Bird music and classical music really helps. Our birds are great until they either see or hear me. There are times they just cannot be out of cages. I do go over to them and take time to talk to each bird and give each a tiny treat. Then I turn on the music and walk away. I try not to make a big deal out of it. Usually the music helps. Plus I think seeing me helps. ❤️
I think it’s fantastic that you take time to talk to each one. That makes a difference, they notice. We do the same with treats, we never give a treat to only one bird in a cage. If there are two or more birds, their have to be enough treats for each beak! They know this to, so they will wait patiently for me to get a second treat for the second bird. They are never anxious because they know that there’s is coming. However, sometimes they are still thieves! I still prefer the other birds treat to theirs!
@@ParrotBliss lol yup. My little girl would MUCH rather a treat from my boy than from me & when he just gives it to her & comes to me to get the treat she was going to get to eat for himself, she drops the original treat & grabs his new one out of his mouth lol. They're such characters aren't they!
@@ParrotBliss of course :) Kinda the same thing from my mouth too actually (and I think all birds do this) If I give them exactly the same food I'm eating, then try to eat it, they have to eat it from my mouth, not what I just gave them lol
Hi Kailani! I love her! So many cute moments in this video! Lots of tips thankyou Kalyn. You've convinced me about getting two birds instead of one. The hoodie problem sounds a bit like videos I've seen where the cat gets terrified when the human puts a mask on. The cat can't cope with the strange and maybe threatening appearance. Horses are like that too, they freak out when a person suddenly acts weird.
Interesting about the cats and horses - I’m glad I have convinced you. I’ve had several people respond to me saying that they got to and they are so glad. It makes all the difference! Plus, a screaming bird is no fun for the bird or for the person.
This is a really good video! Almost criminal how few views it has! Personally I really wish you'd add "bird" to video titles, rather than just "parrot", as it's much more likely to get found by people searching for videos on issues like this & your info's just too good to not have a wider audience! Some of the most popular bird channels & teachers out there actively promote reducing parrot security, so as to make the parrot more willing to train & comply with what it's owner wants, in the hope of obtaining it's much needed emotional security, additionally they try to tell people not to get second birds of the same species, using excuses such as birds hurting birds, but in reality, just wanting the bird dependent on it's human, so it's easier to train. As you show in this video, getting a second bird doesn't have to put the first one in any sort of danger, but imo, it's SO important that they have another of their species for preening & natural life. I come from a wildlife rescue background & this was drummed into us so hard! Whenever we got a bird in care that was going to be in care for more than a few days & particularly for baby birds, we ALWAYS buddied them up with other birds of their own species to make them feel safe! These are totally wild birds I'm talking about, we'd put them into cages with other completely wild birds, that they had never met before & do it at the most stressful time in their life, when they were injured & being held captive, but they never attacked each other, they got great comfort out of another bird being there with them. I agree with you on not putting captive raised babies in with adults unsupervised, but I think too many bird trainers intentionally find excuses to avoid 2 birds together, specifically to make the birds more dependent on humans & more easily trainable, NOT cause of the bird's best interests! I don't have a screaming problem with my birds, but the video was still interesting to watch. My birds are rescues from a neighbour who died, before he died, I used to hear them in his place with him, always being screamed at to "shut up", cause they would scream all day & night. When they came to live with me, they would become quite loud when I put the tv on at night (tv would be on when I'd hear them screaming from the neighbour's place too). I was worried about them waking my elderly neighbour through the wall, so would turn the tv off or down each time they started getting loud in response to it & very soon the screaming habit was broken & I realised that while they hadn't been "screaming" as such with me, jsut being loudly vocal, in their previous home, they had been overtired & wanting to go to bed & tv was a stresser to them, so they were heading towards screaming with me, but I cut it off inadvertently, just by not wanting to disturb the neighbour through the wall. I also started taking them out to talk to the wild birds each morning & when it got too cold for my little plucker to be outside, I replaced that with videos of birds, having a mix of them, starting with loud, screaming ones, then moving on to calmer ones & they quickly got into a routine of having a good scream/chat with others of their species in the morning, when it didn't cause a problem for anyone & then being settled for the rest of the day, cause they'd got it out of their system. Nowadays they're much quieter all the time, if I don't put bird videos on, or have them outside for a few days, they remind me to do it & have a good scream to the other birds, but it's not hours a day like it used to be, they're just really settled & happy & being in a cage with another of their species, just chat quietly to each other mostly, plus to me, anytime I leave the room, I get called & am expected to reply, or the calling gets louder & louder. My cage is on wheels though, so if I'll be elsewhere for a while, I just take them with me. Wish I could give them a bigger cage, but since they won't leave their cage, due to past trauma, I find the cage small enough to fit through doors is the best option for us (and they're never locked in it anyway & have a whole outside of the cage set up as a play area too) Anyway, I really just want to say I think your advice is spot on & I think anyone with issues should listen, cause I've inadvertently done similar to what's suggested here & it's worked great for mine, total transformation & it's absolutely consistent with what government regulators & the best wildlife rescues are saying to do to keep birds happy & relaxed too. Just so sad there's not a lot more views, cause so many people out there could really benefit from info like in this video! I wish more bird channels would do as you do & genuinely care about the birds, rather than pretending to while really being focused on making life easier or more entertaining for humans at the expense of the bird
Hi Me - sorry it's taken me so long to respond. A LOT has been going on in the last month for me. I always enjoy reading your posts. I forget, are you in Australia? what kind of birds did you get from your neighbor? Quote: "I think too many bird trainers intentionally find excuses to avoid 2 birds together, specifically to make the birds more dependent on humans & more easily trainable, NOT cause of the bird's best interests!" I wish I could disagree. Frankly, I believe people do this so that the bird shows them more affection. How could it not? There is no other of their own species to bond with. 2 weeks ago Rosie (Green-wing Macaw) joined out flock. She was re-homed to us and I adore her. She spent the first 6 years of her life (as I understand it) alone/without another Macaw so she is people-oriented. I suspect she may bond with another Macaw, but it would take time; she hasn't experienced relating to another Macaw. The fact that she is accustomed to spending time alone means she's already gone through the pain of not having a flock/macaw friend. So, she would probably be fine by herself in our flock or with another. Right now, that fits me. Macaws are wonderful, but they are ten times the work than smaller parrots. So right now, I'm hoping she and I are a good fit. In my dreams we will get more land one day. Then I'll get Rosie a friend, or two. Or 3. LOL Yes, I'm with you. This is said about Parrotlets too - do not cage them together. I consider it cruel and unusual. My Parrotlets are always side by side. Small parrots rely on a flock for safety and security...
In my experience, damaged birds....... like damaged people....... respond really well to routine, where they know what to expect next and the activities they're going to be exposed to, to follow an order they can relate to. While it might be a bit unorthodox, I use children's TV as a way for (rescue/damaged) birds to structure their afternoon, by watching with them at some points and deliberately leaving them to watch alone at others. Kids TV is specially structured so kids know what's happening now, what comes next and what's coming up after. They know when it's dinner time and they know when it's play time. I can tell what's on the TV from another room, just by the sounds the birds are making. Just like parents. Using kids TV to give cues about when we're together, when they have alone time and when it's time for cuddles or food actually makes a huge difference in how my rescue birds cope with being alone. Of course, when I'm home, they don't get screen time alone, but when I'm out -especially if it's going to be all day- they have the TV on to reinforce what time it is, what they'll be seeing next and to indicate when I'll be home..... just like kids do. Parrots are really smart. Just like kids. Use the resources available to you.
Fascinating, I never thought of using kids TV shows. I to know the strengths of a routine with the birds. There’s nothing better than the birds, anticipating the routine and starting to do things like fly to their own cage. Rescues or not, all of my birds really like routines. And, I agree, damaged or not, people and birds like routines. They like knowing what’s going on. It provides a sense of security for anyone, or any creature! Totally fascinated with the idea of kids TV! Thank you, great post.
Yes! Children's TV, children's sing-songs, etc . Read to them. Sing simple songs to/with them. The Author's advice to include other (perhaps also damaged) birds into the household gave me pause. I sing to my 15 year old rescue, Tinmeh Grey female the "Andy Griffith" song, and the "Adams Family" song, including the final snapping of fingers. I do not think these damaged birds need the companionship of their own species to be happy.
@@patchdavis35 Hello Patch, thanks for posting. Funny, several of us like singing the Addams Family to our birds! - There are exceptions, some parrots do well as an ‘only parrot,’ but some scream. Most feel more comfortable with their own kind.
@@patchdavis35 I haven't tried the Adams Family song with mine, will have to try it. Mine love The Wiggles, so kids tv makes sense to me, I think, I've not really watched it to know how it works with the routine stuff & not sure if it's the same in different countries, in particular in Australia where I am, I dont' think we have kids tv set up to be babysitters in the same way as some countries. We do have Playschool, but that's only one half hour show a day & it's done away with it's days of the week & time segments now, cause they said kids had started watching it on ipads at all different times of the day, so they were changing the programming to reflect that, so not sure it would be great for routine setting. Mine actually have a playlist of bird videos that they get when I go out anyway & they have lights on a timer, so if I'm out, or sick (I have health issues) the lights keep their routine intact. Mine are massively "damaged birds", but there's 2 of them that went through the trauma together (but in separate tiny cages) & they're now together in the one larger cage, that's always open on the end of it & it's obvious that's a huge help to them in coping with life & they do have an overall stable routine too, various foods at various times, cage "invasion" (cleaning) at a certain time, order of rooms they go into during the day & into their bedroom about 2 hours before bed, so as to give them time to relax & settle & then go to sleep when they're ready, so they're overall good, but still lots more they could improve I feel, so I'm always looking for new things to try to increase their quality of life & they're starting to get into music, so will definitely try that song with them & might see what they think of playschool or another kids tv show too - no harm trying :) (other than they already dominate my big tv & I'm rarely allowed to watch it as a result & I could lose even more tv time lol)
Is there a way to prevent parrots from screaming early in the morning? I don't mind loud parrots except for when they screaming really early in the morning and waking up the neighbours. Is there a way to keep them quiet until at least 9am when everyone is awake?
That is the hardest! I can’t say that there is a way. Mornings are when my flock is the loudest. You could try playing music or feeding them their vegetables, sometimes that helps at my house.
Quattro is screaming more since my husband left sunday for a week. Yesterday I let her see him and talk to him on facetime ☹ and after that she was screaming even more 😥 When I leave to work I turn on the radio or play live parrots channel on YT I'm pretty sure it helps too.. She is really into my husband and now I think it's her hormonal period starting on top of it. 🤗🦜
Bird music and classical music really helps. Our birds are great until they either see or hear me. There are times they just cannot be out of cages. I do go over to them and take time to talk to each bird and give each a tiny treat. Then I turn on the music and walk away. I try not to make a big deal out of it. Usually the music helps. Plus I think seeing me helps. ❤️
I think it’s fantastic that you take time to talk to each one. That makes a difference, they notice. We do the same with treats, we never give a treat to only one bird in a cage. If there are two or more birds, their have to be enough treats for each beak! They know this to, so they will wait patiently for me to get a second treat for the second bird. They are never anxious because they know that there’s is coming. However, sometimes they are still thieves! I still prefer the other birds treat to theirs!
@@ParrotBliss lol yup. My little girl would MUCH rather a treat from my boy than from me & when he just gives it to her & comes to me to get the treat she was going to get to eat for himself, she drops the original treat & grabs his new one out of his mouth lol. They're such characters aren't they!
@@mehere8038 someone else’s treat is always better!
@@ParrotBliss of course :)
Kinda the same thing from my mouth too actually (and I think all birds do this) If I give them exactly the same food I'm eating, then try to eat it, they have to eat it from my mouth, not what I just gave them lol
Hi Kailani! I love her! So many cute moments in this video!
Lots of tips thankyou Kalyn. You've convinced me about getting two birds instead of one.
The hoodie problem sounds a bit like videos I've seen where the cat gets terrified when the human puts a mask on. The cat can't cope with the strange and maybe threatening appearance. Horses are like that too, they freak out when a person suddenly acts weird.
Interesting about the cats and horses - I’m glad I have convinced you. I’ve had several people respond to me saying that they got to and they are so glad. It makes all the difference! Plus, a screaming bird is no fun for the bird or for the person.
Thanks!
What did you mean by wearing a hoodie or sweatshirt?
@@howlingthunder3141 the person who asked the question has that problem, if they are wearing a hoodie, the bird goes crazy
@@ParrotBliss does that mean the hood part or the whole hoodie itself?
@@howlingthunder3141 Not sure- since I was just told that wearing it causes a reaction.
Kailani is such an impressive beauty. 🌻 Your flamingo earrings are sweet. 🌻
KAILANI makes me so happy! Thank you, the earrings were a 🎁 gift 😀
This is a really good video! Almost criminal how few views it has! Personally I really wish you'd add "bird" to video titles, rather than just "parrot", as it's much more likely to get found by people searching for videos on issues like this & your info's just too good to not have a wider audience!
Some of the most popular bird channels & teachers out there actively promote reducing parrot security, so as to make the parrot more willing to train & comply with what it's owner wants, in the hope of obtaining it's much needed emotional security, additionally they try to tell people not to get second birds of the same species, using excuses such as birds hurting birds, but in reality, just wanting the bird dependent on it's human, so it's easier to train. As you show in this video, getting a second bird doesn't have to put the first one in any sort of danger, but imo, it's SO important that they have another of their species for preening & natural life. I come from a wildlife rescue background & this was drummed into us so hard! Whenever we got a bird in care that was going to be in care for more than a few days & particularly for baby birds, we ALWAYS buddied them up with other birds of their own species to make them feel safe! These are totally wild birds I'm talking about, we'd put them into cages with other completely wild birds, that they had never met before & do it at the most stressful time in their life, when they were injured & being held captive, but they never attacked each other, they got great comfort out of another bird being there with them. I agree with you on not putting captive raised babies in with adults unsupervised, but I think too many bird trainers intentionally find excuses to avoid 2 birds together, specifically to make the birds more dependent on humans & more easily trainable, NOT cause of the bird's best interests!
I don't have a screaming problem with my birds, but the video was still interesting to watch. My birds are rescues from a neighbour who died, before he died, I used to hear them in his place with him, always being screamed at to "shut up", cause they would scream all day & night. When they came to live with me, they would become quite loud when I put the tv on at night (tv would be on when I'd hear them screaming from the neighbour's place too). I was worried about them waking my elderly neighbour through the wall, so would turn the tv off or down each time they started getting loud in response to it & very soon the screaming habit was broken & I realised that while they hadn't been "screaming" as such with me, jsut being loudly vocal, in their previous home, they had been overtired & wanting to go to bed & tv was a stresser to them, so they were heading towards screaming with me, but I cut it off inadvertently, just by not wanting to disturb the neighbour through the wall. I also started taking them out to talk to the wild birds each morning & when it got too cold for my little plucker to be outside, I replaced that with videos of birds, having a mix of them, starting with loud, screaming ones, then moving on to calmer ones & they quickly got into a routine of having a good scream/chat with others of their species in the morning, when it didn't cause a problem for anyone & then being settled for the rest of the day, cause they'd got it out of their system. Nowadays they're much quieter all the time, if I don't put bird videos on, or have them outside for a few days, they remind me to do it & have a good scream to the other birds, but it's not hours a day like it used to be, they're just really settled & happy & being in a cage with another of their species, just chat quietly to each other mostly, plus to me, anytime I leave the room, I get called & am expected to reply, or the calling gets louder & louder. My cage is on wheels though, so if I'll be elsewhere for a while, I just take them with me. Wish I could give them a bigger cage, but since they won't leave their cage, due to past trauma, I find the cage small enough to fit through doors is the best option for us (and they're never locked in it anyway & have a whole outside of the cage set up as a play area too)
Anyway, I really just want to say I think your advice is spot on & I think anyone with issues should listen, cause I've inadvertently done similar to what's suggested here & it's worked great for mine, total transformation & it's absolutely consistent with what government regulators & the best wildlife rescues are saying to do to keep birds happy & relaxed too. Just so sad there's not a lot more views, cause so many people out there could really benefit from info like in this video! I wish more bird channels would do as you do & genuinely care about the birds, rather than pretending to while really being focused on making life easier or more entertaining for humans at the expense of the bird
Hi Me - sorry it's taken me so long to respond. A LOT has been going on in the last month for me. I always enjoy reading your posts. I forget, are you in Australia? what kind of birds did you get from your neighbor?
Quote: "I think too many bird trainers intentionally find excuses to avoid 2 birds together, specifically to make the birds more dependent on humans & more easily trainable, NOT cause of the bird's best interests!"
I wish I could disagree. Frankly, I believe people do this so that the bird shows them more affection. How could it not? There is no other of their own species to bond with.
2 weeks ago Rosie (Green-wing Macaw) joined out flock. She was re-homed to us and I adore her. She spent the first 6 years of her life (as I understand it) alone/without another Macaw so she is people-oriented. I suspect she may bond with another Macaw, but it would take time; she hasn't experienced relating to another Macaw.
The fact that she is accustomed to spending time alone means she's already gone through the pain of not having a flock/macaw friend. So, she would probably be fine by herself in our flock or with another. Right now, that fits me. Macaws are wonderful, but they are ten times the work than smaller parrots. So right now, I'm hoping she and I are a good fit.
In my dreams we will get more land one day. Then I'll get Rosie a friend, or two. Or 3. LOL
Yes, I'm with you. This is said about Parrotlets too - do not cage them together. I consider it cruel and unusual. My Parrotlets are always side by side. Small parrots rely on a flock for safety and security...
In my experience, damaged birds....... like damaged people....... respond really well to routine, where they know what to expect next and the activities they're going to be exposed to, to follow an order they can relate to. While it might be a bit unorthodox, I use children's TV as a way for (rescue/damaged) birds to structure their afternoon, by watching with them at some points and deliberately leaving them to watch alone at others.
Kids TV is specially structured so kids know what's happening now, what comes next and what's coming up after. They know when it's dinner time and they know when it's play time. I can tell what's on the TV from another room, just by the sounds the birds are making. Just like parents.
Using kids TV to give cues about when we're together, when they have alone time and when it's time for cuddles or food actually makes a huge difference in how my rescue birds cope with being alone. Of course, when I'm home, they don't get screen time alone, but when I'm out -especially if it's going to be all day- they have the TV on to reinforce what time it is, what they'll be seeing next and to indicate when I'll be home..... just like kids do.
Parrots are really smart. Just like kids. Use the resources available to you.
Fascinating, I never thought of using kids TV shows. I to know the strengths of a routine with the birds. There’s nothing better than the birds, anticipating the routine and starting to do things like fly to their own cage. Rescues or not, all of my birds really like routines. And, I agree, damaged or not, people and birds like routines. They like knowing what’s going on. It provides a sense of security for anyone, or any creature! Totally fascinated with the idea of kids TV! Thank you, great post.
Yes! Children's TV, children's sing-songs, etc . Read to them. Sing simple songs to/with them. The Author's advice to include other (perhaps also damaged) birds into the household gave me pause. I sing to my 15 year old rescue, Tinmeh Grey female the "Andy Griffith" song, and the "Adams Family" song, including the final snapping of fingers. I do not think these damaged birds need the companionship of their own species to be happy.
@@patchdavis35 Hello Patch, thanks for posting. Funny, several of us like singing the Addams Family to our birds! - There are exceptions, some parrots do well as an ‘only parrot,’ but some scream. Most feel more comfortable with their own kind.
@@patchdavis35 I haven't tried the Adams Family song with mine, will have to try it. Mine love The Wiggles, so kids tv makes sense to me, I think, I've not really watched it to know how it works with the routine stuff & not sure if it's the same in different countries, in particular in Australia where I am, I dont' think we have kids tv set up to be babysitters in the same way as some countries. We do have Playschool, but that's only one half hour show a day & it's done away with it's days of the week & time segments now, cause they said kids had started watching it on ipads at all different times of the day, so they were changing the programming to reflect that, so not sure it would be great for routine setting. Mine actually have a playlist of bird videos that they get when I go out anyway & they have lights on a timer, so if I'm out, or sick (I have health issues) the lights keep their routine intact. Mine are massively "damaged birds", but there's 2 of them that went through the trauma together (but in separate tiny cages) & they're now together in the one larger cage, that's always open on the end of it & it's obvious that's a huge help to them in coping with life & they do have an overall stable routine too, various foods at various times, cage "invasion" (cleaning) at a certain time, order of rooms they go into during the day & into their bedroom about 2 hours before bed, so as to give them time to relax & settle & then go to sleep when they're ready, so they're overall good, but still lots more they could improve I feel, so I'm always looking for new things to try to increase their quality of life & they're starting to get into music, so will definitely try that song with them & might see what they think of playschool or another kids tv show too - no harm trying :) (other than they already dominate my big tv & I'm rarely allowed to watch it as a result & I could lose even more tv time lol)
Is there a way to prevent parrots from screaming early in the morning? I don't mind loud parrots except for when they screaming really early in the morning and waking up the neighbours. Is there a way to keep them quiet until at least 9am when everyone is awake?
That is the hardest! I can’t say that there is a way. Mornings are when my flock is the loudest. You could try playing music or feeding them their vegetables, sometimes that helps at my house.
Quattro is screaming more since my husband left sunday for a week. Yesterday I let her see him and talk to him on facetime ☹ and after that she was screaming even more 😥 When I leave to work I turn on the radio or play live parrots channel on YT I'm pretty sure it helps too.. She is really into my husband and now I think it's her hormonal period starting on top of it. 🤗🦜
She is bonded to him! When he isn’t gone for so long does she still scream?
@@ParrotBliss nooonnnn