one whom the parrot most loves. The first lessons last 15 minutes, but gradually their duration increases. After it, the bird should be treated with a delicacy and must be praised.

In order for the parrot to speak quickly, it is customary to put a mirror in the cage, but for the time of training it should be removed.

You can teach to speak not only large birds, but also others, for example, with a great desire, you can teach to talk wavy parrot. These cute birds are able to imitate various sounds, including human speech and are able to remember not only words, but even small phrases. Males of wavy parrots have a great ability to imitate and begin to speak faster, but females pronounce words more clearly.

Having a talking parrot at home is a dream for many people. Take the trouble, and it is likely that in four months your feathered friend will begin to talk.