Ziggy2011 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hello all! I have a jenday conure who is just over a year old and I need help stopping him from screaming!!! It's getting to the point where I have to sneak around my apartment so he doesn't spot me lol I'm getting complaints from neighbours and I don't know what to do, I've tried ignoring him when he does scream but it doesn't work, I've done the whole covering his cage for a few minutes but as soon as I uncover him it starts again. What do I do?????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshana Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I've had years of experience with sun and jenday conures. They are my favorite small sized bird, and the biggest reason I don't have one right now is that THEY ARE NOT APARTMENT BIRDS! They scream and scream and scream because that is who they are. I once worked for a childrens museum who had a sun conure as sort of a "mascot" and you could hear him three floors down! I'm sorry, I don't really know how to help except to perhaps get some insulation to muffle the sound from neighbors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Have you tried turning on some music to entertain the little tyke Perhaps some toys especially bells and such. Something to distract him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawL Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I have a Sun Conure named Charlie. She does not scream all the time, but has a fit if she sees the vaccum cleaner...seriously. She has A LOT of toys in her cage, and plenty to keep her busy. Some conures are more vocal than others, but I don't recommend them for apartment living either. What is you jenday's cage like? Have you changed anything? How long has he been screaming like this? I just reread your post. It says you cover the cage to stop him from screaming, so it means he is already in the cage. Have you been letting him out enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 It is important to let birds that scream.... scream! My Amazon needs to do so. She is allowed to scream her heart out between 3-4pm. She does so. Noone tells her to be quiet, birds that imitate, I hush. It is Kik's time. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshana Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 It's actually really cheap to insulate the room your jenday is in. There are some how-to guides around if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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