I have not yet to figure out why my bird screams. I have had her now for 6-8 months. We hold her, give her lots of attention, feed her everyday, fresh water. The only thing that I have found to keep her from screaming is while she's screming I will say Hello, Pretty Ella or Bird. Her favorite saying is Booty booty booty. But just can't stop the screaming. She does it so much even when she knows it's bed time. Please help me to help her. My kids are losing it and want me to get rid of her, but I can't do that. I love my Ella.

dear sofie,

i have had my quaker parrot for 1-2 years. and i discovered many things about my parrot. Whne she screams, it is either she is hungry, thirsty, or bored. If the bird has plenty of both there is two explanations. one the bird is lonely. My bird is the only bird i have and when she starts screaming i print pictures of quaker parrots and i let her watch them,it works most of the time. Second, it is because a person the bird does not know is approaching the house. When we have visitors my bird will start screaming. When we open the door and they come in she stops. When the visitors get out she is quiet because she knows they are no harm to our family. Nice alarm clock!

My quaker, Dapper Dan, used to scream quite a bit especially if we left the room or went some where out of site. The breeder I got him from told me that this is there method of contact calling and so he told me to tell the bird when I was leaving that I would be right back. I did this continually for a couple of weeks and now he no longer screams when I leave his sight. When I come back I say, I am back and he repeats, you're back!! Also if your bird is just being really noisy covering the cage with a dark cloth will often settle them down. It may take a few minutes but it usually works. Good luck and have patience, they are very social bird and want to know what is going on. Also make sure that you keep the light/dark cycle constant as the change in light/dark cycles triggers hormonal changes. Hope that helps!!

I have 3 quakers, and two are quite the screamers! They get my oldest quaker who will be 14 very soon, to join in on the fun. But my boyfriend and many of my other friends do not find my birds amusing. The screaming is driving them nuts, and I've told them time and time again not to cover the cage all the time because it will as Samantha said, cause more issues such as hormones and stress concerns. My friends and my boyfriend are watching them for the summer and I see them on the weekends. My oldest is attached to me and is a 1 person bird. The 2 babies are sooo bad when it comes to noise level. HELP!