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Date Posted: 13:08:53 07/23/04 Fri
Author: red
Subject: Re: talking tiels
In reply to: niss321 's message, "Re: talking tiels" on 18:45:42 12/10/02 Tue

>>Well cockatiels can talk but if it is a female that
>>makes sense because female don't talk or rarely talk.
>>(thats just what I heard.)
>
>First off, females do talk, many many tiel owners will
>tell you so, it takes them longer to talk as they are
>the less aggressive sex, but many females talk up a
>storm once they get started,,,,, males start talking
>between 5 months and a year old generally yet others
>have started talking much later,, females have as much
>ability to talk as a male, patience is what is needed
>and lots of attention, I have raised many tiels and
>never have had one that I kept as a pet that didn't
>speak, male and female, my last tiel lived to be 21
>years old and she never spoke till she was 9 years old
>because I had so many around she preferred her bird
>language, single birds are more likely to speak as
>long as your the head bird and you don't let your bird
>be in charge, when speaking to your bird do not let
>the bird be above you, height is a dominant position
>so if your cage is hanging lower it, remember there is
>a pecking order and you need to be number one bird,
>ALWAYS,,,, always repeat the same greeting, and repeat
>often after your bird picks that up he or she can be
>taught another phrase,,,,

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