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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
 |  Subject: My turn to complain...  Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:41 pm | |
| Einstein has decided that it would be fun to mimick my alarm clock.
BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP
ALL DAY LONG.
At first, I made the mistake of thinking it was cute. Lots of kisses and attention. BAD BAD BAD MISTAKE.
His mindset is: beeping = attention.
I am now stuck with a never ending beep fest.
I've been at home studying for my upcoming finals, and I can't even listen to my own thoughts. The only way of getting him to be quiet, is either play with him, or give him millet. But, either one of them is going to end up with short-term results and a bird conditioned to scream.
I guess I just have to wait for him to get this out of his system and pay attention and cuddle him only when he's quiet.
Let this pass. Please, for the sake of my sanity. | |
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dusty
Scarlet Macaw
Join date : 2011-06-19
Age : 77
Location : near london, ontario canada...out in the country
My Birds : congo african grey (coco)
blue fronted amazons (willie and vasgo)
sun conure (simon)
greencheeked conure (jack)
senegal (walter)
senegal (crockett)
goffin cockatoo (sammy)
moluccan cockatoo (mango)
severe macaw (cody)
quaker (yoshi)
Posts : 838
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:57 pm | |
| he needs a distraction...perhaps a new toy
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:12 pm | |
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VickiNumbers
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-21
Age : 56
Location : Denver, CO, United States
My Birds : Allie ~ Yellow Sided Green Cheek Conure
Mickey ~ Turquoise Green Cheek Conure
Sam ~ Blue Front Amazon
Caesar ~ Bronze Wing Pionus (actually my HUSBAND's bird *grin*)
Mack ~ Lutino Cockatiel
Forté and Duncan ~ Budgerigars
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Posts : 1521
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:51 pm | |
| Awww, I'm sorry!!!
The upside is that you know what to do to get it to end - and you don't have to train anyone else in your house how to untrain the bird. Or worse yet, train your family how to untrain the bird, while at the same time making sure your teenaged son doesn't actually reinforce the unwanted behaviors because he's a nincompoop fifteen-year-old-boy who thinks that fart noises are funny and that it's a GOOD thing to stop the birds screaming by going and getting her and bringing her down to sit with him.
***BIG DEEP BREATH***
I feel your pain sister, I feel your pain.
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:50 pm | |
| LOL
Tonight I only had one class, Italian.
Our prof undid a cord on the projection system, causing the alarm to go off. Since it was an evening class, the tech people had gone home for the day.
I swear, that alarm was the EXACT noise Einstein was making. I had a laughing fit, and no one got why I thought the whole situation was funny.
I am so thankful that birds sleep through the night. The sun is gone, and Einstein is fast asleep. | |
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RogerP
Scarlet Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-19
Age : 57
Location : Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
My Birds : ~Merlin - Maroon Bellied Conure
(Hatchdate May 15, 2010)
~Arthur - Red Bellied Parrot
(Hatchdate January 7, 2009, rescued October 7, 2011)
Posts : 813
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:55 pm | |
| - VickiNumbers wrote:
- Awww, I'm sorry!!!
***BIG DEEP BREATH***
I feel your pain sister, I feel your pain.
I too feel your pain! There are days I have to stop myself from smothering Merlin with a pillow (kidding!) | |
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patdbunny
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 53
Location : San Diego County, California
Posts : 2083
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:22 am | |
|  Love it. | |
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VickiNumbers
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-21
Age : 56
Location : Denver, CO, United States
My Birds : Allie ~ Yellow Sided Green Cheek Conure
Mickey ~ Turquoise Green Cheek Conure
Sam ~ Blue Front Amazon
Caesar ~ Bronze Wing Pionus (actually my HUSBAND's bird *grin*)
Mack ~ Lutino Cockatiel
Forté and Duncan ~ Budgerigars
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Posts : 1521
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:27 pm | |
| That's what's nice about having a forum full if crazy bird people. When nobody else gets why things are funny, we get it and can laugh with you! | |
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:35 pm | |
| Sunset is coming, and thus starts the loudest of all the beeping.
I WANT TO SCREAM | |
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dusty
Scarlet Macaw
Join date : 2011-06-19
Age : 77
Location : near london, ontario canada...out in the country
My Birds : congo african grey (coco)
blue fronted amazons (willie and vasgo)
sun conure (simon)
greencheeked conure (jack)
senegal (walter)
senegal (crockett)
goffin cockatoo (sammy)
moluccan cockatoo (mango)
severe macaw (cody)
quaker (yoshi)
Posts : 838
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:38 pm | |
| zaza don't scream or you will have a screaming alarm clock....lmao
dusty | |
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Margaret
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 51
Location : Chicago
My Birds : • Budgies: Mango, Blueberry, Plum, Sunny
• Cockatiels: Chico, Mickey
• Linnies: Venus and Mars
• Amazon, who was with us: Lucky
Posts : 1418
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:44 pm | |
| Zaza, we all understand you here and fell your pain  I remember, when everybody kept saying, that budgies are quiet... Mango is the odd one, wakes up first, wake up everybody/birdie doing his: 'Mariaches call", make everybirdie singing. He also goes sleep last. I forgive him, considering his past...  | |
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:52 am | |
| My budgies are so quiet, that it's unbelievable.
This morning, Einstein was beep beep beeping. And I swear, the budgies were yelling at him to stop. As soon as he's beep, there would be a wall of sound from the budgies. "STFU!!!" | |
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crystalsbirdtoys
Senegal
Join date : 2011-05-19
Location : Ottawa, Ontario
My Birds : African Grey - Merlin
Caique - Rosco
Cockatiel - Stryder
Posts : 381
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:55 am | |
| Ha ha...Merlin tells Rosco to be quiet on a regular basis.
He does this "GRRRRRRRR" (like I would) and says, "Shut UP!" - oops!
It does silence Rosco... | |
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:28 pm | |
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Margaret
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 51
Location : Chicago
My Birds : • Budgies: Mango, Blueberry, Plum, Sunny
• Cockatiels: Chico, Mickey
• Linnies: Venus and Mars
• Amazon, who was with us: Lucky
Posts : 1418
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:54 am | |
| Lucky is doing that, when Mango is singing early in the morning, late at night or in the middle of the night. Amazon sleep time is waaaay longer than budgie. Sounds exactly like Merlin, like he want to say shut up  Zaza, Einstein is still beeping? | |
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:22 pm | |
| Still beeping  | |
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:30 pm | |
| The worst has happened....
Now, when Einstein beeps, a budgie beeps with him. I don't know which one though. Budgie beeps stop when I go into the room. It's like this beeping frenzy has come contagious! They even beep in unison! Soon, I have a feeling that all of them will start. I will have a beeping flock of beepers!
GAH! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PERFECT FLOCK D: | |
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crystalsbirdtoys
Senegal
Join date : 2011-05-19
Location : Ottawa, Ontario
My Birds : African Grey - Merlin
Caique - Rosco
Cockatiel - Stryder
Posts : 381
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:31 pm | |
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:32 pm | |
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ScooterNScotty
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-24
Age : 63
Location : Southern California
My Birds : Scooter
* "Normal" male Green-cheeked Conure
* (hatched 3/2010)
Scotty
*male Cape Parrot
*(HD unk ~2008)
Blanco (Caballo Blanco)
*Whitefaced male cockatiel
*(HD unk, found 4/2012)
Posts : 2248
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:47 pm | |
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patdbunny
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 53
Location : San Diego County, California
Posts : 2083
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:30 pm | |
| Sam taught Eric to dial the phone. So instead of dueling banjos we have dueling speed dial to Europe. | |
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patdbunny
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 53
Location : San Diego County, California
Posts : 2083
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:31 pm | |
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Margaret
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 51
Location : Chicago
My Birds : • Budgies: Mango, Blueberry, Plum, Sunny
• Cockatiels: Chico, Mickey
• Linnies: Venus and Mars
• Amazon, who was with us: Lucky
Posts : 1418
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:19 pm | |
| Monkey see, monkey do! Lucky just perform a perfect Chico contact call (I can't stop myself from that: Beep!) | |
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crystalsbirdtoys
Senegal
Join date : 2011-05-19
Location : Ottawa, Ontario
My Birds : African Grey - Merlin
Caique - Rosco
Cockatiel - Stryder
Posts : 381
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:45 am | |
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| | Subject: Re: My turn to complain... Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:52 pm | |
| Note to self: NEVER watch nature programs on the vocalizations of whales and dolphins within ear shot of Einstein.
Ever hear the clicks, beeps and squeaks of the Amazon river dolphin or Orca Whale? It sounds exactly like bird sounds. Once Einstein heard the first beep, the whole one hour special had the background noise of Einstein's BEEPBEEPBEEP. | |
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