How do you make a Sun Conure Quiet?

Answer 1

Firstly, let me differentiate between constant ear-piercing, nerve-racking, blatant screaming (that needs to be tackled) and a parrot's "call to the flock" (which you should not attempt to stop) It is important to understand that most parrots "call to the flock" several times per day, usually in the morning, around noon, at dusk, which is a completely natural behavior since birds are social animals. You cannot, and SHOULD NOT, attempt to stop this natural process. This flock calling is a parrot's way of determining which flock members are present or not present and it's just checking up on you because YOU are part of the parrot's flock! Now, onto the annoying, ear-piercing screaming that drives you crazy… Before attempting to resolve any screaming problem, you must ensure there's NO medical reason involved by seeking medical evaluation. Now, there are LOTS of different reasons why birds may scream - just like a human child. If you hear your kid screaming upstairs, you can't just pinpoint exactly what's wrong with the child, right? You have to investigate… In this article, I'm going to tackle a couple of them... Something to consider is whether YOU have taught the bird to scream. Clapping your hands loudly in order to hush her up is not the way to do it in case you where wondering! What you're actually doing is encouraging this screaming behavior… You see, when a parrot screams and the owner reacts by screaming back at the bird, the bird learns that screaming is an ACCEPTABLE form of communication. The bird owners react by screaming back, throwing items at the bird, dousing the bird with water, etc. This human reaction is negative, but reaction none the less, which is exactly what the parrot wanted to begin with! As a result, some parrots become confused and don't know how to behave, but since they've learned to scream, this is how they react! You need to understand that some parrots scream as a way to get ATTENTION! By the way… don't use water as a punishment… And then you wonder why the parrot doesn't want to take a bath. Basically, if there is a lot of screaming or noise in the home, a parrot may feel it is acceptable for it to scream in order to be heard or that screaming is a natural part of life. Interesting little creatures, aren't they? A VICIOUS CYCLE IS CREATED The cycle must be broken in order to change the negative behavior. Reward your bird when s/he doesn't scream and never reward your bird when it does. A reward can be as simple as a look from you. You must… COMPLETELY IGNORE THE SCREAMING BEHAVIOR! Go outside, use ear plugs, lock yourself in a room or go out of ear range if you must, but do NOT reward screaming behavior by showing your bird any reaction to it. The screeming will stop once the bird has realized it's not getting anywhere with the noise. However, shower your bird with attention and love once the screaming stops: if your standing outside the door for 10 minutes before you hear even a 10 second pause, go in a give your bird a treat. Avoid taking your bird out after s/he is quitet until the sinece comes without the screeming. you leave the room, wait only like, 5 seconds. If you hear nothing, go in and give your bird a treat, tell them they are good. Maybe get them to step up out of the cage (Attention is really all they want) do maybe a trick or two after the silence has gone on for more then 30 second, and tell them they are good.you should get to a stage where you can leave, make a cup of tea, come back, and have a happy quiet bird waiting for your arrival SILENTLY! Try the techniques I've shared and let me know how you get on with your parrot.

Answer 2

You don't. They will chirp and be vocal most of the time they are up. They scream when they are angry, frustrated or want attention. I have 3 of them and it gets intense sometimes.