Many probably saw a large gray parrotcolors with a short red tail and black legs. His name is Gray Parrot or, as they say, Jaco. It is believed that the parrot Jaco - the smartest. It is a gray parrot from West Africa, and it was brought to Europe in the 16th century. In nature, these birds live in the forests and love to nest on the highest trees.
Жако, как и других попугаев, можно содержать в cages. With proper care, Gray Parrots can live in captivity up to a hundred years. Jaco faster than other birds learns spoken language and is well tamed, and if you make friends with him, he will become a faithful friend for you. Usually the parrots foolishly repeat the learned phrases, but not only Jacot - this parrot does not just repeat learned words, but applies them to the place, that is, his speech is coherent and deliberate. However, teaching Jaco is not so easy to tell, and not everyone knows how to teach a parrot to talk correctly.
Only young birds are suitable for training, and the younger the parrot will be - the sooner it will learn to speak. The optimal age is one to two months.
The males and females of the Gray Parrot, unlikeSome other talking birds have equal learning abilities, as long as the bird is alone. The cage with her should be in the apartment in the most visited place, so that the parrot will not only see people, but also hear their speech. It is not necessary to rearrange the cage too often, since Jaco does not like a change of atmosphere - for him it is stress.
Before you teach a parrot to talk,need to give time to adapt to a new place. This can sometimes take two to three weeks. Then the parrot needs to be tamed. To do this, it is necessary to take it more often in hands, to communicate with it, to call it affectionately by name, that is, to give it a lot of time and attention, and then the result will be faster. You need to speak when you clean the cage, and comment on each of your actions. In short, before you teach a parrot to talk, you need to establish a relationship with him. Training can only begin after contact has been made. Remember that you can not raise a voice on the parrot and offend him, because he has a good memory and he will remember the offense for a long time.
It is a mistake to assume that if Jaco did not speak, thenonly the owner is guilty - far from it. Not all birds can talk, but only one of the three, and it is impossible to say for sure which parrot can be taught to talk and which one cannot. Birds who can observe have great learning abilities, 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,need to remove items from the room so that the bird is not distracted. Some for this purpose cover the cell with 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 silent, so the TV or radio must be turned off.
First you need to teach the parrot to pronounce oneword. It can be a name or some other simplest word. It is good if the words contain hissing consonants or the letter p, for example, "Kesha", "Roma", "hello". After the parrot learns the first word, go to other words and phrases. Occupations are recommended to be carried out always at the same time, it is best in the morning, but it is possible in the evening after feeding. Words need to be pronounced slowly, clearly, in a calm voice and always in the same key. Jaco perceives any voice — masculine, childish, feminine — no difference, the main thing is that in the beginning it should be only one person, preferably the one whom the parrot loves most. The first classes last 15 minutes, but gradually their duration increases. After him, the bird must be treated to a treat and be sure to praise.
In order for the parrot to speak faster, it is customary to put a mirror in the cage, but during the lessons it needs to be removed.
You can teach to speak not only large birds, butand others, for example, with a great desire can be taught to talk wavy parrot. These cute birds are able to imitate various sounds, including human speech, and are able to memorize not only words, but even small phrases. Males of wavy parrots have a greater ability to imitate and begin to speak faster, but the females say the words more clearly.
Having a talking parrot at home is the dream of many people. Take the trouble and it’s likely that in four months your feathered friend will start talking.
