Making a cd

[mattk1023]

Anybody ever make a cd for there amazon when your not home.I was thinking about it any suggestions on what they might want to listen to?

[Joanie Doss]

I made tapes for my birds. These tapes are of me repeating some of their vocabulary or reading a story for them. These are playe
by my bird sitters when I am on vacation or out of town.

I find they also love to hear themselves talking. I have a couple of tapes that I play for them that is made of them talking.

Joanie Doss
The Amazing Amazons
Amazon Parrots - Joanie Doss - Intro / Bio

[Xen]

I've read a few places that leaving tapes like that playing while you're out will encourage talking... but it'll just encourage them to talk when you're not there. Might find they close up with the chatting when you're home.

Anyone read that?

[dancelady]

If you just want them to relax and enjoy their day, a RainForest or other mellifluous CD that is calm and serene is a good choice. If you are trying to get them to talk, their own birdy sounds or other birds will help -- most people don't get any help from tapes of themselves talking, unless they know how to make it like the "right" kind of talking. You can't just repeat a word over and over. Anything over 15 min. at a time could just get them annoyed. Classical music, swing bands for more energy, and soft listening music are also good.

[Ina246]

My bird likes swing music a lot, brian setzer type music. She loves the jump jive song. We also play our voices in between the songs. We say things like good bird, pretty bird and I love you. We play her 80s music too she leans closer for some of those songs also. When I leave for th grocery store I put it on adult top 40 (we have digital cable) for us it is 519, probably not the same for you, she seems to like that too. She is not into hard core metal or punk it freaks her out, me too, honestly.

[Tiffany and Mitcheri]

"She is not into hard core metal or punk it freaks her out, me too, honestly."

This just cracked me up....
although I have to agree with you....my guys like the top 40 or 100...as long as it is easy listening with a jump and jive song thrown in once in a while...they are happy.

I do have to admit that Handsome absolutely goes bonkers over AC/DC...starts chatting and dancing like it's nobody's business

I think that birds are more like people than we realize...with their own likes and dislikes....we just have to figure it out

[Tom Lawless]

I have played everything from opera to Dave Matthews for Davey. He doesn't seem to react to any of it. I always leave something on for him to listen to. Sometimes it is a playlist on my iPod, a book on tape, the t.v. or even his bird sitter video (he says hello when the birds scream...I don't think he thinks he's one of them). I've not heard that this encourages them to talk when no one is around but there could be something to it.

[Freedomoflight]

I play some rainforest sounds usually, or leave the internet radio on to a fairly mellow station while I am out.

[Ina246]

Jacob(my husband) leaves it on Rock and classic rock for her she likes it. She likes Ozzy. I think it is because dad sings along. She loves him and what he loves so that may be it. She also likes rap only some songs I hope she doenst learn the words to some of the songs, so we now play the sensored versions. I dont want her to bust out with any offensive words from some of the songs. That could be hard to explain. But she hears Mack 10 and she starts to talk a ton. Everyone we know thinks it is the funniest thing.

[mgood01]

I have a special playlist for my bird on my iPod. It's all opera, women singing high and loud. My BFA loves it! She even will try to sing herself, with a very exaggerated vibrato. It's hilarious!

I find classical stuff is the best overall. Flute music, oboe, violin. Typically higher instruments. Then again, when she hears Cher she starts singing too.