Hi everyone! I'm planning on getting an IRN in the near future and I'm doing a lot of research. Something I came across is interesting me and I'd like as many people's opinion on it;
I've heard IRN's vocabulary decreases when the bird ages past 2-3 years old. Is there some truth to that? And in anyone's opinion, how easy are IRNs to train to speak anyway?
Thanks in advance for anyone's opinion!
Talking ability deprecation?
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Re: Talking ability deprecation?
Hi lauren,
Best wishes,
-MissK
Best wishes,
-MissK
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ellieelectrons
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Re: Talking ability deprecation?
Hi Lauren
I don't know the answer to your question but I would be surprised to find that was true.
Their vocabs can wax and wane for any number of reasons.
Our female hasn't learnt a new word since we brought our male home although she still says the same words she said before we brought him home.
Our male (Charlie) hadn't started talking yet when we brought him home and he has learnt most if not all of her phrases and some new ones.
I've never really cared whether they talk or not, so I don't really try to teach them anything, they just pick up whatever they pickup. Occasionally, I'll hear Charlie laughing in my voice which is kinda cute.... and embarrassing.
They may learn context around their words though, so they may not use a word if the conditions don't seem right. For example, our Janey says, "Beautiful, beautiful bird" when she is happy. EVERY time when we've been on holidays and we bring back her into our house, she says, "beautiful, beautiful bird!" as my husband lifts their cage through the front door. It's very sweet.
I once read of an aviary bird that would say, "shhhh, it's alright" but only when there was a disturbance in the aviary; as this was how their human would try to calm the birds down if there was a disturbance.
Ellie.
Ellie.
I don't know the answer to your question but I would be surprised to find that was true.
Their vocabs can wax and wane for any number of reasons.
Our female hasn't learnt a new word since we brought our male home although she still says the same words she said before we brought him home.
Our male (Charlie) hadn't started talking yet when we brought him home and he has learnt most if not all of her phrases and some new ones.
I've never really cared whether they talk or not, so I don't really try to teach them anything, they just pick up whatever they pickup. Occasionally, I'll hear Charlie laughing in my voice which is kinda cute.... and embarrassing.
They may learn context around their words though, so they may not use a word if the conditions don't seem right. For example, our Janey says, "Beautiful, beautiful bird" when she is happy. EVERY time when we've been on holidays and we bring back her into our house, she says, "beautiful, beautiful bird!" as my husband lifts their cage through the front door. It's very sweet.
I once read of an aviary bird that would say, "shhhh, it's alright" but only when there was a disturbance in the aviary; as this was how their human would try to calm the birds down if there was a disturbance.
Ellie.
Ellie.
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ellieelectrons
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Re: Talking ability deprecation?
Hi Lauren
I met with the person who bred & handraised our Charlie today and he confirmed what you had been saying. He said that if they don't talk in their first year, they are unlikely to talk at all. This is the first time I have heard this. I do trust the breeder's knowledge as he has had extensive experience over many years, far more than me. However, whilst this may generally be true, I also believe that there will always be exceptions to these trends.
Ellie.
I met with the person who bred & handraised our Charlie today and he confirmed what you had been saying. He said that if they don't talk in their first year, they are unlikely to talk at all. This is the first time I have heard this. I do trust the breeder's knowledge as he has had extensive experience over many years, far more than me. However, whilst this may generally be true, I also believe that there will always be exceptions to these trends.
Ellie.
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ellieelectrons
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Re: Talking ability deprecation?
If you are keen to get your bird to talk, you might like to check out Barbara Heidebreich's DVD titled "train your parrot to talk". I don't own ths one but I own 3 of her other DVDs which I love.
Ellie.
Ellie.