[vandivers3]

I adopted/rescued a 7yr old double yellow headed Amazon, Fred, 3 weeks ago. His previous owner died suddenly & "willed" the bird to his sister. The sister kept Fred in his cage 24/7, covered and only opening the cage to give feed & water.
He went to a Macaw rescue & that's where I found him.

Fred has bonded with me very quickly and will let me carry him around, rub his feathers & feed him by hand. A very good bird.

I understand that he had quite the vocabulary before & would be very entertaining. He no longer has any vocabulary or "tricks". He only "honks like a goose". How do I go about trying to retrieve the speech he had before or is this something that he will have to re-learn? I'm just not sure where to start. I talk to him all the time and try to mimic his sounds with actual words. What else can I do?

I appreciate any advice that you would be able to give

Thanks!
Jennifer