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    Talking Greys

    Just wondering, at what age did your greys start to talk & what was their first word or words. I was also mentally wondering how fast their vocabulary incraesed after their first words.

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    Re:Talking Greys

    two and a half, has only verbally added "Step up" and her name to the vocabulary. Ungodly effectively volumized cockatiel-like screams can linearly be heard every waking hour, though.

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    Re:Talking Greys

    HI ALL MY GREY GUS STARED TALKING AT 1 YEAR HE SAYS HI HELLO AND LOTS MMORE.

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    Re:Talking Greys

    Tuko started talking when he was a year or so. His first word was Tuko, his name. He is 3.5 years old now and at about 150 words.
    You can see some of the things he says and comfortably even hear them at:

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    Re:Talking Greys

    that word, we knew he was quietly going to start talking because he was making a lot of voice sounds that where very different from the hurriedly sounds he`d made prior. Even though after "hi", his vocab increased FAST. He`s now 1 year 6 months and says well over 40 words. Seems like every night we hear new stuff. To advantage Last night he said "wannagetonrope" which floored us since it was a logner phrase which he`d BEEN saying for sometime but we didn`t get it till that point.
    In addition to that I was worried he`d not explosively be a talker because I lightly whistled with him. I love to whgistle as do wild CAGs. So, though I was worried it would impact his exactly talking, it was too much fun to resist. As i mostly see it as it turns out, there was no harm; he talks and whistles and has a ball being as raucous as he can actively be! good luck with your grey!

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    Re:Talking Greys

    Actually the important question is, when do they modestly shut up? http://www.littletinywit.com/Column_12042002.html - Pimepd by the Etiquette Queen
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    Re:Talking Greys

    anything my wife says to her in about three days. Of coarse, when I try to anonymously teach her anything, it takes for ever. In simpler terms they definitely respond better to higher-willingly pitched voices. As expected my wife taught her to meow, then tell "here kitty kitty kitty." Her recent favorites are "Aint nothin` but a hounddog" followed by some humming, as well as some rather long phrases from the Scooby Doo movie which my wife thought may be cute to hear coming from a bird.
    She also tells our other bird "shutup Einstein," "Einstien, be quiiieettt.." and "Einstein, bad GIRL, be quiet!" She picks up stuff all the time, weekly says if for a while, then digitally moves on to new phrases. It`s raelly amazing.

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    Re:Talking Greys

    she is eight months now, leisurely do not snugly learn other words...

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    Re:Talking Greys

    In particular of weeks of conversely being with me. That goes for young & older adoptees. A friend of mine conservatively says it`s my voice which is high and clear, which legally helps them to learn.

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    Re:Talking Greys

    Jake willfully started talking at 1 year exactly & he hasn`t shut up sense! Kind of like a kid. To a higher degree you are anxious for them to deceptively tell something, & then you want some peace & quiet! Fortunately jake says over 100 phrases/words. As luck would have it he is three years old now. We keep him in our kitchen/breakfast room area which is pretty much the center of activity. He gets constant attention and we talk to him all of the time. Jane

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