Why Birds are Great Pets.

Owning a Parrot Companion has Many Health Benefits!

Did you know that having a Parrot or Parakeet companion that you interact with every day will give you a better quality of life? It's true. Studies have shown that people with pets are less prone to depression and disease. In fact, in some cities bringing pets into the Hospitals helps the patients recover faster! A bird that talks is always happy to see you, loves your attention, and will give you thousands of hours of pleasure and a lifetime of fun.
Not only is a bird good for your health, but it will provide friendship and enjoyment for you, and everyone who visits you. Carefully study the birds I describe here. There is a good chance you will find a loving and entertaining companion.

Parrot Taming, Training, and Talking.

Parrot Training Rules by Cadjockone

The Rules of Parrot Training are simple. Although not mandatory, you will typically have much better results if you have your parrot's wings clipped. The cage should have a large door, which allows you to easily remove the bird from the cage. The parrot taming session is best done during a quiet time with subdued lighting.

Speak in a calm and soothing manner. Always move slowly. If your parrot flies to the floor, pick it up with cupped hands and transfer it to your shoulder. Be gentle and slow.

In the initial taming sessions only one person should work with the bird. Two people make the bird nervous and tend to distract one another. The best trainer is one who has time to devote to the task. Some parrots take much longer to tame than others. If you are impatient or inconsistent, your parrot may never get trained properly.

You'll learn that most parrots have the ability to communicate better than you thought. Words, however, won't be enough to tame your bird, for parrots prefer to show their affection in a physical fashion. They love to touch and be touched in return. Parrot Training requires words AND action.
As your bird gets to trust you more, he will start to sit comfortably on your finger, shoulder or hand and may want to play with you. Now you can change the parts that you touch, from the head to the back of it's neck and towards the face. Then touch under the wings and over them.
Repeating this touching and fondling will build up an attachment or "bond". This "bonding" builds trust, which helps make the training much faster and easier.

Parrots have a natural ability to imitate speech and sounds, and this can be enhanced by talking and singing to the young parrot. The more you talk to your parrot the more quickly it will learn to talk. During feed times, repeat it's name clearly. The short span of concentration of the young bird means that the talking lessons are only a few minutes long. Give him an easy name which has "ee" sounds separated by a hard consonant, like "bean".
The methods for teaching parrots are the same as those used for children. They learn to talk by listening to their parents and by looking at their face.

Parrot training has begun when your bird steps out of it's cage and onto your finger.