Birds - What To Do About A Noisy Parrot
In this article, now that we've covered how to get your parrot
to talk, we're going to cover what to do when you can't get him
to shut his beak.
Fact of life. Parrots make a noise and it's not always a
pleasant one. Even the quietest of parrots can make you wish
you'd bought a goldfish instead and the ones that spend all day
screaming like a
fire truck make you wish you lived out in the
country somewhere.
So, the question is...How do you get that blasted bird to shut
up?
The experts say to become more informed about how birds
communicate and why they do what they do.
The first thing you have to understand is what is normal for a
bird as far as its vocal
patterns. For starters, you have to
understand that there is no such thing as a quiet parrot. Living
with a parrot is kind of like living with a roommate. He'll
squawk for hours sometimes and then pass out in front of the
television.
The more comfortable a bird is with its surroundings the more it
will talk. That's why when you first take your
parrot home it
will be fairly quiet and begin to speak more as time marches on.
A normal vocalization for a parrot is, fortunately, not all day
long. Parrots will begin their vocal exercises early in the
morning and then quickly quiet down. They will then start up
again around sunset. They will also get a little chatty after
taking a nap. This
may not be a bad thing as you do want to know
that your parrot is still breathing.
Some birds are so happy with their surroundings that they speak
more often than other birds. This is not to suggest that if you
want your bird to be quiet you routinely do what you can to make
its life miserable.
If you feel that your bird is speaking
more than is normal, then
it is quite possible that you chose a species that is more vocal
than others. A Macaw can scream at ear deafening decibels for up
to ten minutes at a time without coming up for air.
The thing you need to do as an owner is to recognize the
difference between a parrot that is chirping because it is happy
and one that is
upset. There is a definite difference in the
sound with the latter having a tone of desperation and
unhappiness.
Once you've determined the cause of the noise, one thing you can
do to quiet your parrot down is to give it something to do.
Birds that are bored scream more. There are a number of toys you
can get for your parrot. Just place them in
his cage and you
will notice a decrease in the amount of noise coming from the
cage.
Also, make sure your parrot has a proper diet. A healthy bird is
not going to be as noisy as one that is sick and screaming
because of this.
But the bottom line is simply this. You bought a parrot and
parrots are noisy. As long as the noise isn't
excessive, which
you should be able to determine from the tips above, you are
simply going to have to learn to live with your fine feathered
friend.
Of course you could always go out and get that goldfish.
About the author:
Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Birds
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