Hi, new here

[Chowmomma]

I am new to the forum but not to the bird world


I've owned several different species and had several at a time so it is odd for me to now just own one

I have owned, or he has owned me for about 6 years now and there was a point where I lost him briefly during my divorce but I didn't give up and got him back yay!!! Now after having him back and getting him settled back in we just found out we have to move

We found a townhouse that we are moving into at the end of June but I am concerned about how it will be to have him there and how much he will disturb the neighbors

I am hoping that he will do OK and that the sound proofing is adequate

Any thoughts???

Thanks so much!

 

[noblemacaw]

Welcome to the form

I live in a townhome and at one time I had two mini macaws and an Eclectus parrot. When my Eclectus lost his ability to speak and could only scream to communicate he could get pretty loud. I now down to just my RFM and he is the loudest parrot I ever had. Because he is a baby he can get rather loud with the screaming but I have to say in the past month because he has learned to talk more clearly he is using more talking than screaming.

Since I bought my end unit 10 years ago when the complex was first built I have seniority and my neighbors know I have parrots. I have never had a problem with the vocalizations even with my windows wide open. My parrot's voices can carry far though the wooded area even across the street over the pond. I can hear my parrots screaming from the driveway with windows closed and they are in my dining room which is on the other end of the house. I KNOW my attach neighbor will be able to hear the screams. They are muffled but I know they can hear them. To be honest dog barking is worse than a parrot screaming. If your macaw (you didn't mention what kind of bird you have) screams the normal sunrise and sunset with some happy vocalizations in between it should not be a problem because they are not doing it for a LONG time but for short periods and your neighbors should not be bothered by it.

I do have a current concern with Valentino and the new neighbors that moved in to my attached unit two weeks ago. They are a retired couple that I only met once. They don't seem very friendly and I have never met his wife. Valentino can be very loud before I put him to bed. If I am late coming back downstairs to but him to bed he will call out to me by screaming. I will go downstairs and perform the night ritual which includes his nighttime feeding and some playing. When I put him in his cage I then will take my PM meds and he is covered and lights are down low but because I am there still he will call out to me by screaming. Since this is after 10:30pm I have concerns of my attached neighbor complaining about this part. This is the only time Valentino is vocal inappropriately and I am trying things so he is not so loud at this time.

Personally I think you should be fine if your bird is not one that screams for hours on end. If the parrot is vocal at normal times and not in excessive you should be just fine.

 

[Chowmomma]

I uploaded profile pic of him but not showing up yet, yes a blue and gold

He normally is pretty good with yelling and its short period of time and if he's bored or in need of something

The townhouse is small and the best location I can see for him is the little breakfast area right inside front of house, its the only true sun bearing window so for his emotional well being he has to be there, but that also puts him in the most vulnerable for intrusive noise ugh

 

[noblemacaw]

I think because he is not a problem screamer you should be okay. I would not worry. I am sure you are going to give him lots of TLC after the move anyway so he will feel more secure and not scream so much. Your parrot sounds more in the norm for vocalizations. You should be just fine.

Keep us updated about the move. We would love to learn more about him too with more pictures...LOL

 

[Chowmomma]

Thank you! And thank you for the warm welcome!!

He is a great bird and poor guy been through so much

When I didn't have him for that year he was not well taken care of and his chest was totally plucked when I got him back which upset me so much as I had worked so hard to get his plumage back from when I first got him

He has pins now but even at his best he has bald spots

I finally got shine back to his feathers and mood improved immediately as soon as I saw him, I was so afraid he would forget me but gladly he didn't

I didn't have him for over a year

He has helped me through a very difficult year, so glad he's back!

 

[Chowmomma]

His name is Bogart but I call him Booger

 

[chasroth]

Hi and welcome. I live in a duplex and I have a green wing and will be getting a red front. My green wing can get loud however he isn't loud all the time. If your bird was an excessive screamer I would worry but if he isn't you should be fine. I would go to your neighbors and tell them you have a bird and sometimes they may hear it.

 

[Lintini]

Hi and welcome! Hopefully your neighbors will be nice animal lovers and not complain. Is there a home owners association that they could complain to? That would be my only concern. Meet the neighbors, win them over with a pie or something lol. But if Bogart isn't a screamer like Chasroth said above and it's just short bursts you should be okay. The poor neighbors next to my grandparents house in Hawaii .....when she moved she took 5 b&g macaws, her yellow nape amazon, african grey and her hahns macaw .......she kept them in a completely covered patio but it was on the side of the house ....like ...15 feet from the neighbors house ....I don't know how those people didn't want to strangle my grandparents. The yellow nape in my opinion was the worst and loudest!

 

[chasroth]

I want to add I have 3 dogs and you can hear them much more through the walls than my bird. And they are much noisier.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Hi Chowmomma and WELCOME to the forum.

I am SO glad you got your Booger back!!! (CUTEST name!!) I bet lots of tears were shed when you realized he hadn't forgotten you. They are SO very smart, and don't easily forget us.

Since Booger isn't a notorious screamer, I truly believe you will be fine in your townhouse.

 

[Chowmomma]

Lots of happy tears!!!! My ex took him and his cage to my moms (who's terrified of birds) who out of love for me and knowing my love for him agreed to help with exchange, he was in a dog carrier and I leaned over and peeked in making that tsk tsk tsk noise to him that I know he recognized as a loving greeting and he did it back to me!!! I immediately starting crying and wanted to just hug him but I knew he was scared so I just got him home and settled and he immediately said "step up"


Pie lol good one! And I also have 3 dogs, chows hence the screen name

 

[Chowmomma]

Oh and I agree about the Amazons and loudness!! I had two oranged wings and wow!! I had gotten the female first from a breeder who kept the male, after several days of conversation we came to conclusion I had to either return her or purchase him as neither of them would eat


I put them back together and literally had to leave my house for a few hours!! Wow did she scream!!! Booger at his loudest doesn't compare

The "lady" (use that term loosely) who sold me him tried to convince me a macaw was unlike any other parrot I'd ever owned, tried to tell me he would eat my house, I think a umbrella would eat my house faster than a macaw!! Booger is a one bird person for sure but his behavior has never left me afraid of trusting him in my home, in fact he lives in what I call an open door home, he is never locked inside his cage.

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[Pinkbirdy]

Oh hes such a doll !!!! Thanks for sharing . It looks like you already are having a great relationship with him and [he loves it ] I suggest this because of how I see him respond to you . My Macaw does her "call" when I first come home . I walk in the door yelling Hi Harlow and she switches to talking . I do this at other times when shes doing her flock call. Maybe try that [I so glad you got him back ]

 

[Chesphoto]

I'm so happy that the two of you have been reunited!

 

[Chowmomma]

He does that too when I come home but opposite, he starts by saying "hello" loudly then goes to almost a whisper, really low "hello" as though he wants you close enough to hear it lol
We do have a good relationship, I've had him for about 6 yrs now

Took me about 6 mos to gain his trust but now he owns me lol

He is very protective of me, won't let anyone touch me when I'm holding him

Sounds like yours has you wrapped as well

 

[antoinette]

Chowmomma Welcome !!!!
Enjoy the forum

 

[Chowmomma]

So I have been trying to figure out good placement for Booger when I move, there is a finished basement where I plan to make my family room (hideaway) and the natural light isn't the best down there but I think whatever I am the most is where he is going to be the happiest, and then put a t-stand up in the lil kitchen breakfast nook where there is a huge picture window

I think having his cage downstairs may help muffle more of the sound

My sisters response was just get rid of him

Uh yea OK NOT

I am hoping to try and smooze my way with neighbors right away and explain about him, I feel if I get along with them right away then they might be more tolerant

Whatcha think?


He is kinda mad at me cause I've not held him in over a month

I just had breast reconstruction surgery done 4 weeks ago due to breast cancer and I can't handle him yet, it really sucks because I'm the only one he comes to "nicely"

Any thoughts?

 

[Mayden]

So I have been trying to figure out good placement for Booger when I move, there is a finished basement where I plan to make my family room (hideaway) and the natural light isn't the best down there but I think whatever I am the most is where he is going to be the happiest, and then put a t-stand up in the lil kitchen breakfast nook where there is a huge picture window

I think having his cage downstairs may help muffle more of the sound

My sisters response was just get rid of him

Uh yea OK NOT

I am hoping to try and smooze my way with neighbors right away and explain about him, I feel if I get along with them right away then they might be more tolerant

Whatcha think?


He is kinda mad at me cause I've not held him in over a month

I just had breast reconstruction surgery done 4 weeks ago due to breast cancer and I can't handle him yet, it really sucks because I'm the only one he comes to "nicely"

Any thoughts?

Buy a sunlamp That way you can have him in the darkest pit of a room with his sunlamp and you and he'll be just fine, still getting his 'natural' light - so his vitamin D and getting to spend time with you, in whichever room you choose to be your 'den'.

He'll forgive you for not handling him, just make sure he gets that extra tlc after! . I presume since you've had reconstructive surgery that your cancer has gone. I hope you're doing well!

Personally I haven't really interacted with my neighbours, but it was only a few months ago that one of them asked if it was me who had birds. (My sennie is a screamer!) and I told her I did and immediately apologised for the noise and trouble he might be causing her. She shrugged it off and told me it was nice to hear of a bird so happy and noisey. She knows he's not being abused or anything, just being a bird. Our other neighbours haven't mentioned anything at all and our walls are pretty thing and he's a real noisey boy when he wants to be.

I think if you do all you can for soundproofing (and baring in mind that during the day time he can be relatively noisey as it's day time!) then I think you'll be okay. I just think it's the "wind down" type hours of the evening when people are likely to get more annoyed by him, if they hear him at all.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Firstly, my sincere sympathies to your ordeal with breast cancer! I hope it NEVER comes back!

As for putting your bub in the basement, it'll work, I'm sure of it. And it's a GREAT idea to make nice with your neighbors, too. I know I get the occasional "dumb" look from people when I'm outside with my big boys and they let out a holler, but I just give 'em the same look back. :30:

Since you haven't been able to pick him up and snuggle and cuddle and all that, just shower him with toys, treats and affection through the cage bars until you are all healed up. He will forgive you - NO doubt in my mind.

 

[Chowmomma]

Thank you both, yes they got it all and I pray too that it doesn't come back!

I had planned on getting the lamp, I know he will need it

I am hoping for a good transition for us all!