Chicks leave the nest in about 11 weeks. Both the male and female take turns in sitting on the eggs. Umbrellas as Pets Umbrellas are beautiful, intelligent showoffs and can live over 70 years. Umbrellas form strong bonds and may grow to regard their owners as mates. They are also very intelligent and curious and, if allowed, will learn to manipulate their owners.
Umbrellas do talk.
Although some umbies do obtain a vocabulary of 50-100 words, in general they are not the prolific talkers that amazons or greys are. Of our four pets, one has a vocabulary of about 50 words. The others vary between 5 - 15 words. They are good at doing tricks and some excel in mechanical feats such as undoing locks and bolts. In summary, umbrellas are intelligent, social, good natured, active, acrobatic and very affectionate.