HOW TO STOP YOUR BIRD SCREAMING - reasons why parrots scream | BirdNerdSophie

Here's my tips of how to stop your bird screaming! Parrots scream for a variety of reasons, including hormones, diet, lack of sleep and boredom.
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[@ACockatielsSong]

My tiel is only loud when he wants out of his cage. Tiels are very social birds and I pity the ones that are stuck in cages all day. I'm glad you're educating bird owners what to do because a while ago, there was very little info. Soar high, Fish and Chip!

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@Anna-px9bd]

Can't wait to watch this one! I defiantly do need to help my birds stop screaming because they can be very possessive over things - I'm sure this vlog has so many tips to help me with my birds!

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Hope you find it useful 🥰

[@Anna-px9bd]

@@BirdNerdSophie Just watched it and it was very useful/helpful. BTW All you're birds are adorable - Scampi was so noisy he wanted to be the star of the show LOL, Does you're bird have a new cage?

[@Anna-px9bd]

Also what seed mix do you recommend? Half of them or full of sunflower seeds, yellow biscuits and so much more.

[@BirdNerdSophie]

@@Anna-px9bd I make my own 😊 my recipe is on here!

[@PoodlesandParrots]

Love this Sophie! Great tips and absolutely loveeee your dry food mixes; the colours and nutrients😍

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@melaniegilg5868]

Thank you for Sharing your videos 😊Melanie From Tehachapi California.

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Thanks for watching 😊💙

[@noraspinaio1106]

More than friends...well said

[@BirdNerdSophie]

🙈😂

[@danialghaedi5777]

Thanks for sharing your videos. Whats the cages size behind you?

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Thanks for watching! We are upgrading those ones to ‎77 x 46 x 175.5 cm shortly, I don't have the current measurements to hand!

[@TK-fm5ud]

Pickles is just the cutest ❤

[@BirdNerdSophie]

She’s so sassy 😂

[@BirdLife-pe6ur]

What a great video

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@yessicaalemany4551]

Hi, I'm having an issue with my two Indian Ringnecks. I have so many things for them: a custom swing, two different stands, a playground stand, horizontal and vertical swings, and each of them has 3-4 toys inside their cage. Additionally, they have some toys outside with the playground, but it seems it's not enough. They sleep for 12 hours, I feed them Harrison Bird Food, and a lot of veggies. I also have three types of treats for them. I'm desperate and don't know what else to do. It's been hard for me, especially since I've been sick for three weeks with ear pain due to an infection. Out of my four birds, the two Indian Ringnecks in my home office are the loudest, and they won't stop yelling. It sounds like screeching it’s really bad. Like I know their birds and noise is normal. But the constant scream is getting overwhelming and I’ve them for a year or a little over. What can I do beside buying more foraging toys?

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Firstly, do the ringnecks actually engage with and play with the toys/forage? Secondly, behaviour is fuelled by the consequences that follow it - could they be accidently being reinforced with attention when they do it?

[@mobstercrow7515]

3-4 toys is way too little. Birds love clutter in their cage. Birds prefer shredding toys so make sure you use those. Make sure they have large cages. Are their wings clipped? How long are they out of their cage daily? When they are out of their cage do they have playgyms?

[@shanzalkhan6180]

hey i hope you reply to my comment but im looking to buy a cockatiel , what age should i go for so that i can tame it easily?, the pet store owner said 6 months should be fine , but i think its a little old , what age should i go for?

[@BirdNerdSophie]

I’ve replied to your other comment!

[@MisterTene]

*screams in parrot

[@BirdNerdSophie]

SCREM!

[@videostar323]

I am trying to figure out why my male cockatiel screams. My female doesn’t really scream-she just chirps A LOT at times and contact calls. I have shouted at them in frustration when I just can’t them to quiet down so I am open to suggestions that might work. I try to calm them down by playing music or covering them but other than that - I don’t know what to do! I do give them treats and foraging activities too sometimes to get their mind off whatever is bothering them but I also don’t want to reinforce loud mouth behavior lol.

[@BirdNerdSophie]

There’s definitely a lot that could be going on here - od be looking at hormonal behaviour, whether they’re playing with and destroying their toys, the diet, environmental factors, reinforcement history etc!

[@videostar323]

Yes sometimes I think it is out of boredom or the desire for attention! And yes yelling is still attention lol 😂 They do have plenty of toys but they also can get bored of their toys at times so I do try to give them a variety and make sure to give them foraging toys with treats inside to entice them to play.

[@videostar323]

I am starting to think my female might be hormonal because she typical gets hormonal in the fall. My male has been very quiet lately and my female is chirping pretty much non-stop. I thought it was attention seeking behavior but I notice she’s still doing it even when I give her attention so I’m stumped as to what else it could be but I didn’t realize females could get vocal when they are hormonal.

[@lydiablouin3698]

My cockatiel enjoys warm showers is that ok? He has developed many behaviors such as finding dark and small places upstairs for nesting and making it his territory and when we enter it he attacks us aggressively... The second i open his door he flies upstairs and make his territory and when he is kept in cage he screams. We found two things that helped which is showers and outdoor walks. Any tips? I would need it very much since it the first year he has done this out of 4

[@BirdNerdSophie]

As long as it's not too warm then yes it's fie! Increasing training and foraging will be important, and check out my hormonal behaviour video!

[@lydiablouin3698]

@@BirdNerdSophie Thank you for responding and i did watch your video a few years ago but i should probably rewatch it :)

[@kashmiradaruwalla7275]

My bird screaming so loud because of any noise or my neighbour talking very loud so my parrot starts reacting she keeps shouting loudly

[@BirdNerdSophie]

You can teach her how to forage and offer activities that can keep her busy, and reinforce for quiet vocalisations!

[@DavidMiyamoto-p6o]

Oh, the irony. Only a parrot owner would understand. God bless

[@BirdNerdSophie]

💙💙💙

[@Samohmammed9950]

My parrot screams just when he is with me or when i am close to him , is it normal? Knowing that my other one doesn’t do that.

[@BirdNerdSophie]

I'd be looking in to that more - they type of scream and what consequence he is trying to get!

[@umarshk]

I have a 2-month-old pineapple conure, he/she is still on hand feed, and has all the happy signs but it screams every 1-2 seconds constantly till the time I don't put him back into the brooder. Even if the crop is full or half, the scream won't stop. Is it because he wants to have another bird with its surroundings? how to stop the constant scream. As long as its inside the box its all fine, the moment it feels im in the room the scream starts. I mean very playful n all but everything comes with this scream lol..is it okay to raise a single conure? how can i bring the scream down.. or maybe it will get matured once its a bit bigger, We named him/ her coco. .not sure about the gender yet..

[@BirdNerdSophie]

I’m afraid I can’t really advise as I have no experience with hand feeding!

[@mobstercrow7515]

Contact your breeder.

[@Trimzy77]

My cockatiel screams every time I leave the room and in the morning can’t lay in because of it I’m gonna go insane if my bird doesn’t shut up 😂

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Uh oh! Remember to only come in the room when they have a pause in noise otherwise they’ll keep doing it until you come in!

[@starleneperkins8671]

I'm going through the screaming with my male and female cockatiel

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Hopefully these tips help!

[@patknox4558]

This is not exactly screaming, but my bird has picked up the staccato like yippy bark of my little dog. Very loud and incessant and cannot be interrupted or distracted, just has to tire of her own accord. Sometimes on bad days covering the cage. I am so sad, she is over 30 (African grey) and has only just started this. Why?

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Every behaviour has a reason, and behaviour is fuelled by it's consequences - do you tell her to be quiet or even give her eye contact when she does it as this can be reinforcing! Getting he mentally and physically tired through training and foraging will help too!

[@WWGameZ]

My bird started screaming constantly to get my attention, i tried turning away when he screams and giving him treats when he's quiet, but he starts screaming when i come close to give him a treat now too. The screaming has become even louder now and he constantly screams :/ Not sure if i've done something wrong to accidentally reinforce this and how i can fix it, any advice would be appreciated

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Behaviour is fueled by its consequences which is important to remember! But also evaluating your environment and the diet is important!

[@WWGameZ]

@@BirdNerdSophie Thanks! I'll definitely work on all those aspects, but the screaming seems super complicated to solve, great job figuring it all out for your birds

[@zonabrown9241]

😢my budgie screams at the lorrikeets

[@BirdNerdSophie]

Uh oh!