AFRICAN GREY TRAINING:
The African Grey is an amazing bird and it is a well known fact that it is a curious and intelligent animal. Emotionally they have been compared to small children and toddlers.
If and when you decide to get an African Grey parrot, you must be prepared for a lot of challenges. One of these challenges will be the training. Training your African Grey is not only important but is crucial. You must stick to good training program that works for both you and your parrot.
The African Grey is able to speak and mimic a large number of words. They are able to learn more than 2000 words when trained properly. They can duplicate sounds such as bells, lawnmowers, kettles etc. You must be careful what you say around them as they will copy what you say. To avoid embarrassment stick to words that is relevant to the training process. Mimicking words means they are saying random words that you have taught them, however you can teach them to understand what they say with time and patience.
African Greys’ are shy animals especially around strangers. It takes time and patience to teach them social skills that will help them become more confident. Social skills are vital for an emotionally healthy parrot.
New things should be introduced to them gradually so that they can adjust and get use to it. Remember your African Grey is skittish to new things. They are going to be a good addition to the family once they are comfortable within their surroundings. You will find that they are very affectionate and sociable.
I previously spoke about introducing new things to your African Grey gradually this also applies to people as well as their toys.
They love their toys and this provides with good stimulation. Things must be taken slowly and not too many things introduced at once.
If your African Grey is scared and very shy, you should use training methods that emphasis positive reinforcement. This will aid your relationship with your African Grey companion.
One very good training technique is of course the feeding training. Feeding them treats helps for them to adapt and adjust to various situations. To motivate and assist your bird with training find out what foods they like. Look at what they eat first at feeding time and what they eat last. It is like dessert after dinner, they will work harder for the treat they like more.
By making your training session more playful will ensure that the time spent with your African Grey is more fun and interesting. Make sure to put enough time aside to spend time with your African Grey to train him.
Let them get use to your voice by speaking to them on a continuous basis while they are still in their cage. Just like people every bird has its own personality and through enough experimentation you will soon realize what works best for both you and your African Grey.
Another very effective training is called the “Clicker training”. What this basically is in a nutshell: Every time you bring in a new toy. Place the toy in the same room as them and every time they look at the toy, you click and reward them. Continue to do this every day and bring the toy closer towards them. Keep at it until they are no longer scared of the toy and begin to play with it.
This method can be used when introducing people to a very shy African Grey. And as always be patient with your parrot. In time your parrot will learn to trust your judgment will feel comfortable with the people you are comfortable with. For more info visit the blog site African Grey Training.
Margaret-Ann is an animal and nature lover. She fell in love with parrots while still in primary school. The African Grey is her favorite parrot. The Congo and the Timneh have grabbed her attention the most. She has done a lot of research on both these parrots and admires their intelligence.
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