Freedom and vocalizing

[Laurasea]

My two budgies have a large cage, suitable variety of toys, perches, chewing objects, treats and pellets , seeds and veggies, with a view out two windows, placed in my great room and besides the other parrots.
Of note, they do not vocalize in their cage. When allowed free flight throughout the house, which is 90% of the time, they never stop vocalizing. Chitter, chirps, brrs, squecks ect.....
Is this freedom of movement even directly linked to their happy chatter? Their cage, when caged at all is 34 inches by 42 inches by fifty four inches high, but never a peep do they make while caged....hmmmm
What are your observations?
I asked a few people that I know who have more than one budgie, and all told me their birds are quiet not much vocalizing, they also do not allow free flight, and most are housed in smaller cages..
How vocal are your keets?

 

[Inger]

This is going to be an interesting topic I think.


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[chris-md]

So it’s interesting right? Vocalizations can mean so many different things, regardless of species. We often say a bird who is constantly vocalizing is not a normal bird - it’s not normal for them to scream their fool heads off.

People will often say their birds often talk or scream when “stimulated” - which could mean stressed, excited, elated, etc.

Hold a gun to my head? I’d interpret the budgies’ behavior as more normalized behavior, flock calling and such, since they are spread out over a larger area compared to cage confinement.

 

[Talven]

Currently I have a young budgie indoors as it's not coped with the very cold weather we've had. I've got it in a small (canary size) cage to minimize its movement so it can recover rather than play. The other 9 are outside in a 1.5m flight cage.

The ones outside are rarely quiet the one inside makes noise every now and then usually in response to hearing the ones outdoors. I must admit I have to agree with chris-md and say it's flock calling based on what mine do.

 

[Laurasea]

The two do occasion slipt up and then flock call. But mostly they are side by side just chatting away. The only reason this caught my curiosity is the chatting with other budgie owners. I'd say don't you love the constant budgie trills and chatter? I'd get blank looks, and told theirs are very quiet..
It certainly makes me happy listening to them. And more curious other budgie owners observations

 

[18WheelsOfSteel]

My male is often heard singing the budgie song, a seemingly random collection and order of the various noises he knows most of the day, he doesn't scream much, generally just first thing in the AM and right before bed, the female on the other hand is a frequent screamer, has demonstrated no ability/desire to sing, occasionally chirps and wants nothing to do with time out of the cage while the male enjoys his exploration time greatly, neither of mine are "quiet" birds but I thoroughly enjoy the noise, it's when they get quiet and I don't hear them eating that I start to get suspicious that they are up to something.

 

[LaManuka]

Our Val is a beautiful singer, and he doesn’t seem to mind whether he’s in his cage or out, he just sings at top note for fairly long stretches throughout the day. He is pretty loud when he gets going too but we absolutely love listening to his warbling, trilling self-compositions, he’s quite the budgie Pavarotti!

 

[Inger]

I think multiple videos of budgies singing, chirping, etc. will be required to come to a more scientific understanding. [emoji1787]


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[fiddlejen]

Mine like to make noise all the time. (Well, except when they're being quiet instead.) It doesn't seem like singing to me, I'd mainly call it chirruping. With notes of squeaky bicycle-tire worked in. When their chirruping gets louder, it has more of the squeaking-bicycle effect. But mostly the chirruping, to me, sounds like they are feeling a combination of contentment and alert together.

They do it just as much whether in their cage or out.

They also have some other noises too. For example, thr Angry or alarmed, a sort of warning call, which Jefferson the Watch-Budgie uses to let me know that someone has made off with the landlord's grill, and Calliope uses when she cannot remove some item from the cage wall.

Also there's a terrible noise they make when fighting. The only word for it is squabbling, and that is just what it sounds like.

 

[SailBoat]

So it’s interesting right? Vocalizations can mean so many different things, regardless of species. We often say a bird who is constantly vocalizing is not a normal bird - it’s not normal for them to scream their fool heads off.

People will often say their birds often talk or scream when “stimulated” - which could mean stressed, excited, elated, etc.

Hold a gun to my head? I’d interpret the budgies’ behavior as more normalized behavior, flock calling and such, since they are spread out over a larger area compared to cage confinement.

From the 'other' birds group: chris-md, nailed it! Out and About communication: Contact Calls.

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

Having had only one budgie,so so SO long ago,Wally was a very vocal guy. It didn't mater if he was in his house or causing mayhem buzzing from one room to the next. His chirps and warbles and "songs" where wonderful. When he was out,sometimes just perched on top of his hanging house,he'd sit there,with his "whiskers" all fluffed out ( hence the name "Wally" coz he looked like a walrus lol) he'd go into his songs and warblings and they were so melodic and sweet! Actually very relaxing! My mom would actually dose off because of his songs.
It didn't mater if he was in his house or not really.



Jim