My birdy's chirping is a mystery to me

[Cressy]

As I post more and more threads, I realize how much of a novice I am lol

When I got Aska, he was habitually very quiet. (or he was, compared to his cagemate who literally screamed at me the moment i came in) He usually chirped only when he was extremely frightened, and after a while there would be days when he wouldn't chirp at all.

But now all of a sudden he just screams more and more; he's not acting too differently, now he just chirps ear-piercingly loudly. I wouldn't mind if it was a habitual thing, but Aska is usually very quiet so I'm a little concerned that I'm scaring him somehow. Or, does this sudden loudness mean something else? Am I concerned about nothing?

 

[SoCalWendy]

I love cockatiels, but hate their calls. My Sennie can be very loud at times, but she has more her quiet times then loud ones. This I can deal with.

 

[Cressy]

Chirping is part of their charm though! It makes me remember that they're like little humans. Sometimes, I imagine my cockatiel going on a little birdy-sized computer & going to "humanforums.com" and asking questions like "why does my human keep changing the newspaper i poop on? humans are so weird" and "why does my human always make weird noises at me when i try to sing?"

 

[SoCalWendy]

Chirping is part of their charm though! It makes me remember that they're like little humans. Sometimes, I imagine my cockatiel going on a little birdy-sized computer & going to "humanforums.com" and asking questions like "why does my human keep changing the newspaper i poop on? humans are so weird" and "why does my human always make weird noises at me when i try to sing?"

LOL never thought about that with my bird but my dog is another story. Hahaha

 

[MikeyTN]

They go through this loud scream when you first walk into the house then they calm down a bit. Just talk to him and answer him back calling his name saying hi and all. It's nothing too unusual!

 

[Cressy]

I hope not! He quieted down again. I realized that it's mostly on the weekends, in the morning, so maybe this is actually a routine thing and I'm just not here for it usually!