Every day is a laugh a minute with the parrots. Jake learns something new everyday.
Bill had a sneezing fit the other night and all Jake has done since is sneeze and say in my voice ''Oh dear Jake'' ''Poor Jake''
When we went away for a couple of nights to do a demo at Wellesbourne Art Society, my daughter and her boyfriend moved in to look after all the livestock--when we returned Jake was talking in her voice--we knew exactly what they had said to him cos he was saying it all to us!
He soon learned to do Paddy's squawk too, but after we covered him up for doing it once too often( A little voice was then heard coming from the covered cage''hello'' ''hello''-he knew it wasn't bed time as he could still hear the TV!!) he soon learned it was not a popular thing to do--and now he tells Paddy to '''Shut up'' when he starts doing it! Its hilarious to hear.
They are sooooo intelligent and the best way to learn them something they do is wrong is to just cover them for 5 mins.We also use a clicker -the sort you use for training dogs.
Its amazing how quick they learn new things when you click and give them a treat.
Jake will copy Bill whistling any tune, he listens intently to everything we say to him and you can hear him practising new words all the time.
The next door neighbours love it when we put them outside-as we do most days when its fine-under the sun blind so they don't get too hot.
Jake talks away all day and he chats back to them over the fence!
Yesterday we had a shower of rain in the early evening-Paddy was upside down straight away enjoying the soaking, wings spread and really loving it--Jake wasn't so keen-never has been a lover of water!. They have to be showered regular to keep their feathers in good condition, so he has to put up with it!
Jake has also learned that if he puts his head into his stainless steel food bowl whatever he says echos so that is his favorite thing to do at the moment!
I dont think we have watched a complete programe on the TV since we had him--we end up watching him instead!
