Ok mabe stopping is impossible I just need some advice on how to reduce it.
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Besides the typical "birds are loud" lecture sort of thing, squawking can be lessened by merely ignoring it. Easier said than done, I know, but that's how it works. Birds typically squawk to communicate, out of boredom, or for attention. When the bird squawks, ignore it. Don't look at the bird, don't vocalize to the bird, and don't even bother covering it (I've been told if you cover a bird just to shut it up, you don't even deserve to have it because clearly you don't understand the needs, so obviously it's a bad idea).
When the bird goes quiet, however, run over and shower it with attention, feed it treats, love it like you haven't seen it in forever. But remember, when it's being loud, pretend it doesn't even exist and your head isn't even pounding with the redundant decibel hell of squawking. :) Good luck.
you do know that birds are supposed to squawk?
thats how they communicate, they are flock animals and need attention.
you can either ignore it and hope it stops or give it stuff to occupy its time.
Birds typically make load noises when they need attention or are scared.
Perhaps you should set a specific time each day to play with it and once he learns that that time is his he will look forward to it and not be as noisy. Make sure he has toys to play with and spend as much time with it as you can. They are social critters just like people so think about it. Would you like to be put in a confined area and not be entertained? I鈥檇 bet you鈥檇 be squawking then.
Birds make noise. This is what they DO. As someone already pointed out, being flock animals, they do this to maintain "flock cohesion" (know where everyone is, even when they are out of sight) and to communicate.
Amazons have notoriously loud voices. This doesn't even include screaming - just their normal voice is loud.
Birds generally get loud at two periods during the day - in the morning, and towards evening. This is an instinctual thing, almost all birds (not just parrots) do it. If you bird is screaming continually throughout the day, this is a sign that something is wrong.
One of the biggest reasons for screaming is boredom. The bird is bored. Vocalizing (loudly) is keeping it occupied.
The thing about screaming is that in order to reduce it, you have to ignore it. If you scream back, or even go to the bird to chastise or scold it, you have just rewarded the behavior, and ensured that it will continue. This is because, to birds, ANY reaction is a GOOD reaction, especially if it involves you screaming, too. ("Hey, now we're BOTH screaming, isn't this fun?!")
When the bird is being quiet, make sure to reward this quiet time with out of cage time, games, special food rewards, etc. Attention, with birds, is always the best reward. They want YOU.
When the bird is screaming, do nothing. Don't even look at the bird until it quiets down.
Also, keep in mind, if members of your household scream at one another, this trains the bird to scream. If you are in another room and your mom/brother/sister or someone else yells for you, and you yell back - you have just trained your bird that yelling and being loud are good ways to get the family's attention. They aren't stupid. They learn things from watching you and your family/household. Make sure everyone in your household knows not to yell back and forth to one another if you want to get your bird to stop yelling to you. Take the extra time to stop what you are doing and go to the person you want to communicate with, instead of yelling across the house.
Remember to give your bird LOTS and LOTS of stimulation in the form of puzzle toys, chew toys, etc.
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