What does this sound mean? It’s killing my ears :(

[Flapjack]

Hello all! I’m back again with Kure, it’s been a little over a month now and she is now 1 year old ! I was curious if you guys could identify a sound she is making for me. It is extremely loud and makes my ears hurt when she does it near me so I am hoping to prevent/discourage it. Today she was making it when 1. Nothing was happening we were just standing on the bathroom and 2. when the water was running or when I was splashing in it (it was bath time). She has made it a few other times but I wasn’t able to pinpoint what she was reacting to. If any of you know why she is making this noise and could explain what it means I would forever be in your debt, my ears are still ringing as I write this . (I attached a video so you guys can hear it)

 

[clark_conure]

I dunno, sounds sweeter than the grrrs and grunts I get......

Yeah when it's in your ear it's like wtf but....I dunno woundn't mind that in my flock.

 

[zERo]

Kinda sounds like excitement to me. How often does she make the noise in a typical day?

 

[Flapjack]

I dunno, sounds sweeter than the grrrs and grunts I get......

Yeah when it's in your ear it's like wtf but....I dunno woundn't mind that in my flock.

Heh yeah it is sweet in tone, unfortunately not in volume. Honestly it reminds me a bit of a fire alarm when she does a bunch in a row.

 

[Flapjack]

Kinda sounds like excitement to me. How often does she make the noise in a typical day?

Not too often, so far she’s only made it once today (3 in succession) which seemed to be a reaction to a toilet flushing.

 

[LaManuka]

Hello all! I’m back again with Kure, it’s been a little over a month now and she is now 1 year old ! I was curious if you guys could identify a sound she is making for me. It is extremely loud and makes my ears hurt when she does it near me so I am hoping to prevent/discourage it. Today she was making it when 1. Nothing was happening we were just standing on the bathroom and 2. when the water was running or when I was splashing in it (it was bath time). She has made it a few other times but I wasn’t able to pinpoint what she was reacting to. If any of you know why she is making this noise and could explain what it means I would forever be in your debt, my ears are still ringing as I write this . (I attached a video so you guys can hear it)
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Different folks react to noises in different ways. I have a princess parrot called Peachie who makes a VERY loud contact call, a bit like a smoke alarm, which I think a lot of people would find very piercing and annoying but i actually love it cos she makes it most often when she's happy! On the other hand I have a cockatiel called Jem, who is also often very loud, but there's one call he makes that just grates on my nerves because, as can be the case with cockatiels, he gets it stuck in his brain and makes it over .... and over .... and over... and over .... you get the picture. I didn't teach it to him, I don't know where he picked it up, perhaps from a previous owner because he was a refugee I found in my back yard, and it's not even particularly loud but it's not a natural cockatiel sound so SOME genius must've taught it to him! But if there's one thing I know for sure, if I react to it in ANY way he'll take that as approval, or make some sort of a game out of it and make that sound all the more, so i don't give him any kind of "positive" reinforcement by reacting to it. He still does it, just nowhere near as much. So as difficult as it might be, perhaps try not to react AT ALL when Kure makes that sound, and make a big fuss over him and reward sounds that you DO like. You may never eliminate it, but over time he might make the undesirable sound a little less

 

[GaleriaGila]

Yeah, good input above.
Maybe a household squeaky noise?
And in any event, it's purely angelic compared to my Patagonian. Enjoy!

 

[Flapjack]

Different folks react to noises in different ways. I have a princess parrot called Peachie who makes a VERY loud contact call, a bit like a smoke alarm, which I think a lot of people would find very piercing and annoying but i actually love it cos she makes it most often when she's happy! On the other hand I have a cockatiel called Jem, who is also often very loud, but there's one call he makes that just grates on my nerves because, as can be the case with cockatiels, he gets it stuck in his brain and makes it over .... and over .... and over... and over .... you get the picture. I didn't teach it to him, I don't know where he picked it up, perhaps from a previous owner because he was a refugee I found in my back yard, and it's not even particularly loud but it's not a natural cockatiel sound so SOME genius must've taught it to him! But if there's one thing I know for sure, if I react to it in ANY way he'll take that as approval, or make some sort of a game out of it and make that sound all the more, so i don't give him any kind of "positive" reinforcement by reacting to it. He still does it, just nowhere near as much. So as difficult as it might be, perhaps try not to react AT ALL when Kure makes that sound, and make a big fuss over him and reward sounds that you DO like. You may never eliminate it, but over time he might make the undesirable sound a little less

Thank you for the advice! I will try not to react to it, she is definitely into mimicking things so hopefully she’ll pick up something else instead, it just seems to be her sound of the week. We normally communicate through clicks which are much quieter.

 

[Flapjack]

Yeah, good input above.
Maybe a household squeaky noise?
And in any event, it's purely angelic compared to my Patagonian. Enjoy!

Ooh! Maybe! We do have some dog toys in the house. I’m honestly so glad that this is the only noise “issue” we are having. I was expecting screeching and constant noise when I first got Kure but she is normally so super quiet. I’m so grateful. (Fingers crossed that it lasts)

 

[LoveMyFids]

Hello all! I’m back again with Kure, it’s been a little over a month now and she is now 1 year old ! I was curious if you guys could identify a sound she is making for me. It is extremely loud and makes my ears hurt when she does it near me so I am hoping to prevent/discourage it. Today she was making it when 1. Nothing was happening we were just standing on the bathroom and 2. when the water was running or when I was splashing in it (it was bath time). She has made it a few other times but I wasn’t able to pinpoint what she was reacting to. If any of you know why she is making this noise and could explain what it means I would forever be in your debt, my ears are still ringing as I write this . (I attached a video so you guys can hear it)
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I believe this is a normal conure sound & nothing to be worried about. It is probably excitement as mentioned, unless she is mimicking a sound in your home like a smoke alarm chirping from low batteries. Some birds naturally makes some very loud and/or very high pitched calls. I have a Meyers who has a very loud, high pitched, ear piercing alarm & excited call she makes sometimes-esp. each dusk. It's normal. Hearing it in a bathroom will certainly sound even louder though due to the acoustics!

 

[Free as a bird]

Hello all! I’m back again with Kure, it’s been a little over a month now and she is now 1 year old ! I was curious if you guys could identify a sound she is making for me. It is extremely loud and makes my ears hurt when she does it near me so I am hoping to prevent/discourage it. Today she was making it when 1. Nothing was happening we were just standing on the bathroom and 2. when the water was running or when I was splashing in it (it was bath time). She has made it a few other times but I wasn’t able to pinpoint what she was reacting to. If any of you know why she is making this noise and could explain what it means I would forever be in your debt, my ears are still ringing as I write this . (I attached a video so you guys can hear it)
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That little sweet chirp is killing your ear... Really... It's so soft and sweet... Your lucky your birds not very loud

 

[Newbe]

Buy ear plugs, one of my jendays can get very loud so I bought ear plugs and they work great. I don't let him chase me out of the room now so his noise isn't as bother some as it was. They are with me for 3 days now so we are both adjusting to each other...

 

[rheashard2]

The sound doesn't seem bad. But every human has a different tolerance point. I have zero problems tuning out my CAG's red tail hawk or dragons. To me thats just noise to be tuned out. But when she does my daughter's boss 'whoop, whoop' exclamations my teeth get set on edge. I can't seem to ignore it. I go to a different room. She eventually stops. A high percentage of people have a sound(s) that trigger irritability. Sometimes those sounds can trigger other problems. Last time I checked this had a fancy name but no reasons. The trigger sounds can be anything. It's not only the bane of bird owners. It's the bane of any parent who has to deal with what their teens call music.

 

[JjEjFjF]

My conures dont make any noise remotely like that. I get annoying squawking.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Maybe she's imitating a smoke alarm signaling that the battery is low, one of the world's most annoying sounds!

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

SOunds like a happy conure! But I get you on the noise grating on yer nerves. What worked for me was taking a word or sentence my old fart, Charlie, liked to say and said it whenever he was making the annoying sound. Eventually, he started saying the exciting word/sentence more.

 

[TiredOldMan]

Since you stated that this happens in the bath and when a toilet flushes is she maybe wanting a bath?
Personally that is music to my ears (partially deaf) but I'm used to cockatoos and CAGs

 

[PrimorandMoxi]

Sweet.
I love it too.
Happy Bird = Happy Human.