Budgies (budgerigars) are birds that are suitable as pets. These birds are very smart and intelligent, and make great companions. budgie can be good at talking. While teaching your budgie to talk will take time, teaching this skill will allow you to develop a deep and enjoyable relationship with the bird.
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Part 1 of 2: Interacting with Budgie
Step 1. Keep the budgie cage close to human activities
Budgies learn to speak by imitating the intonation of the words they hear. Choose an area in the house, such as the living room or family room, so that your budgie can hear human voices.
- The kitchen is also another source of human conversation, but the fumes from nonstick kitchenware are highly toxic to birds. Do not keep a budgie cage in the kitchen.
- Just as a wild budgie learns the language of its flock, your pet budgie will learn the language of its human herd. Exposing them to human voices will help your budgie learn human language.
Step 2. Build a bond with your budgie
Bonding with your budgie is essential for teaching him to talk. The closer you are to your budgie, the more he will try to learn to talk and communicate with you.
- Spending time doing quiet activities together in the same room (such as reading or watching television) with your budgie is a great way to start the bonding process. This will help him feel more comfortable around you, if he doesn't already feel that way.
- Taming your budgie by hand and teaching it to climb onto your finger is another way to bond with your budgie. Also, a docile budgie will find it easier to learn to talk than a non-tame budgie.
- Spend time bonding with your budgie every day.
Step 3. Separate the budgies
If you have several budgies in one nest, the budgies will be more likely to choose to interact with each other than with you. If you want to teach one or all of your budgies to talk, you should try to train them individually and away from their cage mates.
- However, keep in mind that the more often your budgies interact with each other and make budgie sounds, the more difficult it will be for you to teach them to talk.
- Ideally, you should only have one budgie at home if you want to teach him to talk.
Part 2 of 2: Teaching your budgie to talk
Step 1. Learn how to talk to a budgie
When teaching a budgie to talk, it's not just what you say that matters, but how you pronounce it. Most importantly, you should talk to your budgie with great enthusiasm-the more excited you are when you talk to him, the more excited and motivated he will be to return what you say.
- If possible, keep your face close to your budgie's when you talk to him. Budgies will most likely pay attention to your mouth when you speak. He will even put it in your mouth.
- You'll know that your budgie is in the mood to learn when its pupils dilate as they watch your mouth.
Step 2. Say single words to the budgie
Mention the names of various objects in your home (for example, chairs, tables, sofas, etc.) when talking to your budgie. You can also name some of the people and pets in your home.
Greet your budgie with "hello"' and say "goodbye" as you leave the room. Repeating these words each time you greet or leave will help them learn to understand the words and what they are associated with
Step 3. Say a short phrase to the budgie
In addition to single words, you can also teach your budgie to speak by repeating short phrases and sentences to him. For example, you can say "good bird" when it sits on your finger. You can also ask "it's fun, huh?" or “are you happy?” when he plays with his toys.
- Talking to your budgie when changing food and water can also help. You can try saying “This is eating” or “do you want to eat?” while feeding him.
- The better your budgie associates certain words (or a series of words) with specific actions, the faster he will learn to speak.
Step 4. Respond to the budgie when it tries to talk
When your budgie tries to pronounce the words at first, you may not be able to understand them. He was probably just muttering the words. Regardless of whether the words are understandable or not, compliment your budgie verbally and try to repeat whatever he "says" to you.
- You should also respond to him if he uses behavior to ask for something. For example, if he makes a movement like he needs to go to the bathroom, say "you have to go to the bathroom" and take him to his "point" of the bathroom.
- Responding with words and actions that relate to your budgie's body language will also help him learn to speak.
Tips
- Budgies tend to be very vocal in the morning and evening. Teach your budgie during these hours, allocating about 10-15 minutes for each practice session.
- Turn off all sound sources (television, radio) when talking to your budgie.
- Don't be discouraged if your budgie doesn't learn to talk. This is not a reflection of budgie's intelligence. But maybe he didn't want to talk.
- Young budgies, especially those who have spent time with humans, can learn to talk more easily than adult budgies.
- While budgies can learn a lot of words and phrases, they need time to develop their vocabulary.
- Male budgies tend to be better at talking than female budgies. This is likely because the male budgie has to make noises to get the female budgie's attention during the breeding season.
