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Re: in addition keep or not to keep
Posted by Cindy A on 5/06/06

On 5/05/06, annette wrote:
> My biggest fear is if I do try to rehome her she will end
> up in a bad home and I could NEVER let her suffer like she
> once did. I would never, ever be able to forgive myself.
> thats why I am try to get to the root of the problem.
> annette


Hi,
I have a goffin also that cme from a bad situation. She is
about 13. Some areas to look at for reasons that she screams:
I live in a single home that is only about 4 feet from the
next one. If something changes next door it will upset my
bird. As soon as it gets warm the neighbors are out side
until late at night= screaming bird
My work hours are changed, family forgets to cover and tuck
her in at a decent hour=tired, cranky screaming bird.
More daylight hours= mating instincts kicking in.
Stray animals prowling around house at night=screaming bird.
I would try to have the bird get more sleep and look for
things that may be going on where she hears them but you
ignore because they don't concern you.
I am very lucky that my neighbors also have birds. It took a
while to figure out that when she heard the trash being drug
to the curb at midnight (well after she was tucked in for
sleep) it would just scare and piss her off. All I needed to
do was ask my neighbors to just quietly tell her that it's
ok, it's Manny taking out the trash. Not a big deal to them
as last summer she learned all kinds of new naughty words in
spanish from the 14 year old when he was on his computer near
the window that matches up with the one near her cage! They
talk back and forth for hours and he thought it was cool for
her to be bi-lingual!
Hope this gives you some ideas on what may be going on at
your house.
Good luck in figuring it out so everyone is happy,
Cindy A

Posts on this thread, including this one

• in addition keep or not to keep, 5/05/06, by annette.
• Re: in addition keep or not to keep, 5/06/06, by Cindy A.