New Amazon sound

[nkrbkr]

Hi everyone. I’ve had my Amazon, Ava, for about three weeks now. She’s an amazing 7-year-old (8 next month) bird, & we’re taking our time getting to know one another & starting to bond. I’ve read through all the great info here re: Amazons several times, which has been so helpful. A couple of days ago, she started making this new sound. It seems like she is asking to train/asking for treats when she makes this sound, but any insights would be greatly appreciated. Is it possibly a hormonal sound? I’ve got her first vet visit coming up in two days, so will be able to get a better sense of her weight/body composition then. She’s been converting to a healthy diet nicely, & maintaining her weight. 12+ hours of sleep a night, no petting, etc. Thanks for your thoughts!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

What a beautiful bird! I've never had an Amazon so I'm no help but she sure is a pretty girl! I hope you two have many wonderful years together and enjoy being a member of Parrot Forums. We are a very supportive group unlike many forums out there.

 

[nkrbkr]

What a beautiful bird! I've never had an Amazon so I'm no help but she sure is a pretty girl! I hope you two have many wonderful years together and enjoy being a member of Parrot Forums. We are a very supportive group unlike many forums out there.

Thank you, I appreciate it! She’s a very beautiful girl. I’ve lurked on here several times when searching for answers about my lovebird, so I figured it was time to make an account. It seems like a very helpful, great group.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

We have a lot of "lurkers" it seems, and want more people to participate. We hope to get to know you and your beautiful Ava.

 

[texsize]

It sounds to me like a begging sound like a young bird would make to a parent.
But I have never bread Amazon’s so I could be wrong.

It also sound a bit hormonal but I don’t see any hormonal body language with the sounds.

 

[nkrbkr]

It sounds to me like a begging sound like a young bird would make to a parent.
But I have never bread Amazon’s so I could be wrong.

It also sound a bit hormonal but I don’t see any hormonal body language with the sounds.

Thank you! I was thinking it felt a little “baby bird-ish” as well, kind of like the sounds young macaws make…

 

[nkrbkr]

Thank you! I was thinking it felt a little “baby bird-ish” as well, kind of like the sounds young macaws make…

She’s currently making the same sound while she eats her morning chop.

 

[rheashard2]

My CAG does similar especially in morning before her chop. It's random and frequently occurs in the morning. Vet says it's hormonal related. I am supposed to make sure she's got food, water. Give verbal encouragement but limit and/or redirect physical contact. There's better places here on forum where not to pet. Since I have a hen, I don't want her stimulated to lay eggs!

 

[nkrbkr]

My CAG does similar especially in morning before her chop. It's random and frequently occurs in the morning. Vet says it's hormonal related. I am supposed to make sure she's got food, water. Give verbal encouragement but limit and/or redirect physical contact. There's better places here on forum where not to pet. Since I have a hen, I don't want her stimulated to lay eggs!

Thank you! She’s been doing it periodically at all times of the day. We don’t have a lot of physical contact, as she’s very new to us, & we’re all learning to trust one another. Just practicing step-ups, getting her morning weight, & some target training. A little head scritching here and there, but definitely no petting of any sort. I don’t want any eggs either! lol She goes to the vet tomorrow, so I’ll see what they say.

 

[wrench13]

Begging sound.

 

[nkrbkr]

Begging sound.

Thank you! Does Salty ever do this? And if so, how do you respond? I don’t want to reinforce it, but I also don’t want to completely ignore her. I really get the feeling that she’s asking for almonds & eager to train. I’ve already taught her how to wave, and definitely would like to keep her stimulated by teaching her tricks, but again, I don’t want to reinforce begging.

 

[nkrbkr]

This Ava bird is so dang smart, & so eager to learn tricks. She just learned how to spin in a quick session this evening. I started training when she was calm & quiet (in order not to reinforce the begging behavior), but she started begging for more after I ended the session. I get the impression she’s never really been trained to do much, but she seems to love it.

 

[rheashard2]

Excellent job! Trick training is among the best mental stimulus for parrots. Good job!

 

[nkrbkr]

Excellent job! Trick training is among the best mental stimulus for parrots. Good job!

Yes, thank you! My lovebird loves doing tricks. It seems Miss Ava does too.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

This Ava bird is so dang smart, & so eager to learn tricks. She just learned how to spin in a quick session this evening. I started training when she was calm & quiet (in order not to reinforce the begging behavior), but she started begging for more after I ended the session. I get the impression she’s never really been trained to do much, but she seems to love it.

That's great! My budgies look at me like I'm crazy when I try to get them to follow my finger in a circle! I just put a nice piece of millet in front of Joey and she walked away. Yes, she knows it's food.

 

[nkrbkr]

That's great! My budgies look at me like I'm crazy when I try to get them to follow my finger in a circle! I just put a nice piece of millet in front of Joey and she walked away. Yes, she knows it's food.

I had a budgie growing up, who was my best little friend. He lived to be 13 years old, & passed when I was in high school. He’s the reason I love birds so much. That was when we didn’t really know much about how to properly care for birds. I often wonder if he would have liked trick training. He was such a sweet little guy, & loved spending time out of his cage with me.

 

[rheashard2]

That's great! My budgies look at me like I'm crazy when I try to get them to follow my finger in a circle! I just put a nice piece of millet in front of Joey and she walked away. Yes, she knows it's food.

My CAG knows a few tricks. I gave up because her expression says clearly....and I should do it why? She's mastered that look better than my teenager! Like above she acknowledges the treat. But she's trained me well! I limit noise when she says go to sleep (she wants a nap). Move...means are you up yet or get up. Come here...means she's asking for attention. Blowing kisses...share what you're eating. See...I'm a perfectly trained human!