Age for Screaming?

[itsjoyceduh]

Hi everyone! What age do amazon usually start to scream or make very loud noises?

OR

When did you start to hear your babies beautiful vocal sound?

 

[SailBoat]

All of our Amazons have been rehomed and came into our home with their voices fully intact. So, I am no expert in defining a timeline for when babies will begin verbal begging. When visiting friends who breed parrots, the noise level is rarely on the silent side, especially when the babies realize that someone (possible a food providing source) has enters the room.

Full voiced contact calls and therefor lung capacity is in place prior to fledging.

Amazon's do not scream, they just maximize their contact call to assure communication at long distances.

 

[Scott]

Amazons, and most parrots are capable of screaming from almost the beginning to the end.

Not trying to be flippant, but my Zon Gonzo came to me as a young adult. He actually rarely screams, but is a very entertaining talker. If only my Cockatoos would vocalize so nicely!

 

[Kiwibird]

Blue fronts, in general, do not tend to be big screamers. Unless you really do something wrong along the way, they typically vocalize nicely for a parrot (and every once in a while will scream down the house). Vocalizing nicely can range from incessant chatter to bird noises at slightly above "indoor voice" level. You'll get used to it quickly if/when she starts Kiwi is actually a very quiet boy most of the time. He gets a bug up his butt every so often, otherwise he makes a variety of nice, soft parrot noises I rather like.

Sailboat does mention something you should know about zons- they contact call. It is NOT the same thing as screaming, but it is LOUD. Contact calling is done to determine where other flock members or their mate is when they are out of sight. It is loud because in nature, they must pierce miles of dense rainforest. In our homes, which are not filled by dense rainforest, it is just:52: It is a perfectly natural vocalization pattern and nothing to be concerned about. Kiwi's contact sounds kind of like he's shouting "what, what what!". I whistle back and he quiets down. He'll go for a minute or so if I don't respond, but he always quiets down after a while. Once they learn the humans aren't home 24/7 and what your routine is, I don't think they contact call during the day when they KNOW you aren't there. It's just when your home or suppose to be home:54:

 

[Doublete]

My amazon is ridiculously quiet.
My lovebird makes more noise than she does. She sings or talks in the afternoon usually for about 45 minutes. And once in awhile if I'm not making their breakfast quickly enough I hear "hello! Hello?!? Hellooooo!??" From their room. Once in awhile she will make a contact call which does sound like "what" in a very short burst but it is very seldom.

 

[Giggleagain]

My amazon is ridiculously quiet.
My lovebird makes more noise than she does. She sings or talks in the afternoon usually for about 45 minutes. And once in awhile if I'm not making their breakfast quickly enough I hear "hello! Hello?!? Hellooooo!??" From their room. Once in awhile she will make a contact call which does sound like "what" in a very short burst but it is very seldom.

Funny, these quiet amazons .... Willie has yet to sound off like one. The loudest he's ever been is when someone comes to the house and doesn't say "hello" to him right away. Willie's "hello" can be heard across the highway, I'm sure.... but other than two very enthusiastic amazonic "scrawtches" when anticipating his weekly bath, I've never heard him sound like a bird. My daughter is a lot louder than Willie... A LOT!

 

[itsjoyceduh]

hahaha! Very interesting stories of your amazon guys! So far I haven't heard much noise from Bella. Aside from joining me and my family's conversation with a little tongue rolling and other cute sounds such as trying to say her name and step up. She has been pretty quite.

 

[itsjoyceduh]

Oh! I was watching a youtube video where a bird was singing happy birthday. Bella was super noisy and stopped what she was doing and was listening. I showed her the video and she started to make some cute noises too haha. She is super cute

 

[Tinviking]

My Yogi is a rescue BFA and he is still a bit cage bound. He squawks and screams very loudly. He has a very small vocabulary of 4 words and a few sounds that are possibly the beginnings of new words/phrases. We are now used to the loud noises but we think he was shut away in an unused room in his previous life, hence the very loud screaming. There was one squawk he used to do that would make you jump out of your skin! Luckily for our nerves he doesn't seem to have the urge to do that anymore!

Be careful what you wish for - if you want to keep your nerves intact

 

[Kiwibird]

My Yogi is a rescue BFA and he is still a bit cage bound. He squawks and screams very loudly. He has a very small vocabulary of 4 words and a few sounds that are possibly the beginnings of new words/phrases. We are now used to the loud noises but we think he was shut away in an unused room in his previous life, hence the very loud screaming. There was one squawk he used to do that would make you jump out of your skin! Luckily for our nerves he doesn't seem to have the urge to do that anymore!

Be careful what you wish for - if you want to keep your nerves intact

You are probably correct in your assumption he was locked away or in some way deprived of attention/interaction. Our Kiwi was like that when we got him- LOUD. He's quieted down a lot (for a parrot) over the years (they all make some noise). Happy, well adjusted BFA's are not abnormally loud parrots. Make sure you really encourage those noises you like by responding with a lot of attention. After a while, he will start to make THOSE noises instead of the loud ones and depending on age/desire to learn, may even pick up some new human words/other sounds