Can you train a parakeet not to say specific words?

[wolf-deer88]

My cat hangs out in there sometimes. It's not very spacious, and we have two cars in there. Is clipping the wings painful?

 

[SilverBirds]

If done correctly, no. It's merely trimming the primary flight feathers so they can't fly. They can still somewhat glide and the feathers grow back when they molt. Some people think it's cruel but it's better then them flying away into the unknown.

 

[wolf-deer88]

Okay, got it! True! Thank you for your help! I appreciate it!

 

[townchicks]

To answer your question, parakeets can learn to talk, but they are not good talkers, and rarely just "pick up " words. It takes dedication to teach them anything, and often only the person teaching them can understand what they say, and only because they know what they've been teaching them. Males are the best talkers, if you want one that talks. However, a carport is no place for any bird. Carbon monoxide can kill them quickly, even if it's not an enclosed space. You would be better off building an aviary for them, and I say them, because if they are not going to be in the house, where you can spend a LOT of time with the bird, you need to have a companion for it. An hour or two a day, is not enough, and not fair to the bird. You may be doing better to wait until you can have one in your own house.

 

[wolf-deer88]

Okay. Yeah, that makes sense. Got it. Yeah, probably so. I'll give it some more thought. Thank you!

 

[muddy75]

I’ve got over a dozen babies close to fledging not sure how close you are to southern indiana

 

[Sally PB]

I have to tell this story. It's from a woman I bought a parakeet from when I was 14.

She had a myna bird that could talk. It picked up a bad word somewhere. One night, it kept saying the word and her hubby got mad. He took his can of beer, poured it over the bird's head, and told it, "You're dirty! God, you're dirty!"

The bird never said the word again.

She often took the myna bird to places like store openings or carnivals, wherever kids would be, so that they could see the big black bird that could talk.

She was at one such gathering with the myna, when a large, rude lady pushed kids out of her way to get to the front of the group. The bird looked at her and said, "You're dirty! God you're dirty!"

 

[wolf-deer88]

I’ve got over a dozen babies close to fledging not sure how close you are to southern indiana

Oh, nice! I'm in Georgia, but can you ship?

I have to tell this story. It's from a woman I bought a parakeet from when I was 14.

She had a myna bird that could talk. It picked up a bad word somewhere. One night, it kept saying the word and her hubby got mad. He took his can of beer, poured it over the bird's head, and told it, "You're dirty! God, you're dirty!"

The bird never said the word again.

She often took the myna bird to places like store openings or carnivals, wherever kids would be, so that they could see the big black bird that could talk.

She was at one such gathering with the myna, when a large, rude lady pushed kids out of her way to get to the front of the group. The bird looked at her and said, "You're dirty! God you're dirty!"

That is hilarious!!! Thanks so much for sharing that story! I had a good laugh.

 

[muddy75]

Oh, nice! I'm in Georgia, but can you ship?

That is hilarious!!! Thanks so much for sharing that story! I had a good laugh.

I’m not sure how well they’d ship and cost would be way more than a pet store parakeet

 

[wolf-deer88]

Yeah...