Attention Screaming | Behaviour Solutions

[@Loveofpets]

Very informative 😃 I taught my moustache parakeet to talk instead of screaming and it's so much better and pleasant.

[@ellagustin2503]

Howd you do that

[@rrnarain5201]

She is giving a lot of good effort and work,she needs more likes and subscribers! Pls support her

[@caryelizabeth624]

Thank you so, so much for Regis video! I have a cockatiel who has been through multiple homes before we took him in, and he has a VERY deeply ingrained screaming habit. I've since taught him to use a forging tray to keep him busy, but he still hasn't taken to the other foraging toys I've offered. We're making improvements, but we still have a long way to go!

[@mojothebudgies2901]

My IRN used to scream for me and I solved the issue by turning living room into a bird room & got him budgie mates/entertainment seen as currently cannot find a suitable IRN to rescue or adopt. lol Birds are social animals & 99% of time they need friends.

[@incanusolorin2607]

Agreed!!

[@incanusolorin2607]

Social interaction is just as important as toys. I hope people realize that one day. Congratulations for solving your bird’s problem by correctly identifying what he was missing.

[@TIT439]

I have a cokatiel and it screams literally for hours when I am listening to my classes😂😂

[@dharmacharinipasadanandi7110]

You're my fave bird person, and your little Zeebee was delightful, (RIP, little parrotlet..💕) You are so kind and knowledgeable. Thanks for all you do, to help us, and bird families everywhere.💛

[@chimmystolemyjams2443]

Ah, finally! I have been wanting to know about this as my budgies scream a hell lot throughout the day. And Im unable to solve that issue

[@steph4050]

I am working from home and attention screaming was a BIG problem since I am on conference call all the time. What I did was the following. 1. There are periods of the day where my bird (a young parrotlet) is very interested into what I am doing. I spent time with her face to face to make her imitate one of my soft whistling. Within few minutes she started to imitate it very well. I guess I was lucky. 2. Now for 3 days straight, I completely ignored her attention screaming. As soon as she was silent for few seconds, I was quickly going back to her room while doing that soft whistle. If she was starting to scream, I was turning around and leaving. 3. During that same period. If she was randomly doing that whistle, I was immediately going back to her room. I did a lot of back and forth on that whistle. I know it was 3-4 days of hell. But she now COMPLETELY stopped that screaming. She did not do it for weeks now. She does softly whistle a lot, but now at least I can investigate what is wrong without having to deal with this screaming all the time.

[@galeem713]

My birds only make noise when I forget what time it is. All five have their own room with a climbing net that covers the full ceiling. But after they eat, they get to come out to their play stand. And at 4pm, they get their nutriberries. If I am not there at 4, I get yelled at. But generally, they are quiet. They have lots of foraging toys. Before moving here, they were in the living room. But now their room is just off the living room. They come out a bit but generally, stay in the room, and the door is always open.

[@nisax._.x]

Thanks so much for this! My cockatiel does this all the time! This helps so much!

[@NBay_]

I feel the Ring the bell won’t work , when you are not home and they start to Ewing the bell , then scream because bell is not getting the result.

[@nazadi853]

Omg thank you so much for the video! Please make one about "attention dive bombing" if there is even such thing... This was super helpful

[@nazadi853]

I did teach my baby GCC to ring the bell but he doesn't stop ringing as soon as I put him in his cage lol

[@anjugupta4108]

Its a super informative video... Mam, u deserve more than 1 M subs... And, u will surely reach 1M subs soon... Tons and tons of thanku from ur biggest fan from India...

[@the_wendywendy]

Thank you I had FANTASTIC success with this today!! My bird is 10 months old and seemed to understand exactly and wasn’t contact calling me .. I went in over and over when he was quiet and gave him lots of attention and cuddles

[@ris8065]

Yeah my lovely quaker parrot screams along with radios. And squawks while foraging because she enjoys it...but honestly I don’t mine. I live in the middle of nowhere so she’s not disturbing neighbors and I can go in another room while she’s being loud

[@melissaluciani2914]

My Quaker has tons of toys and flies free all day and still screams when she can’t ride on my head or I leave the room

[@desikaraoke2632]

Love this video. Love your shirt

[@tina3969]

Love your birdsome videos ❤️❤️

[@Trueblue1061]

With bell ringing - what if you are not home. Will they give up on this method as there is no response?

[@blue9946]

Hi! Hope you and your animals are doing well. I sent you a question through Instagram. I would really appreciate your help on this because I'm stumped. I'll leave the message here too (sorry it's quite long): I have a Green Cheek named Charlie and if you don't mind I'd really appreciate your help if that's ok? I want to start teaching him tricks but for some reason he just doesn't get clicker training? I found this extremely odd as every bird I've seen has understood the concept within ten minutes - I get each bird is different but I've had at least an hour total training time spread over a week or so and he still just doesn't understand. However he does understand how to target train and caught onto that pretty quickly. He also understands that when I go into the cupboard it's because I'm about to get him a seed, when I touch the latch on his cage I'm about to open it and when I grab the blanket I'm about to cover his cage and put him to bed. These are all much more difficult concepts to grasp. I then thought maybe he's auditory impaired, but that's definitely not the case. I then decided maybe I should just go straight on to teaching him how to spin seeing as he's so eager to target train, but again, he didn't get the idea. From my perspective it seems that he's so focused on the idea of him about to get the seed that he isn't thinking about anything else - I'm not sure. It would be absolutely great if you could help me with this - I'm trying to harness train him right now, and then would definitely be alot easier if he was clicker trained. I'm also in the process of potty training him, which is going well (another difficult concept he's got hold of very quickly) but I'm sure clicker training would speed it up - just in general it's a very good skill for him to have I think.

[@mojothebudgies2901]

I'd pay a parrot trainer rather than expecting detailed help for free. lol

[@MyJAG12345]

You don't have to use a clicker if that is holding him up. You can use a whistle or even just the word "good" or whatever word works for you.

[@perlitacockatiel6238]

Amazing video! Thank you so much for the information ✨👏 my cockatiel has this problem. Will try these techniques!

[@tuliplouart]

I think my cockatiel has imprinted on cloth like objects like towels and socks, so when he sees them and I take them away, he flock calls. This means I can’t wear socks or have blankets or towels or anything in my house lol. He flock calls to my husband but not me. He will do exactly this, scream for hours or even the whole day. It’s really hard not to reinforce it inadvertently lol

[@esrashaheen936]

My Conure screams when im in the room! He has lots of toys!

[@icanhazKnit]

I have a baby quaker and I want to make sure he is able to understand play. Right now I know he likes to shred balsa, and some pine. He does well picking at his cuttle bone too. Hes a destructive birb 😂 I think foraging might be a little hard for him right now because he broke his femur a week ago and getting around and holding things is not his strong suit and may not be for a few more weeks. Can I use target training and positive reinforcement to get him interested in toys?

[@franksivilli6269]

Thank you for this and for all your great work! Now that it's getting colder out, do you have any tips about transporting birds in the winter to keep them from going into shock in the cold weather? Would love to hear your thoughts, insights, and experiences, as always

[@Sarapontmercy]

If its possible can you make a video about teaching birds how to play. Because my budgie doesn't seem to get the concept :(

[@R0zuky]

just play with the toy by yourself untill he is intrested and dont let him have it in the first second

[@dealman3312]

Excellent video. My lovebirds cage goes in the dunce corner when he screams. Audio was crackly for some reason

[@incanusolorin2607]

I wish I could put you in the dunce corner, you ignorant boy. Birds scream, that’s natural behavior. If you can’t have that, get a fish instead.

[@ariamanladha3765]

Hi there. I recently made a presentation and convinced my mom to get me a pet parrotlet. I want to ask if they always grow to 5 inches or is it usually smaller?

[@gunasundariganeshbabu7169]

awesome video! so nice! my bird never lands on a stationary place, he is comfortable flying to a moving thing. what can I do?

[@mojothebudgies2901]

Well trees move in wild.

[@kaylynhandley1920]

I’m confused as to why this would be a bad thing

[@skiangel3962]

I don’t need to deal with this issue. *Im Deaf*

[@e9237]

@Feather the Birdie I think... it's a joke.

[@skiangel3962]

@@e9237 nope, not a Joke! ❤️ I own a lovebird ❤️❤️ I am 14

[@e9237]

@@skiangel3962 don't believe you

[@skiangel3962]

@@e9237 why don’t you believe me? I am deaf, I have been ever since I was 6. If I told you that I have cancer would you believe me? Probably not. (No, I do not have Cancer, but I AM deaf.)

[@e9237]

@@skiangel3962 I DON'T NEED TO BELIEVE YOU STOP

[@partyofnone159]

This is extremely helpful, my bird Grape screams her lungs out when she wants attention 😅 attention screaming is like a baby crying, loud and very very taxing 🥲

[@shannonheard7153]

Do you ever find the bird to regress from the bell ringing trick if you are gone for most of the day to work and, of course, cannot answer the bell while you are gone? Do you remove the bell from the cage at any point if you are unable to answer their call?

[@Justfknblak]

What is that long wood on your walls at 9:40 ? I would love to make a room like that

[@ellen2494]

could you maybe do a video about training birds (specifically smaller birds) that objects/hands larger than them won’t hurt them? my budgies are super skittish when it comes to things moving so id really appreciate it :)

[@josefinagaete]

My budgies started to scream a lot lately but only in the morning

[@crystaldiehm8225]

Love the shirt

[@bierd7921]

My bird hits hes beak on the cage when im not looking to him. Can he crack his beak by doing that? If yes, how do i stop this to happen

[@vincentantolin522]

Hello, I am your new subscriber here in the Philippines. Watching your videos encourage me to foster a bird. I have been handfeeding African lovebirds for a week now. If you dont mind, i want to know the order of tricks that I will teach to my birds. I mean what tricks should I teach first and so on. Thank you, God bless and more power to your channel!

[@jpn_119]

great video but audio isn't great, might wanna check before uploading.

[@br0k3nku64]

Your audio was a little bit robotic it’s ok tho still a subscriber!!!

[@Parrot-breeder1]

Hey, great video! I have a cockatiel that is very well bonded to me, loves scritches doesnt mind touching him etc. And I wanted to ask, will he be still bonded to me if ill get another cockatiel? Thank you.

[@FlockTalk]

In most cases so long as you continue to handle them regularly you won’t really run in to problems like that with adding a second bird. All birds are individuals however so it is possible that they may be less inclined to seek attention from you specifically or they may reserve specific bonding behaviours for their bird friend instead.

[@Parrot-breeder1]

@@FlockTalk Thank you. I hope he will be as tame as before 😁

[@Specklezz]

I am having a difficult scenario, within about 10 minutes of shutting my birds in the cage, they constantly scream to be let out again, I made sure to not reinforce this in any way but not sure how to mold this into something positive, sure Icould teach them to ring a bell instead of scream, but in the end they still want to come out, they dislike being in the cage, I made it as engaging as humanly possible with foraging, but they get bored within 5 minutes, and toys they don't care for

[@gough4494]

Maybe you don't spend with it long enough

[@Specklezz]

@@gough4494 Contrary, I think I let them out too long. They are normally out 70% of the day in the same room as me, they also don't really care for me and prefer eachother. Its the moment I need to do work calls and put them back inside that the constant scream to be let out happens again

[@lina-nystrom]

Hey fellow bird owners, does your birds ever poop on you when they're on your shoulder? Mine just started sitting on shoulders and I just want to know if it is a good idea to have a bird-poop-dedicated shirt, or if it's not really an issue.

[@garthins3257]

I guess my birds got used to not pooping on me? If I am sitting on my chair they will stay on my shoulders and I noticed a decrease of pooping when they sit on me.

[@codekyris7487]

You could just... wait until your bird poops to put them on your shoulder? I think parakeets poop every 10 to 15 minutes on average. The same with lovebirds too, I think. I guess you could just give them that poop break every so often?

[@gaylefriedman3773]

I don't have a Bird Sanctuary for all these toys. You have toys in a Cage 🎉 which shouldn't cause this screaming. This is a matter of being untamed by the actual owner. Now I have a "Green Cheek Consue," which doesn't like anyone. Due to an owner not being able to give her, his time. I'm now the Bird Owner, and I really don't appreciate being bitten by a Bird. Furthermore, this is a Bird, Not to be in Cages for their Life. I let my Conuse out everyday. Then when it's time to sleep, she goes to sleep. I Love my New Green Cheek Consue, She wants to make friends w/me, then when I approach her, she backs onto a corner. This is a form of neglect from the first owner. Any suggestions to make her trust me. She flutters her wings a lot. She can't fly far. Any need to know Thank You!

[@kenziel7575]

I’m not hating at all but is it my audio or does her voice sound weird or like scratchy?

[@LauraQuaresimo]

How do you teach it to ring a bell ?

[@FlockTalk]

I’ve done a tutorial on this already! Ringing a Bell and Attention Screaming | Training Tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/opjNqYxor76dirM

[@anmakes4520]

Hi, I just wanted to say I LOVE unboxing videos, but my bird doesn't scream that much. Just saying.

[@Xeny69]

In which country do you live

[@charliethecockatoo2159]

I'm sorry, I tried to make it through this but that audio is atrocious. :/

[@kenziel7575]

Thank you so much. This will help a lot. I’m getting a budgie and my last budgie was very loud when I left to eat dinner

[@inu-vu]

hello! just wanted to tell you your audio is messed up ^^;;

[@Sarapontmercy]

My single budgie contact calls me none stop every time I leave the room, but I thought we should respond to our birds if they contact call?? should I not respond/come back when he does? He does do the screaming screech if im on the phone with someone and ignoring him, so Im guessing I should not respond to him in this sense right? Im a new bird owner any advice is appreciated please!

[@ssoffia._.t]

my parrot attacks and bites my hands when i talk on the phone, he is jealous i am talking to someone else and not him.. just saying if u can, definetly avoid that, not cool at all😭

[@mojothebudgies2901]

Budgies needs friends. Please don't keep a solo bird. There is no way for a human to replace contact with another bird.

[@MyJAG12345]

If its a contact call you can say yes I'm here. If it's just screaming for attention then you need to ignore it.

[@Sarapontmercy]

@@mojothebudgies2901 I get told different advice all the time, I get told that if I got a solo bird and he bonds to me its better to keep him solo bc there is no guarantee the new budgie I get will get along with mine and that could just totally back fire. I've also seen people keep solo budgies and they seem completely happy so I really dont know. We spend most of our time at home with him and interact with him daily. And the more tame he gets the more I'll be letting him out. but then I also get told you shouldnt keep a solo bird, so I just end up being very confused.

[@kriseldagernan7597]

@@Sarapontmercy parrots are social animals and it’s true that a parrot can understand another parrot the best, but just because you put two parrots together doesn’t mean they’ll be buds. If you are fine with having twice as much noise and costs and birds that may not get along to the point they are aggressive, you may get another bird. Obviously these things aren’t certain, but it’s better than another parrot being rehomed and going through that pain or another parrot being injured. If getting multiple birds goes with your lifestyle and you are ready for the worse, then go for it.

[@Izzyizvbizzy]

I have a cockatiel who does this, so this is awesome. I think my main problem right now is he doesn’t know how to entertain himself when I’m gone even though he has many toys lol

[@incanusolorin2607]

Lol your bird is lonely and depressed. Isn’t that funny? 🤮

[@Izzyizvbizzy]

@@incanusolorin2607 thank you for judging the state of my bird off one comment. He’s not depressed, and I spend most of my day with him. However when I leave the room he does get a little lonely. I’m working on training him right now and getting him to figure out foraging for a while. Stop being such a jerk based off one comment I made

[@Izzyizvbizzy]

@@incanusolorin2607 I can’t spend my entire day in my room, there are going to be moments when I have to leave. I’m looking for solutions and doing research and training. You’re not in the room with him or I when this happens. There are better ways to address your concerns then being snarky and short. I’m sure your passive aggressive ass hole comments are really going to help a lot of bird owners get better at taking care of their birds.

[@lokiandmissytheparrotlets5956]

I didn't even read the title lol someone tell me what it's about😂

[@lokiandmissytheparrotlets5956]

@Birb World I don't care tell me what the video is abouttttttt no seriously I didn't read the title.

[@lokiandmissytheparrotlets5956]

@Birb World hey are you calling me dumb? I can read😒