Hello, I have 2 Quaker parrots, one blue one green. My parents are concerned with them because they make sooo much noise. At first we bought the green one and she was perfectly quiet, when we told her to be. Then when our neighbor gave the second blue one to us, he was loud as could be and couldn't get him quiet. Now, he's got the other one doing it. We have them in two seperate cages. The blue one is jealous, so when we have attention on the green one, he goes bolistic, then the other one follows. Any ideas? HELP ME!
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First, it has already been said, Quakers are loud birds! It is in their nature to make noise and they just happen to be loud.
You can help the bird to be loud at normal times though. Most birds are naturally loud in the morning, as if to let the flock know the sun is up, and in the evening, to tell the flock "You had better eat and find a roost because the sun is going down."
Rather than get upset, try joining them in the morning and evening. Help them see you as part of the flock. This isn't for everyone, but some people find great success with this.
All the other times you don't want the noise is difficult to address. Everything depends on what you or the other person has "trained" the bird to respond to.
If the bird gets the attention it desires by screaming, then it will continue to scream. Sometimes it really does need to scream to get certain attention if you don't provide it first.
You need to study the times the birds make noise and try to figure out why they are making it. Then you need to work on providing their needs before they scream, or learn to not give attention if they are just being demanding.
You might try having two people hold one bird each if you are going to hold the birds in front of each other. You can also give the bird not being held a treat to munch on, before you pick up the other bird. That way it is rewarded before it screams and it may not feel neglected.
When you put the bird being held back in the cage, always give it a treat and then take the other bird out and give it attention.
The single most important thing you can do, is to try and see things from your bird's perspective. Don't expect the bird to understand you and your wants. You have to work at understanding them. They didn't ask to come and live with you. They are stuck in your house without the ability to communicate with you outside of using body language and their voice.
There is more to this than can be written here. There are entire books on the subject! Below is an article that might help you get started though.
It will walk you through making a journal that will help you see what is behind the bird's screaming session. When you can pin point the problem, you are at the beginning of the solution.
Quakers are all loud .There is nothing you can do about it.The other one tough your bird to be loud.Maybe you should try putting there cages together.Then later on put them together and see if that works.
If they have a cage try putting an opaque blanket over them. They should go to sleep within minutes. It works with my birds, hope it works with yours. Much luck.
you dont unless you let them out have wing fixed and let them come out play with them alot but they will still get lound when they feel the need to mind both do i have two males in different cages and they yell at each other all the time
i cover them at night but in the day it sounds like a jungle i have 3 large birds amazon ,mccaw, gray also so it just happens
they will wear down and take a break in time
Hey Cute Cat, Quakers are pretty smart. If you already put them in separate cages, put them in separate rooms for a quick fix. I taught mine to quiet down. It took awhile and there are loud periods in the day, but it's nice to shut them up when things get out of hand like when I'm on the phone. First, I ignore them and leave the room when they are noisy. If attention is given, positive or not, they will try harder to get it. Then I would whisper "Can you whisper like this?" Now they start whispering when I say this especially when I'm on the phone for a treat. They will say, "Whisper?" in a quiet low tone. They are noisy birds. How about training them in separate rooms and let them sleep together at night?They are flock birds. Just an idea.Have a great week.
I have a friend who puts them in separate rooms and turns the radio on lightly for them it works great, before leaving the house wheel them into the same room so they can socialize as much as they want.
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