Ashckroft
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Hello bird lovers,
I have two cockatiels (male). For some time now I have problem with one of them. The youngest one is excessively screaming all over the day and stops only while im with him. The moment I have to walk away he starts again. My birds cages are located in the bedroom, as this is the most quiet place in the apartment, but whenever we are home they roam freely here and there. During night time, the moment I go in or out of their room the same thing happens... few loud squicks until im in the room. This is not the only problem... the bird is non-stop chasing my other cockatiel who is the older male. Since the little guy became sexualy mature my older tiel stopped being vocal so often and I rarely hear him sing. I am consurned about my bigger parrot as he seems stressed over the little aggressor. They are both perfectly healthy (going to the vet twice a year), eat only recommended foods and despite the things I mentioned they still have a connection in between and call each other at the end of the day.
The first time the younger one expressed bad behaviour was when i was giving them millet 1-2 years ago and he got angry, because I was feeding the other parrot too (I'm mentioning this in any case).
So far:
1. I've tried to separate them, but they call each other at the end of the day and can't make them stay in different rooms. PS: When I separate them I noticed that the bigger tiel starts to sing again.
2. I've tried with the "more dark time" method for hormones and it only makes him stop screaming for the duration only.
3. I've tried to stay more with him and from time to time this does show some effect , but its not viable.
Background:
At the moment its a bid hard for me to be at home , because I'm biotech eng. and from the begining of the year I'm working in different country and I spend half of the month there and half at my home. My gf is pharmacist and takes 12h shifts 3 times a week and she is home the rest of the time.
I have my first parrot from 2018 and the second 2019. The problem started arround the 2021.
I have two cockatiels (male). For some time now I have problem with one of them. The youngest one is excessively screaming all over the day and stops only while im with him. The moment I have to walk away he starts again. My birds cages are located in the bedroom, as this is the most quiet place in the apartment, but whenever we are home they roam freely here and there. During night time, the moment I go in or out of their room the same thing happens... few loud squicks until im in the room. This is not the only problem... the bird is non-stop chasing my other cockatiel who is the older male. Since the little guy became sexualy mature my older tiel stopped being vocal so often and I rarely hear him sing. I am consurned about my bigger parrot as he seems stressed over the little aggressor. They are both perfectly healthy (going to the vet twice a year), eat only recommended foods and despite the things I mentioned they still have a connection in between and call each other at the end of the day.
The first time the younger one expressed bad behaviour was when i was giving them millet 1-2 years ago and he got angry, because I was feeding the other parrot too (I'm mentioning this in any case).
So far:
1. I've tried to separate them, but they call each other at the end of the day and can't make them stay in different rooms. PS: When I separate them I noticed that the bigger tiel starts to sing again.
2. I've tried with the "more dark time" method for hormones and it only makes him stop screaming for the duration only.
3. I've tried to stay more with him and from time to time this does show some effect , but its not viable.
Background:
At the moment its a bid hard for me to be at home , because I'm biotech eng. and from the begining of the year I'm working in different country and I spend half of the month there and half at my home. My gf is pharmacist and takes 12h shifts 3 times a week and she is home the rest of the time.
I have my first parrot from 2018 and the second 2019. The problem started arround the 2021.