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| Tim |
Hello everyone,
Has anyone had any luck with these tapes? I haven't purchased one because I
would rather make my own CD. Can someone explain in detail the format they
use. Do they just play for example "Hello" over and over on one track then
go to the next track with a new phrase? How long of a pause between each
"Hello"? Is "Hello" spoke in the exact same tone each time? And how long is
each track before going to a new phrase? I understand that teaching your
bird to talk this way doesn't teach the meaning of the words so once he
learns a specific word I will stop playing that phrase and only use it in
context around him. He can say a few things now but I would like to teach
him more. This is for Sullivan, a male Eclectus that's about ten months old.
Thanks,
Tim
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| Louis Boyd |
Tim wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> Has anyone had any luck with these tapes? I haven't purchased one because I
> would rather make my own CD. Can someone explain in detail the format they
> use. Do they just play for example "Hello" over and over on one track then
> go to the next track with a new phrase? How long of a pause between each
> "Hello"? Is "Hello" spoke in the exact same tone each time? And how long is
> each track before going to a new phrase? I understand that teaching your
> bird to talk this way doesn't teach the meaning of the words so once he
> learns a specific word I will stop playing that phrase and only use it in
> context around him. He can say a few things now but I would like to teach
> him more. This is for Sullivan, a male Eclectus that's about ten months old.
Assume the tapes work. Do you really want your sweet pet Eclectus
mindlessly reciting silly pharses 10 hours a day for the next 30 years?
The ability of birds to talk can be cute when you casually meet a bird
and it says "hello sweetie" or something similar. It can also be very
obnoxious to live with. Be happy if he picks up a few nice phrases
from you and be careful what you say around him. Teaching a bird to
quit saying something is difficult if not impossible.
--
Lou Boyd
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| High Flight |
Tim <Tims-News123@carolina.rr.comremove#s> says...
> Has anyone had any luck with these tapes? I haven't purchased one because I
> would rather make my own CD. Can someone explain in detail the format they
> use. Do they just play for example "Hello" over and over on one track then
> go to the next track with a new phrase? How long of a pause between each
> "Hello"? Is "Hello" spoke in the exact same tone each time? And how long is
> each track before going to a new phrase? I understand that teaching your
> bird to talk this way doesn't teach the meaning of the words so once he
> learns a specific word I will stop playing that phrase and only use it in
> context around him. He can say a few things now but I would like to teach
> him more. This is for Sullivan, a male Eclectus that's about ten months old.
If you want your bird to talk, instead of just being some nonsensical
automoton, just SPEAK to it, as you would to a little toddler.
Jack
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aka Keet Visit my web page at http://junior.apk.net/~jac/
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| Alex Clayton |
"Tim" <Tims-News123@carolina.rr.comRemove#s> wrote in message
news:qSZab.5$Af4.1@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> Hello everyone,
> Has anyone had any luck with these tapes? I haven't purchased one because
I
> would rather make my own CD. Can someone explain in detail the format they
> use. Do they just play for example "Hello" over and over on one track
then
> go to the next track with a new phrase? How long of a pause between each
> "Hello"? Is "Hello" spoke in the exact same tone each time? And how long
is
> each track before going to a new phrase? I understand that teaching your
> bird to talk this way doesn't teach the meaning of the words so once he
> learns a specific word I will stop playing that phrase and only use it in
> context around him. He can say a few things now but I would like to teach
> him more. This is for Sullivan, a male Eclectus that's about ten months
old.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
>
>
As others have said, much better to just talk to him. If he is going to talk
he will learn this way fine. Some never do, but it makes no difference as to
how great a pet they make. Just talk to the bird, wait for him to try to
pick things up from you.
--
"Things get better with age. I'm approaching magnificent!"
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| Metrix |
Hello,
Of course a tape should not replace normally contact and talking with your
bird.
But my Goffin Cockatoo is very excited when I play a special CD with the
sound of chirping and talking birds.
I am quite sure he enjoys it very much and he listens very concentrated.
Untill now he never imitated a single word or sound from the CD, but after
the CD is finished he undoubtedly experiments more with his own voice,
not like bird-crying but it sounds like a human talking gibberish.
And I think a parrot or cockatoo loves it to hear the same words again and
again, like little children who like to hear the same story constantly.
So I think it is not harmful to let Sullivan listen to your own tape with
your favourite words, but don't expect him to talk sooner.
I suggest you experiment.
Look in your mailbox.
Greetings,
Metrix
"Tim" <Tims-News123@carolina.rr.comRemove#s> schreef in bericht
news:qSZab.5$Af4.1@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> Hello everyone,
> Has anyone had any luck with these tapes? I haven't purchased one because
I
> would rather make my own CD. Can someone explain in detail the format they
> use. Do they just play for example "Hello" over and over on one track
then
> go to the next track with a new phrase? How long of a pause between each
> "Hello"? Is "Hello" spoke in the exact same tone each time? And how long
is
> each track before going to a new phrase? I understand that teaching your
> bird to talk this way doesn't teach the meaning of the words so once he
> learns a specific word I will stop playing that phrase and only use it in
> context around him. He can say a few things now but I would like to teach
> him more. This is for Sullivan, a male Eclectus that's about ten months
old.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
>
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| Tim |
Thanks for the info. I went ahead and made a CD just to test it. Sullivan
seems to gibber more often now. He seems more in the mood to respond to me
talking to him after the learning session. He is testing his sound
capabilities a lot more often now. And of course the CD would never replace
my one on one with him. I am only interested in getting him familiar with
the word and then working with him. And if he never speaks another word, I
will not love him any less!
Thanks,
Tim
"Metrix" <mmetrixx**REMOVE**@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3f7314f8$0$3199$e4fe514c@dreader5.news.xs4all.nl...
> Hello,
>
> Of course a tape should not replace normally contact and talking with
your
> bird.
> But my Goffin Cockatoo is very excited when I play a special CD with the
> sound of chirping and talking birds.
> I am quite sure he enjoys it very much and he listens very concentrated.
> Untill now he never imitated a single word or sound from the CD, but after
> the CD is finished he undoubtedly experiments more with his own voice,
> not like bird-crying but it sounds like a human talking gibberish.
> And I think a parrot or cockatoo loves it to hear the same words again and
> again, like little children who like to hear the same story constantly.
> So I think it is not harmful to let Sullivan listen to your own tape with
> your favourite words, but don't expect him to talk sooner.
>
> I suggest you experiment.
> Look in your mailbox.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Metrix
>
>
> "Tim" <Tims-News123@carolina.rr.comRemove#s> schreef in bericht
> news:qSZab.5$Af4.1@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> > Hello everyone,
> > Has anyone had any luck with these tapes? I haven't purchased one
because
> I
> > would rather make my own CD. Can someone explain in detail the format
they
> > use. Do they just play for example "Hello" over and over on one track
> then
> > go to the next track with a new phrase? How long of a pause between each
> > "Hello"? Is "Hello" spoke in the exact same tone each time? And how long
> is
> > each track before going to a new phrase? I understand that teaching your
> > bird to talk this way doesn't teach the meaning of the words so once he
> > learns a specific word I will stop playing that phrase and only use it
in
> > context around him. He can say a few things now but I would like to
teach
> > him more. This is for Sullivan, a male Eclectus that's about ten months
> old.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tim
> >
> >
>
>
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| Louis Boyd |
Tim wrote:
> Thanks for the info. I went ahead and made a CD just to test it. Sullivan
> seems to gibber more often now. He seems more in the mood to respond to me
> talking to him after the learning session. He is testing his sound
> capabilities a lot more often now. And of course the CD would never replace
> my one on one with him. I am only interested in getting him familiar with
> the word and then working with him. And if he never speaks another word, I
> will not love him any less!
If he starts talking a lot and won't shut up will you love him any less?
--
Lou Boyd
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| Tim |
Absolutely not. He doesn't shut up as it is! If I wanted a quiet pet I would
have bought a fish, not a bird.
Tim
"Louis Boyd" <boyd@apt0.sao.arizona.edu> wrote in message
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> Tim wrote:
> > Thanks for the info. I went ahead and made a CD just to test it.
Sullivan
> > seems to gibber more often now. He seems more in the mood to respond to
me
> > talking to him after the learning session. He is testing his sound
> > capabilities a lot more often now. And of course the CD would never
replace
> > my one on one with him. I am only interested in getting him familiar
with
> > the word and then working with him. And if he never speaks another word,
I
> > will not love him any less!
>
> If he starts talking a lot and won't shut up will you love him any less?
> --
> Lou Boyd
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