What Is the Deal With Parrots that Excessively Scream?
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What Is the Deal With Parrots that Excessively Scream?

Excessive screaming is a learned behavior that we teach our birds.

 

Covering your feathered companion with a blanket only teaches him or her that you will cover the cage when the scream gets out of hand.

 

Yelling at a screaming parrot gives the parrot the attention it seeks. Ignoring a screaming parrot is not the answer either. 

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Cages, Short Toenails, Freezing Pellets, Are Eggs Bad ~ Answered!
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Cages, Short Toenails, Freezing Pellets, Are Eggs Bad ~ Answered!

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Hi Mitch,

 

In response to the comment about travel cages, I have found a solution.

 

My Senegal parrot (Gonzo) did not like to hang out in a smaller cage.

 

So I got her a reasonably-sized cage that I can use for her travel or if she needs to stay with someone.

 

I can drive with it and strap the cage into a seat belt.

 

I set it up in another room and left the cage door open. She has started playing inside it and seems to like it.

 

Now, with COVID-19, I am working from home, and need it to be quiet when I’m on the phone.

 

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How Much Lighting Will I Need for My New Bird Room?
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How Much Lighting Will I Need for My New Bird Room?

Stephanie M. needs to know:

Hi. I am building a new house with a bird room (for a 30+-year-old female Moluccan cockatoo) located in the middle of the house (where all the excitement happens).

It will have a drain and water for easy cleaning, plus doors for nighttime.

It will also have appropriate lighting.

I will need to install wet-protected light fixtures (easiest is typical shower recessed 6″ fixtures that take standard Edison base bulbs).

That’s my question…if the room is 10’2″W x 5’6″D x 8′ 4″H, how many lights do I need?

Thanks for any advice you can lend

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My GCC Likes to Sleep in a Covered Area ~ Is This Hormonal Behavior?
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My GCC Likes to Sleep in a Covered Area ~ Is This Hormonal Behavior?

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Christopher G. writes:

I have a question about bird behavior, and I thought it might find a home in the birdie brunch.

We have a four-year-old green cheek conure and a three-year-old Hahns macaw.

We keep them in travel/sleeping cages in our bedroom at night, with the doors unlatched so they can come out in the morning whenever they want.

Recently, at night, we have found our green cheek to have left her sleeping cage and nestled into a tight space between the two cages, underneath the towels that cover the cage.

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