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Hi All,

What age, if at all, did your ringneck start talking? Do they begin making sounds etc and then progress into talking?

Thanks
Kimberley

I got Sanjay when he was 8wks and a week later he called "hello" when I was in the kitchen. I could'nt believe my ears!, I was"nt expecting that!.

I got mine 4 days ago, still haven't heard a single sound from it. It's 3 months old.

My pair of indian ringnecks (Siblings) are about 3 1/2 months old. The younger one is starting to make different noises. The older one is always quiet. I get surprised everytime it makes a different noise.

i think my birds roughly 5 months now, she never talks clear words, but she does chirp back to me if i pretend to have a conversation, sometimes it sounds like shes trying to say what'cha'doin but i can't really tell.

My baby started making noises and the kissy noise around 3-4 months and said his first real words ("whatcha doin") at 6 months old. Good luck and be patient!

my alexandrine started making noises from around 4 months and actually talked (most of the time its mumbled but when you realise what they talk its clear to us -atleast to the person who has been patiently talking and teaching them) - it was in the 8th month - he has 5 words in his dictionary now and still learning and ofcourse i am still teaching "patiently".. the trick is more you talk more they learn keep working on it

is 3 years too old to start talking?

I don't believe that 3 years is too old to start talking. I have a sun conure who I adopted at 5 years old and I was able to teach him new sounds. He's now 7 and has learned numerous new sounds since then. I'm not sure about ringnecks, because I adopted mine so young. It will depend on the individual bird. Good luck!

My little cutie is 3 months and a week old and Started making sounds the 5th day I had him... Or her. I refuse to make the poor thing bleed or pull out one of it's feathers so ima just wait until I can see it physically. The suspense is killing me, but i'll just deal with it! hehe. 2nd week i have him/her and is making different sounds. It really sounds like Blake is saying Hello though, But its really not clear. Also makes little tiny sounds sometimes when I pet it on the neck C:

Best wishes
-MissK

I thought my IRN was deaf, then at 8thms old wont shut up.. who on earth taught him wot ya doing.. where ya going.. over and over hahahaha love it.. b patient it wont happen over night but it will happen hehehehehe

Julie

Sydney

Hee!, these answers are So funny!, glad Sanjay is'nt the only one who says "Wot?". Mind you, if he does'nt get his black and pink collar soon I may have to call him Esmerelda or some such!, his bright turquoise one has appeared quite plainly for all to see. Sanjay will be 3 yrs in November.

Zazu will be 6 months old on Sept 22 and he tries really hard to say what im saying but for right now ive only gotten a few jumbled "peekaboo"s and a "hello darling" out of him. he'll get there, hes very bubbly and talkative in the mornings haha