b.c.c pitches fits

[michellebaughman]

Sassy is quite sassy! Lol...twice she has pitched a good ole fashion fit,like a 2 year old child,I'm talking screamed to the top of her lungs,feathers standing,feet stomping! Lol I don't know what pissed her off,but boy did she show it,she was on top of her cage both times.I just ignored her,walked around the room like I didn't hear it,then she says,what are you doing? So I responded,no...What are YOU doing? So,she says why don't u shut up? S.m.h...she's a mess! Are these birds just typically noisy? Cause she is! Lol...she has gotten better.

 

[michellebaughman]

Also want to add....she can be a sweetheart too,she gives me lots a kisses.and loves for me to hold her,although she's not too big yet on being petted.

 

[weco]

Sounds like she's testing her limits with you & if you don't want her to win, it's time to get a handle on her attitude & establish firm boundaries with her.....

Good luck.....

 

[JamesC]

Blue crowns can be excitable and really sound off at times. Usually it is a short burst for a few minutes then they start settling down. Most of the time something seems to trigger the noise. I'm using Rosco as my example there because Tootsie is an extra vocal bird and mostly makes noise just to make noise. I think sometimes she will swell up and pop if she does not squawk every few seconds to relieve the pressure. I have known her for around 25 years now, over 15 with me and she has always been that way. As she has gotten older she has gotten noisier.

There are three types of loud noises that mine seem to make for specific reasons.
* A very common "squaaaak" which is a contact call/attention getter.
* A less common series of quick trumpets each lower pitch than the previous. Usually 3 or 5 trumpets in series. This one seems to be more of a "I see something I don't like" noise. Rosco usually does it when he sees my senegal Sidney doing something naughty or I'm messing with Tootsie trimming her nails or cleaning her beak/nares cause she has a chronic upper respiratory issue and often gets clogged up.
* And (fortunately) a rare high pitched "WAAAAK WAAAAK WAAAAK WAAAAK" which is a kind of alarm noise. Though occasionally they both will make the noise during the course of their daily noise making sessions. Tootsie will do it more often than Rosco. But when they both do it it is ear splitting.

They also "sing" if you want to call it that. A lot of nasal beeps and trumpets that follow a specific pattern. Usually ending in 3 loud squawks each rising in pitch. Both of mine will keep almost perfect synchronicity with each other when they are singing.

Aside from bursts during the day, they make the most noise in the mornings as they are waiting for breakfast and at night when they are getting sleepy. The night noise making sessions are usually the loudest/most chaotic. Rosco will fly all over the place. It is usually the trigger for me to put them to bed for the night, cover them up and turn out the lights.

 

[Kiwibird]

There are birds out there who'd give the most upset child a run for their money on who has the worst tantrums... Was Sassy a rescue? You responded just as you should, IGNORE IT. Be sure to make a really big deal/lots of praise over noises you do like! When a bird gets no response to loud screeching and lots of praise over cute noises, they'll gradually start screeching less and making the "good" noises more. She's still new and doesn't yet "know" how your flock communicates. It's natural for them to be extremely loud, as they have to be heard through dense rainforest. Expect it to take a while for her to learn, but so long as you're consistent, she will learn eventually.

Kiwi was a screamer when we got him. Like, make you're eardrums bleed screamer:52: He only made a few other noises besides screams too, which thankfully were cute, since there wasn't much "good" noises to choose from with him. Boy did we ever make a HUGE deal out of the nice noises though! It took a few months to "quiet him down", but for the most part, he vocalizes with pleasant/adorable noises we encouraged and only every once in a while gets a bug up his butt to really let loose.

 

[michellebaughman]

Thanks y'all,she hasn't pitched any fits today....

 

[4dugnlee]

My sun conure Cisco throws little temper tantrums occasionally. He takes it out on one certain toy. He doesn't do it often...and I ignore it also.

 

[ruffledfeathers]

My blue crown is really laid back overall, doesn't squawk except when my dogs start barking excessively, he seems to like it and he will climb to the front of the cage and squawk with them like he is part of the pack. He seems really happy and pleased with himself when he does it too, so I find it sort of cute. And for me, all I have to do is say "Pinto, get down" and since he is my dog who starts them all barking, it just quiets down once Pinto calms himself.


Having had a sun conure, she went through tantrums of squawking sometimes when she was simply in a snit. So I think each one has his/her own personality and desire to 'speak up'. haha

 

[SoCalWendy]

Have you ever seen a parrotlet pitch a major fit? It's the funniest thing you've ever seen. They stomp around shaking their heads all hunchbacked all while cussing you out in bird language. It was nice outside so I decidd to put both birds out and spritz then with a little water. As soon as kiwi saw the water bottle, bird-Zilla came out and lovable little kiwi was gone for a few minutes. :30::30::30::30: