My Quaker Parrot

[Circeybon]

I recently adopted a young Quaker. I have never had a parrot. I love everything about him except his incessant shrilling. I have learned that if I go to him and talk to him or pick him up he stops. The thing is, even though I am retired I cannot possibly carry him around with me all day. I have spent a lot of money trying to make him happy. He does not like to be in a cage so I let him hang out on top of my Cockatiel's cage. He has a large gym and lots of toys. He gives me kisses and I have really become attached to him. I named him Romeo because he is so loving.
He roost at night inside a green fuzzy house my husband bought him. We attached it to Buddy's (Cockatiel) roof so he is very comfy. I guess I would like some feed back on how to get him to quiet down. It's really bothering my husband.

 

[Allee]

Welcome to the forums! Congratulations on being adopted by a Quaker parrot.

Sounds like you've given Romeo (love the name) a great set up and lots of opportunities to keep busy and entertain himself. Quakers are extremely flock oriented, they like to keep close tabs on their humans. If the call is an outrageously loud, AACK AACK AACK AACK AACK, he's probably contact calling you. Have you tried calling back to him from a distance rather than approaching him? One of my Quakers calls out, 'Are you okay?', usually if I call back he's fine even if he can't see me. My Quakers like to have music playing or a TV on.

After your Quaker has been with you for a while and learned the routine, the AACK AACK AACK AACK will probably be reserved for rare occasions when Romeo really has a reason to complain. If possible, you should probably resist the urge to run to him when he screeches, Quakers are very clever, if Romeo sees an opportunity to train his human rather than the other way around, he's likely to take advantage.

I've found station training works well with Quakers. They prefer human perches but that isn't always convenient. If you designate a perch or play stand and train Romeo to stay there, his time out of his cage will be more pleasant for everyone.

Enjoy your new friend! Please let us know how Romeo progresses.

 

[Flboy]

Welcome to you!

 

[BirdLover80]

Welcome I'm having a similar issue with my IRN. She never shuts up. lol Will let you know any tips/tricks as I get them.

 

[BIRDIGIRL]

Hi and Welcome. I hope you enjoy every moment you spend with your Quaker they are Amazing Parrots. I also have a Quaker but I have to confess I love all the Quaker sounds she makes but I find that alot of her sounds are just flock calls to see where I am round the house or what Im doing and she will often say Hello how are you if she catches a glimpse of me or if I answer her call.They need to know you are there and call expecting an answer...I used to answer Hello how are you to my girl now she calls to me Hello how are you.

 

[VolcanoBakemeat]

birds scream! all the time! they don't stop! that's how they say they care about you, so that's sweet. Your bird is a part of your flock now, and if you separate he just wants to know if you're doing ok out there. The one thing you should not do is scold him for it. He won't understand, and it won't work anyways. Sometimes, if my bird is REALLY bad and won't stop, I'll give him a little bath and he calms down. Maybe you could find a space in the rooms you spend the most time in and set up a perch for him, so he can see you? He probably won't scream if he knows you're ok!

 

[JerseyWendy]

Hello Circeybon, and welcome to the forums.

birds scream! all the time! they don't stop! that's how they say they care about you, so that's sweet. .....!

HUH??? I'm very lucky then that none of my fids got that memo. All of mine are usually pretty quiet. Sure, they can have their moments, but not often, and certainly not for long periods of time.