Quaker Parrot squaking – please help!? My quaker parrot will not stop squaking whenever I leave the room! I know these are normal contact calls, but they are getting to be excessive. He gets plenty of attention, we take him out several times a day, and either my husband or myself are usually home, so he is not usually left alone for more than 3 hours. He has a ton of toys that I rotate often. I’ve tried talking back to let him know where I am, but he can keep it up for an hour – he doesn’t get bored. Tried covering the cage – this doesn’t help one bit. He’s seen the rest of our small house, so he shouldn’t have too much anxiety about where we are. He will not stay on a bird playset, he doesn’t like them. Any ideas? Do those bird clickers work for this type of training? I’ve heard misting works…but he loves water, so isn’t this going to reinforce the behavior more? Would it help to get him a mate or will this just double our trouble? Thanks! Comments6 Responses to “Quaker Parrot squaking – please help!?” Feel free to leave a comment...
CLICK HERE to Teach Your Quaker Parrot To Talk Elite Parrots Club - Multimedia Resource (Videos & Articles). Learn how to teach your parrot to talk and stop behaviors like biting, screaming, and plucking. Interact with parrot lovers worldwide via the forum. |
Teach Your Quaker Tricks Teach your parrot tricks, speech, to stop biting, parrot potty training, eliminating bad behavior, diet & care, etc. |
|||
|
Log in | Register
| ||||
Bird Talk (1-year subscription)
Ok… I have a quaker too, but he’s just a baby. However.. when doing research on which type of bird to get I had read ALOT of people and experts saying that these birds pleasure themselves. Could this be what’s happening? Or is it more of a frightened thing? Any loud noises or other things going on that could startle them?
Do they do it randomly? Birds puff up their feathers when they are calm, relaxed or happy. (That is what I noticed with my bird). My bird tends to puff up when I am petting him. He does it after eating, and sometimes just for no reason. It is nothing to worry about. They get tired just like us. Do they make deep breathing noises after they try to fly? Or maybe after running away from something? They could be scared of something or someone. Then it is normal. I wouldn’t be worried.
That’s the way a LOT of birds will do. It’s a flock call and you’re considered a part of the flock, so he’s trying to call you back to the flock.
They don’t keep it up once you’ve actually LEFT the house (at least mine never did or I would have gotten complaints from my apartment neighbors.)
I’ve had three Quakers in my lifetime and the last one lived with me for 13 years until he died of fatty liver disease. Half of those years were spent in two different apartments. Never once did I get any noise complaints, so I know he didn’t scream all day once I left for work in the morning.
Just ignore him or you’ll just teach him it’ll get results.
I now have three caiques and they do the exact same thing. When I leave the room, they’ll start calling me (okay, screeching for me).
DON’T cover the cage — that’s punishment and you shouldn’t punish natural behavior.
If you get him a friend, that will help, because then he won’t feel so alone. Quakers live in huge flocks in the wild.
I KNOW my caiques are a lot happier because they have each other’s company when I’m gone during the day.
I don’t know if you can manage it, but let him stay in the room where YOU stay. Don’t just leave him alone in one room while you’re off in another room. ALL my birds have always had the freedom to go anywhere within my apartment that I go. I have no other pets, so there are no dog or cat dangers.
Keep it simple! Love the one you have! If you mate it, you’ll loose it as a pet. Honest! Cover your parrot and quit peeking under the covers! Are his little wings clipped? Think about it! Aren’t birds great? Good luck! kjl
Quakers are well known for this behavior. A friend would take care of a lot of this problem true enough, but then to you would more then likely lose your Quaker as a pet. If you talk back to him then he will only scream more. Don’t cover the cage, these guys are intelligent creatures so that will not fool them. This problem can not really be handled here. Try going to Http://GoodBirdInc.com This is a site for training your bird.
I would not recommend clipping your birds wings unless it is unhealthy for him to fly in the house hold. If he can find you then he will not have to call you..
I wish I could fiqure it out, our quaker just screams all the time. It dosen’t matter if we are in the room or not. It is working my patience and need help on what to do. Have had the bird since before he had feathers, he is 6 years old. Please help before I lose my sanity!