Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:33 am Post subject: My bird spoke!
Well, well, well!
I never particularly wanted to train or teach my birds any 'tricks'- but it seems that saying ''Good Morning'' to them when I feed, was enough!
My little fella has just spoken his first words!
Haha! _________________ ~~~Sanjra~~~
male kikes can mimic a couple of words. Not an extense vocabulary like an african grey but... enough to have a laugh once in a while.
My gf's budgie is a chatterbox and was never trained to talk, and joined the family relatively late (+/- 6 months old) but spends a lot of time outside the cage in the living room and picked up a lot of short sentences, often making his own remixes.
Very comical. He's around 4 years old and I still whenever he comes to my shoulder and starts his speech next to my ear.
I think it's more important to spend time with them, and they will naturally pick up stuff. And it's even funnier.
Cheers / Pablo _________________ AD ASTRA PER ASPERA
It was such a shock! I mean, its not like Ive been in his face repeatedly saying catch phrases- but how sweet to pick it up like that!
No, he isnt as clear as say a parrot, but you can definately hear what hes saying! _________________ ~~~Sanjra~~~
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:28 am Post subject: mimicing
my kakariki seems like he can only make one type of noise, like a little chirpy noise, but it's dead cute! I always tell him hes a good boy but I don't think he's even thought about trying to copy it, I've never heard him mimic anything. Does anyone know how to help a kakariki mimic something?
Im not a fan of talking birds after having a sulfur crested...the doorwould knock no one there, phone ring dial tone, or door knock and would invite them in.
He picked up accidently, and our king, parrot not know to be a great 'talking' bird says hello....because hes in the dinning room and we say that when walk thu, out of habit really since he does have the 24/7 flight of the house.
The trouble with clarity is most people speak to birds in a stupid parrot like tone....Speak a little slower and clearer pronoucing constantants clearly.
And gess what, they will to
They repeat what they hear. _________________ My Spelling is Not Incorrect...It's 'Creative'
It gives me hell when I hear one of those guys/ladies talking with high pitched tones.
Almost as irritating when people tries to imitate a baby voice and baby words when talking to a baby or a kid.
I bet Steps has a hard time when he sees someone doing that, he's more old school than me.
As said above, my gf's budgie picked up all the stuff he speaks just being around people, nobody trained him to talk.
Same with certain patterns of behavior and other stuff, he picked it up by himself.
Cheers ! / Pablo _________________ AD ASTRA PER ASPERA
Almost as irritating when people tries to imitate a baby voice and baby words when talking to a baby or a kid.
I bet Steps has a hard time when he sees someone doing that, he's more old school than me.
Damn right
"oh look at the fishys"
Then have to re train your children when older fishys are fish!
Some people just dont realese that fish is easier for children than fishys.
Teach them right 1st time..."work hard at being lazy"
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Ugh! Damn baby voice women, make the rest of us look bl**dy stupid....
Nope, I only talk to my kakariki in a 'normal human' voice, and he did the rest himself.... Purely copycat! _________________ ~~~Sanjra~~~
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Breeding from freindly and/talking birds is not an issue...unless it is a female...due to the social structure of kakariki the males appears dominant, in reality is very protective of young (his and others) and his females.....hence will check out food toys people very thougherly before allowing his female to do so.
This is often perceved differently by owners
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It would be a good thing 4 all who keeps them as pets if this could be enhanced
Kakariki are endangered and native to NZ...it is a shame its illegal to keep as pets in NZ....instead our children have to put up with a budgie or cockeil
We can keep them in approved avairies and other restrictions.
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I see verry different behaviour in my kak´s
They will have common behavours, but each has their own quirks/personaities more in line of the larger (more intelegent) parrot species _________________ My Spelling is Not Incorrect...It's 'Creative'
I think indeed we can selectively breed for attitude and behavior, such as English budgerigar breeders do. They try to select peaceful, tame and calm birds, so they don't freak out when it's show time.
The longfeather agapornis roseicollis has also been selected for a calmer behavior, more suitable for shows, than the normal roseicollis.
Also for vocalization, voice, etc... certain canary breeds or varieties have been selectively bred during centuries for better singing characteristics. (Other are color breeds, or posture breeds).
I think kakariki are no different, they can be also selectively bred.
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our children have to put up with a budgie or cockeil
Why do you always trash cockatiels and budgies? Go mess with someone your size! _________________ AD ASTRA PER ASPERA
What would u prefer as a pet, a kakariki or cockteil or budgie?
And If you where a Kiwi, would you like to have the choice like anywhere else in the world
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Breeding from freindly and/talking birds is not an issue...unless it is a female
If u obtained female birds thet talk/more friendly trough breeding selectivly, I think u have to carefully look on how they interact with the male when u breed them. It could be that they don´t pair up so easyelly with males and don´t breed as well as others.
If non of these problems occures - than good!
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Kakariki are endangered and native to NZ...it is a shame its illegal to keep as pets in NZ....
I´m very sorry 4 u NZ-landers having to put up with govenment imposed laws that are not very well thougt throu.
It´s good that they try to protect the wild population, but I think u could allow pets without endangering the wildpop.
-All pets must have sollid rings, and an certificate from the breeder
-Breeders must have an aproval and be cheked out so everythings good
-No mutations allowed (sorry Steptoe)
-No hybrids allowed
Mutations are as natural as wild-colored birds.
In fact they seem to be relatively common in wild budgies but they don't get too far. Same as birds with defects.
As pets... I prefer cockatiels
kakariki don't have crests
Now seriously... I agree with you, but I think it's more or less the same in the rest of the world.
For instance we have goldfinches but people pay big money for imported goldfinches, the same with blackbirds and other birds.
We humans don't value what we have... until we loose it.
Talking about indigenous species...
when are you filing for the permit to keep kea ?
LOL
Those are funny little monsters, must be a blast to keep as pets. _________________ AD ASTRA PER ASPERA
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