Teaching Your Bird to Talk
Chapter One
Keeping a Talking Bird
We're guessing that since you picked up this book, you have some interest in keeping
a talking bird. If you have the right situation and personality, that can be a
really fulfilling choice. Certainly, talking birds are interactive companions who
enliven a household. Be careful and consider all the facts, though. Companion
birds require a lot of attention, and you will have to provide it.
IF YOU HAVE A BIRD
It's possible you already have a bird whom you want to teach to talk. If that's the
case, we have information for you that will tell you which species of bird are likely
to talk and which aren't. You might take a look at these lists to see whether your bird
is one of the species that talks readily. If he isn't, you need to decide whether you
want to make any great effort to teach a bird who has low potential (not because of
his individual personality but because of his species). If you do, we discuss various
methods of training birds to talk, and one of them still might work for your bird.
If your bird is one of the great talkers, you might want to assess his individual
potential. His age, history and what talk ... read full excerpt from Teaching Your Bird to Talk ebook
