Constant squawking 6 year old GCC

[Xzlinxx]

Hi all this is my first time posting here. I know that this is a SUPER common topic but every time I find a posting about it their babies are reaching sexual maturity and are only 2-3 years old. My girl is 6 years old and, just recently, has become the most obnoxious lady in the house. To tell you a little about her she is a turquoise GCC, she goes to sleep around 11:30-12:00 and I wake her up around noon the next day,
. She eats a diet of pellets, dried fruit, and a nut mix I get from my local bird store most days and fresh offerings every other day. I know someone is going to say her sleep schedule is strange but it isn't possible for her to sleep earlier as she will not go to bed under her cover if other noises are around and she is in the room with my pc. This schedule has worked for us for a while now but recently she has started nonstop squawking for attention. She pulls it ALL out. I have closed her door, I have told her off, I have tried giving her more attention, ANYTHING but even if I spend 5 hours of alone time with her she still deems it not enough and will immediately scream once I leave her room. Anyone have any ideas what might be going on? Is she going through another phase? I would also like to mention her aggression has spiked massively out of nowhere and I am unsure as to why. Normally I try to spend 2-3 hours in her room and talking/cuddling her up but it has barely been possible because she has been so standoffish to everyone and will bite randomly. I just am at my wits end so any insight, personal stories, or advice would help me a ton. Thank you!

 

[Laurasea]

Welcome to the forum.
My GCC Ta-dah and I have had different issues from time to time. All my fault of course. Once I moved her cage and changed her routine, she was not happy at all about that. Once a lot of alarm calls and screeching episodes, recently it's been a hawk that has taken to sitting on a fence across the street. One year it was a snake that took to napping in a bush outside her Window! Took me a while to figure that one out. From time to time I've pissed her off, why? Only she knows! Sometimes I've caused her to spooked if my hands.


Anyway, apologizing to her, a lot, hand feeding her favorite treats a lot, paying extra attention to body language, and fixing anything I've done wrong. Gets me back in her good graces.

Sometimes there is a health issue that causes this. Once she had a yeast infection. So an avain vet visit might be in order. If you don't have a kitchen digital scale and check and record weights regularly, you should start.

Have new people or new pets come into tge hone,? Csn yiu think of anything? Do observations, try not see what you expect to see, but work st looking at everything with new eyes. Look out her window anything new in the neighborhood?

I have a link for parrot stress, talks about routines and patterning to music

https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/stress-reduction-for-parrot-companions/

Also all things Pamela Clark a great avian behavioral specialist. She talks about increasing their ability to make choices and control their environment. To encourage natural behaviors
This is a nice article and then you can explore her others.
https://blogpamelaclarkonline.com/tag/parrots-and-flight/

Edit: in re reading, she is off in a room by herself?, thst does make our social parrots unhappy. Can you set her up with a play area in tge main action part of the house?

 

[Xzlinxx]

Hi and thank you for the response. She has her cage in my office with the door open all day. She cannot be allowed outside of her cage unless that room door is closed and I am in there with her due to that I also have 3 cats and she is a flighted bird. I would love to have her on my shoulder and walk around with her on her leash but she also has decided she is terrified of said leash after she accidentally got her talon stuck once so we are currently trying to reintroduce it and train. Otherwise, I roll her entire cage out into the living room while we are home watching tv/cooking but the same thing applies to that she will scream and squawk the second you are out of her eyesight. I am beginning to think she is just spoiled and too attached to her humans.

 

[Laurasea]

Hi
I understand the safety issues.

Do you have a flock call? When a parrot flock calls. Its checking in, use the same whistle or phrase back. Unanswered flock calls cause them to keep calling.

Obviously she is bonded to you and wants to be with you. They aren't spoiled, they evolved to always be with flock and mate. Its instincts to flock. They are very social, and it's unnatural and stressful for them to be alone.

I hope you can roll the cageboyt more often and least let her see and feel lije she is part of her family.

 

[Xzlinxx]

Annnnnd this is why people don't post here. Thank you for your inpit but you do not have to be with your parrot 24/7 to be considered a good bird parent. She gets enough attention and yes, animals can definitely be spoiled just as our own children can be. Saying "so that she can feel like a part of her family" is incredibly rude. Thank you again for your input I'll just be getting rid of my login for this site as this is exactly how everyone acts when people talk about their parrots when they cannot dedicate their entire life to their feathered friends.

 

[Laurasea]

I'm trying to helpful, not rude or accusing, most people can't be with their birds 24/7
Parrots aren't easy pets, and all my statements are true, trying to have them feel included even if in their cage is helpful.
Behavior problems Ike screaming happen when their needs aren't met.

Your flash of anger seems disproportionate to our conversation...