Time Out!!

Oh my ears, especially my right ear. Starting Friday, Venus began shrieking every few minutes. Friday was a very busy and demanding work day, lots of calls so I had to shut my office door so she and Buddy couldn't see me. By mid afternoon, my right ear was hurting, especially with loud noises so I put my ear buds in my ears, just wearing them to help cushion the sound. When I wrapped up work, I escaped the house because she was still shrieking.

Well today it started again. We weren't home most of Saturday so nothing to report there. Again ear pain, my temper started rising. I tried giving her pomegranate, no she didn't want it but she hopped on my shoulder. Cleaning with a bird on you is quite challenging and she broke the final straw shrieking while on my right shoulder into my right ear. For the first time ever I rolled her cage into my office and covered her for a time out. She's never been this vocal and seems to be extra clingy so it looks like I will be scheduling alone, busy time for her. I can not believe how bad my ear hurts and my hearing is a little muffled, ugh.

So for any new parront, here is a stressful moment and how I dealt with it. She came out after 30 minutes and things have improved but I'm wearing. My ear buds again while working around the house, lol.

Oh you poor thing. Any idea what caused it? Was it just because you were busy and she took offence?

Oh man, it's going around! Parkers been very vocal today. More contact calls in one day than in the last two months combined. Certainly testing our patience, especially since we've discovered any peep out of him sends our teacup Yorkie into a fit of shakes she becomes so scared. <--will be a long slog working through that one.

You certainly have my sympathy!

You have my sympathy as well and Poppy feels awful for Venus. Hugs from both of us to both of you.

Chris, I agree, it must be contagious or something in the air. My budgies were louder than my Quakers and my Yorkie today.

My girl Ruber is doing some loud screaming but I thought she just wanted more time out of her cage. She quiets down if I take her out and cuddle with her. Then I put her on a tree stand and she is quiet.

Sunday was horrible, I'm not sure what she wanted but even after taking her out of time out, feeling guilty and bad, she was shrieking again. I had made charro beans which are pinto beans cooked in a soup like state using bacon or sausage, tomatoes, onion, cumin (comino), garlic, salt, pepper, jalapeños, and cilantro. Extremely delicious. My family was over dining with us. We grilled chicken and beef fajitas, had your beans, rice, tortillas, the fixings, a fresh veggie tray too. Well Venus refused her pomegranate, brown rise and veggies so I caved in desperation. I picked pinto beans out of my charro beans, cut inner pieces of chicken fajita meat, staying away from the out crust with the seasoning, grated carrot and broccoli from the veggie tray, and added brown rice to the mix. Fed to Venus and Buddy both. They both pigged out. So, I'm hoping that since I did this one off feed of foods cooked with garlic, onion and tomato that I didn't mess up. They were both appeased, Venus even cuddled with me and my Dad after!

In the wild the females would call out to the males to feed her. Perhaps she's doing the same to you?

MikeyTN said:

In the wild the females would call out to the males to feed her. Perhaps she's doing the same to you?

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So far today she's been quiet, and content with her toys.

Still quiet, or has the screaming returned?

My guys will get in screaming mode occasionally. I think they're looking for attention because it usually follows times when I'm to busy to spend time with them.

Anansi said:

Still quiet, or has the screaming returned?

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Things have improved, she isn't screaming so much but has been very clingy. So clingy this past week she has left her cage to find me. For example, Friday evening, dogs were outside, Husband on the couch watching TV, I left for 30 minutes running to get dinner. I open the front door to come in and who is sitting on top of a bottle rack watching the door, only 4 feet away, Venus!!! I called Husband to come over and pointed her out. He never saw her leave her cage, but it was like she was waiting for the door to open and for me to walk in. Cute, sweet, but so unnerving at the same time so she is now a little upset with me because I've been closing her cage door and locking it. I'm working on "stay" with her to reinforce she must stay in, on or around her playtop.

Oh and she had to check out the presents under the tree. I couldn't get a picture because it was too dark and she'd run from under her package cave, lol. Still working on getting a picture.

Here is a clingy moment in the shower last night. All was well until she decided to add her personal touch to my sand dollar hanger. It's packed sand but, she was trying to be all over it. Here's a battle shot, lol!

Hahaha! They'll get into just about anything, won't they? And check out the intensity in her eyes! Love it!

Anansi said:

Hahaha! They'll get into just about anything, won't they? And check out the intensity in her eyes! Love it!

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Oh my Word!!! She's fighting with me now! This is going to be an ongoing challenge, we are both the boss, who will bow to who? She's working on my latest pony tail tie. I buy them in bulk now, she cuts them, and I put a new one in, lol!!!!! She is quite the character!

Hahahahahaha! She's playing dirty going for the hair, eh? Sounds like you're already on the losing end so far!

Anansi said:

Hahahahahaha! She's playing dirty going for the hair, eh? Sounds like you're already on the losing end so far!

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So the Queen thinks! However she is ruling the roost with everyone else but me. She tries to rule with me, I allow it some like 75% of the time, the remaining 25% is no with a 20% "OK", lol!!!! Ummm, Dangit, she's ruling me!!!!! She's such a princess, LOL!!!!

I wonder if that's something Eclectus do, mine will not stay in the cage nor stand. She will get on the floor and search for me. So mine does the same exact thing....lol

I think that's typical of most parrots. I know Parker crawls to the floor whenever he wants (lately it's to waddle to the kitchen for no reason, I'm in the opposite direction). but my old conure would rarely stay on her cage, ALWAYS flying to me whenever she had the slightest opportunity.

Last night Husband and I ran to finish some shopping, locked Venus in her cage. Got home and said hellos, unloaded the car. Well this took way too long for Venus. She started rattling her cage door. She was hanging on it and shaking it trying to get out, lol. Oops! I forgot to open it. Yes I laughed, she meant business. She came out, got on my shoulder and wouldn't leave so I took her in the shower with me. She didn't want to shower but was trying very hard to redecorate a sand sea star.

Mine pretty much stay on the cage or on their stand. Knock on wood. Occasionally they will come in another room but its usually only the one too that comes to find me.