I recently got a female ringneck and things have been going pretty well with her. However, she is constantly yelling and doing her contact call. I have owned many ringnecks in the past and also used to breed and hand raise ringneck, but never had one that would do the contact call so much.
She will start her contact call at first light and will continue it through out the day, evening, and even night. I mean she will contact doing it well into the night. It is right now almost 1 am here and she is still doing her contact call.
It seems to be worse if the TV is on or if I am in her view. If I go in a different room it really isn't that bad.
A little history on her: She is a 4 month old female, I bought her as an untame bird. After she was weaned she was not handled and went a wild - she is doing pretty good at becoming tame again, but we still have a long way to go. She came from a breeder with lots of other birds, so she is not used to be alone - she also was caged with 4 other ringnecks, so she always had company.
Does anyone have any idea on why she could be doing this so much and well into the night? Any suggestions on what to do? Could she be lonely and wanting a friend since she was always with others?
Any input would be excellent!
Constant "Contact Call"
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I am guessing she would be calling for her buddies as she has had constant company. So any noise or movement will trigger her.
Do you cover her at night?
Have you tried putting her in another room that has little or no distraction?
For daytime calling, what about a mirror so she can see herself and think another bird is there. Or even a soft birdie toy she can cuddle up next to.
Anyone else have any ideas?
Do you cover her at night?
Have you tried putting her in another room that has little or no distraction?
For daytime calling, what about a mirror so she can see herself and think another bird is there. Or even a soft birdie toy she can cuddle up next to.
Anyone else have any ideas?
I have actually found a radio to be an awsome fix for birds that have a constant need to talk / have noise around.
I find a music station, and let it go quietly. I have found this helps birds "wean" off constant attention. You dont want to give a training bird a buddy asap... training will go out the window in those early stages.
I find a music station, and let it go quietly. I have found this helps birds "wean" off constant attention. You dont want to give a training bird a buddy asap... training will go out the window in those early stages.
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I haven't tried a mirror or anything like that as she is still semi wild and I thought it would probably make things worse. Do you think I should go ahead and try a mirror anyway.
There really isn't another room to stick her in as I live in an apartment and have limited space. As far as where she is at, there really isn't much distraction as I live alone and almost never have company over and I am not doing several things or anything like that. It is very quiet and low key in my apartment.
It is now 4 AM and she has settled down some - she was still pretty active at her calling just an hour ago, but is now pretty quiet. That is the other thing - she is still awake at 4AM and wakes up at first light - that really isn't much sleep at all.
As far as a radio - I always either have soft music on or the TV at a low set volume.
Maybe she needs more time to settle in? Since she has always been with other birds and even caged with other IRN's for her whole life do you think she will adjust to be alone? Maybe she needs a buddy to feel better? I have no idea at this point. I don't mind a loud bird, but a bird still calling in the middle of the night makes me worry about my neighbors and such.
Like I said I have never had a ringneck did has done the contact call this much before, so I am open to thoughts and suggestions.
There really isn't another room to stick her in as I live in an apartment and have limited space. As far as where she is at, there really isn't much distraction as I live alone and almost never have company over and I am not doing several things or anything like that. It is very quiet and low key in my apartment.
It is now 4 AM and she has settled down some - she was still pretty active at her calling just an hour ago, but is now pretty quiet. That is the other thing - she is still awake at 4AM and wakes up at first light - that really isn't much sleep at all.
As far as a radio - I always either have soft music on or the TV at a low set volume.
Maybe she needs more time to settle in? Since she has always been with other birds and even caged with other IRN's for her whole life do you think she will adjust to be alone? Maybe she needs a buddy to feel better? I have no idea at this point. I don't mind a loud bird, but a bird still calling in the middle of the night makes me worry about my neighbors and such.
Like I said I have never had a ringneck did has done the contact call this much before, so I am open to thoughts and suggestions.
i think you should cover her over on a night with a blanket or sheet. we put our fid to bed around 10.30pm if hes still loud otherwise he goes crazy and never sleeps. sometimes he can be wide awake at 1am, and then he wakes up at 5am when my partner comes home, then again at 8am.. not much sleep for a birdy. hes started having what we call "fake bedtime" lol during the day where hell tuck himself in and close his eyes but tweet that loud he keeps himself awake. his lack of sleep (its what i put it to anyway) sometimes makes him scream the house down so we cover him over for an hour or so during the day aswell.
ummmmmmmmmmmmmm i dont think a mirror is a good idea. i dont think a mirror is a good idea for most birds unless they love you tonnes. thats from personal experience. our fid was pretty much wild when we got him, and he shared a cage with his brother and now over the past year hes become better but he gets very over protective towards his shiny toys.. and his mirror. anything he can see his reflection in really. (even water and food bowls -.-) and he gets agressive towards us if we touch them
ummmmmmmmmmmmmm i dont think a mirror is a good idea. i dont think a mirror is a good idea for most birds unless they love you tonnes. thats from personal experience. our fid was pretty much wild when we got him, and he shared a cage with his brother and now over the past year hes become better but he gets very over protective towards his shiny toys.. and his mirror. anything he can see his reflection in really. (even water and food bowls -.-) and he gets agressive towards us if we touch them
Oh dear, I thought Lola was bad, she calls at every bird she sees outside, if im not paying attention to her, if Jibby is not in her sight, when she wants Jibby to follow her, when Rory (my partners) in the room, when she wants dinner... 
Lola was an avairy baby too, she was very wild the first few months, in the last year shes become more tame, but is still very vocal. She drives my partner nuts. I can ignore it though. But Jibby seems to give her the satisfaction of doing what she wants or answering her back.. so I guess Im the only one that she cant 'control' with her calls.
For you, 4 months is still young enough to train and set rules, I'd ignore the screaming as much as you can now. It might take a few months to fix but dont give up.. Jibby has done this too in the past and with a few weeks of ignoring his calls he gave up. It can be done! Keep in mind, contact calls are natural and instinctive, but I think they push the limits sometimes and thats when it becomes too much. The best way to stop screaming as well as biting is ignoring it completely.
Lola was an avairy baby too, she was very wild the first few months, in the last year shes become more tame, but is still very vocal. She drives my partner nuts. I can ignore it though. But Jibby seems to give her the satisfaction of doing what she wants or answering her back.. so I guess Im the only one that she cant 'control' with her calls.
For you, 4 months is still young enough to train and set rules, I'd ignore the screaming as much as you can now. It might take a few months to fix but dont give up.. Jibby has done this too in the past and with a few weeks of ignoring his calls he gave up. It can be done! Keep in mind, contact calls are natural and instinctive, but I think they push the limits sometimes and thats when it becomes too much. The best way to stop screaming as well as biting is ignoring it completely.
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I have had Threio a month now, has TV noise and me all day. Always contact calls in the morning and mid day. Seems to be getting louder, but, I am just ignoring at the moment. Threio (6 mos) was raised with many different parrots in the same room, so I understand the absence of other bird chatter is probably troubling for my baby.
Mid day is the worst, one or two not bad but the "revving" up can be annoying! I basically go into another room and shut the door until it stops. I have noticed the "revving" has been tone down a bit the last few days, so maybe the message is getting thru to Threio, that this type of calling is unacceptable behavior.
Also the afternoon may bring on "gibberish" half singing and something else. I constantly talk when this occurs seems to be settling.
The window is a lovely toy at 1st, but the calls do multiply quickly...LOL Also remember wasp, bees and other insect traveling by will get an alert response also. Wasp alarms are Threio's favorite, but I actually like this alert...LOL
After dinner, hardly any vocalizations. Just wants to play and eat.
Night prep, slow covering of the top of the cage begining at 8:00 until 9:30 then completely cover the top half of the cage. No calls at night.
Mid day is the worst, one or two not bad but the "revving" up can be annoying! I basically go into another room and shut the door until it stops. I have noticed the "revving" has been tone down a bit the last few days, so maybe the message is getting thru to Threio, that this type of calling is unacceptable behavior.
Also the afternoon may bring on "gibberish" half singing and something else. I constantly talk when this occurs seems to be settling.
The window is a lovely toy at 1st, but the calls do multiply quickly...LOL Also remember wasp, bees and other insect traveling by will get an alert response also. Wasp alarms are Threio's favorite, but I actually like this alert...LOL
After dinner, hardly any vocalizations. Just wants to play and eat.
Night prep, slow covering of the top of the cage begining at 8:00 until 9:30 then completely cover the top half of the cage. No calls at night.