Nest box noise

Ya know that low whine they do when they get around dark boxes?

Can bright lights help elevate some of the stimulation?

And does this mean whenever it makes that noise, that area is off limits?

My three cents...

Ever since the Rickeybird hit sexual maturity at about 3-4 years of age, I've had to manage his hormones! If kept on too steady a long day, and too much light, he stayed "in the mood" (aggressive, even louder than usual, pleasuring himself on my neck ) year round. If I keep him on a natural light schedule... up with dawn, down with dusk, year around... THEN he's only a little monster rooster from July to September). He has his own room, so I can do that easily.

Good luck with your little "bringin' sexy back"!

My amazon Bingo is just starting into that hormone phase.
Having a box in his cage has never encouraged or discouraged he mating behavior.
When he makes that whining noise inside his box I am the only one he lets approach and I make sure I don't surprise him.
What I have found that makes the biggest difference in his behavior is not to allow floor time.
When he walks around on the floor looking for places to hide I have to put him back in his cage right away.
If I don't he will attack anyone who comes close. That bird can run fast and your toes will suffer.

What exactly are you trying to do? Did you mean decrease the stimulation for sexual behavior rather than elevate or are you trying to encourage breeding? If youre trying to decrease it then I dont think having a nesting box available is a good idea at all, though everyone has their own opinion on this and different birds react differently. It definitely can promote hormones and related behaviors though. If youre trying to elevate or increase the breeding drive, I dont think a bright light makes a difference, and I would just leave a normal one as what matters more is how long there is light [from wake up to bed time] not really how strong the light is [afaik]. The extended summer days naturally cause hormones to release, as do nesting boxes. You can search light schedule for breeding birds and find better info.

A feral bird,(bfa)(Stockholm)(Layla, for short) is a new tenant in our house.
It has an unhealthy obsession with small dark places.

I was wondering if a power tool light might make a cubby less interesting?

Loko said:

What exactly are you trying to do? Did you mean decrease the stimulation for sexual behavior rather than elevate or are you trying to encourage breeding? If youre trying to decrease it then I dont think having a nesting box available is a good idea at all, though everyone has their own opinion on this and different birds react differently. It definitely can promote hormones and related behaviors though. If youre trying to elevate or increase the breeding drive, I dont think a bright light makes a difference, and I would just leave a normal one as what matters more is how long there is light [from wake up to bed time] not really how strong the light is [afaik]. The extended summer days naturally cause hormones to release, as do nesting boxes. You can search light schedule for breeding birds and find better info.

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Again, what are you trying to do?

If you want a Companion (Amazon) Parrot, remove the box, NOW and follow the natural day /night pattern in your area!!! Keep your Amazon off the Floor if it shows any signs of a hormonal state!!! Keep your Amazon out of dark places!!!

Stimulating an Amazon into a Hormonal Rush is not for the faint of heart, those fearing medical attention, or uneducated in Amazon Behavior!

READ: The Second Thread in the light blue section at the top of the Amazon Forum, Titled Amazon Body Language.

jhsatx said:

Ya know that low whine they do when they get around dark boxes?

Can bright lights help elevate some of the stimulation?

And does this mean whenever it makes that noise, that area is off limits?

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I remember that noise! Low whine is a good description. Our BFA used to make that sound whenever he saw a "nest" such as the inside of a secretary does, closet cubbyhole...any dark space, such as behind a door, would cause him to investigate but only if he was enclosed in the dark space would he actually whine. He knew where those places were, and would beg to be taken across the room to see inside the desk. He wasn't very hormonal, so we didn't worry about it, but he didn't have access to any box. You don't need the nest box for him if he is a companion for you, in fact it will make things difficult. Amazons don't need huts or boxes for sleeping, a comfy perch is fine.

The title was misleading.

Should have read something to the affect; ya know that noise a bfa makes when in the vesinity of a dark boxy area?

And yes, computer cubby is an area that's about to be a no fly zone.

Is there a president for using some sort of light source to discourage small dark box/cubby affliction?


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jhsatx said:

Ya know that low whine they do when they get around dark boxes?

Can bright lights help elevate some of the stimulation?

And does this mean whenever it makes that noise, that area is off limits?

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I remember that noise! Low whine is a good description. Our BFA used to make that sound whenever he saw a "nest" such as the inside of a secretary does, closet cubbyhole...any dark space, such as behind a door, would cause him to investigate but only if he was enclosed in the dark space would he actually whine. He knew where those places were, and would beg to be taken across the room to see inside the desk. He wasn't very hormonal, so we didn't worry about it, but he didn't have access to any box. You don't need the nest box for him if he is a companion for you, in fact it will make things difficult. Amazons don't need huts or boxes for sleeping, a comfy perch is fine.[/QUOTE]

Btw, it crapped on me twice after cubby time, if that helps.

jhsatx said:

Btw, it crapped on me twice after cubby time, if that helps.

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You really do not want my answer to this!

It's pretty good about flying back to it's cage to relieve it's self, and returning once finished.

My extensive use of the search function here has led me to believe that Stockholm was expressing it's dissatisfaction with my governing of it's happy time.

Sooo, whenever it flys over to any area and starts that noise, that area is off limits from then on?

Is there any method of rehab that can help make cubby type areas less stimulating?


VIN: 4JGDA5HB9CA030867

Flboy said:

jhsatx said:

Btw, it crapped on me twice after cubby time, if that helps.

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You really do not want my answer to this!

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jhsatx said:

VIN: 4JGDA5HB9CA030867

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Huh?
BRAND Mercedes-Benz
Series ML Class
Model ML 350 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY
Engine 3.5 L
Transmission 7-speed Automatic Transmission
Build Date 2012, Fuel Type Gasoline

Sorry, sausage fingers.

Think I accidentally pasted something I cut.

Hope the wife doesn't deduce her bday gift.

Flboy said:

jhsatx said:

VIN: 4JGDA5HB9CA030867

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Huh?
BRAND Mercedes-Benz
Series ML Class
Model ML 350 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY
Engine 3.5 L
Transmission 7-speed Automatic Transmission
Build Date 2012, Fuel Type Gasoline

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Flboy said:

jhsatx said:

VIN: 4JGDA5HB9CA030867

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Huh?
BRAND Mercedes-Benz
Series ML Class
Model ML 350 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY
Engine 3.5 L
Transmission 7-speed Automatic Transmission
Build Date 2012, Fuel Type Gasoline

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I was extremely confused also. Lmao

To answer the question, discourage any hormonal/sexual/nesting behavior. You can keep the bird on a shorter schedule meaning fewer hours of daylight, but natural light schedule would be fine as well as its approaching winter, to make it less likely to do this, but it is a natural reaction to the hormones.

I think I understand ... If you can put some better as in brighter lighting near the computer cubby, it may look less appealing. Amazons seem to love dark spaces. He may still be attracted to anything that looks like an opening into a larger dark space. Maybe just watch him, and if he seems really interested in a particular spot make some change to it until he's not interested any more. You will be happier if he's not moaning because he will probably get less agitated - and when they really get interested in a space, you can get a sharp bite if you try to remove him. They are smart.