Screaming Princess Parrot

[Kera]

Hey there,

Ok i need help for my princess parrot. he has developed a screaming problem and its got to the point where my parents are making me give him away.
Here are the details

Bird is a 1yr old princess parrot.
He is flighted and gets to fly around the house and also has an outside cage for during the day so he can go outside and fly around.
Gets to play inside with us for approx 2+ hours a day and also goes in his outside cage pretty much all day.
Gets fresh fruit and veg and seed daily. Also eats brekky and dinner with us.
Gets new toys all the time and i rotate them around often.

Ok so i bought the bird in January this year. (2007) we tamed him and bonded and he was a very fun happy great bird. My parents left for a holiday in about March and it was just me and Birdie for a good few months. Birdie was fine during this time. I always made sure i gave him extra attention now that my parents wernt home all day (theyre retired so he was used to someone always being home). Then my friend came and moved in. Birdie was fine during this time aswell. I then decided to get another princess parrot. Bad mistake. This bird was SO noisy. He just yelled all day long. My parents then came home and my friend moved back out. This was too much for my parents so we had to take the new bird back to the breeder. only problem is when we took him back the screaming didnt stop. Birdie now starts at about 5:30am and will go non stop untill about 10am and then may quiet down for 30mins or so and then start back up for another round and will keep going untill bed time. I thought it might just be due to the change of my parents coming home but they have been home for about 2.5 months now and it hasnt settled down at all.

I have tried ignoring him, that doesnt work AT ALL. he will just continue screaming for hours. I have also tried putting him in the naughty corner. I just put him in his cage and wheeled him into a quiet dark room for a few mins. He goes quiet straight away but then after i take him back out he stays quiet for maybe 5mins and then starts up again. I keep putting him back in the naughty room but it doesnt make any difference.

Its UNBEARABLE. I dont know what to do. I cant stand the thought of giving him away, i dont know how his new family would tollerate this noise. I have red a few threads on here about screaming but i have tried all the suggestions. PLEASE please i need help. I dont want to give him away

 

[birdcrazy]

My first thought is he might have bonded with the other bird and now is calling constantly looking for him. I would suggest that you put him in the outside cage as long as the weather permits and go out there and visit him often this will hepl settle everyones nerves for awhile. Would it me possible to proof the cage or build a small aviary to keep him and maybe a companion in? this way they aren't in your house screaming, but you still get to take care of your baby.

 

[Kera]

Thanks for that, Only problem is even when he is outside his call is so loud that we can still hear it very clearly inside, even with all the doors and windows shut.
Is this problem something that could be fixed with some sort of training method? i think its more to do with my parents coming home as the bird is fairly quiet when theyre gone.

 

[birdcrazy]

OK, how are your parents around the bird. Birds react very strongly to different people - try to figure out anything that could be setting him off - a peice of jewlry or a hairstyle from one of your parent could be threatening him. THere isn't much you can do about the outside parrots are loud I can hear my SIdeny all the way to the mailbox and he's in a far room of the house.

 

[Kera]

My parents are really good around him. Everything was fine before they left and then as soon as they came back thats when it started. If they are the problem how can we get Birdie used to them and not yelling all day?

 

[birdcrazy]

instead of giving him all his attention at once - have yout tried like taking him out for about 10 minutes every hour or so ? I read somewhere that the about of times he received attention was more important than the length.

 

[birdcrazy]

Also does he have any favorite treats. If he is being quiet even for 30 seeconds make sure to reward him.

 

[ASHxNEFF]

Hi there. I hope the screaming has been helped. If you don't mind me asking.. how much was your P.P? I am going to get one tomorrow but I'm thinking that it's way over priced :l Thank You in advance.

 

[Von1983]

I don't think any of these members are active anymore as this post was made in 2007! Maybe some kind members can research this for you. I will have a look but I am in Britain and am not sure if this will help!

Ok, I just had a look, and as I suspected, they are rare here! I found a few wanted notices but noone selling! I know that a few weeks ago when I first happened upon them I saw an add for a breeding pair for £80. It could well have been a scam for all I know, but the ad isn't there now.

Sorry!!!

 

[ASHxNEFF]

Thank you. Sorry lol. I didnt look at the date.. oops. Thanks a bunch! The price they want just seems way steep. I've searched all of ask.com and other search engines. I didnt really find a good estimate.. but still, thanks so much for your help

 

[JuliaLupin]

I'm from Northern Cali and PP sell for $150 unsexed here. Hope that helps

 

[stew1953]

Hi...I just joined this site because of our loud screeching Princess Parrot.We've had it for about 18 months and most of that time it has screeched.It will do a continuous staccato(?) monotone screech for about 20 to 30 seconds and will only stop if we cover it's cage with its blanket.Even then it will usually restart after 10 minutes .It is driving us crazy.We feel like selling it.The parrot itself cost £140 including a basic cage.We have since seen that person advertise exactly the same ad,on numerous occassions.Could inbreeding cause this noise? We have bought a large domed cage,after about 3 months which cost £100.We are getting sick of it.Any answers?