If you need some help taming a bird, your local veterinarian or pet store owner can help you, or an experienced friend can too.
Also make sure that the bird is in an environment that it likes. That way the bird will feel more comfortable when learning words.
Since cockatiels have high pitches voices, you may not be able to teach it words that you say in a low tone. Use the words at the right time, such as don’t teach it “Good morning” in the night when you are about to sleep, and vice versa.
The cockatiel may not be repeating your phrase for other reasons too. For instance, it may be that the bird is not physically able to say it.
Try narrating things you do for your cockatiel. When you feed it an apple, say “want a treat?” If you do this enough, and your bird likes talking, it may start saying the phrase when it sees the treat coming. Try whistling at your cockatiel. If you give it a simple series of notes repeatedly, it just might repeat it back to you. Be warned, however, that once a cockatiel learns how to whistle, it may choose whistling over talking. This is because whistling is easier for the bird. [4] X Research source
