baby squealing

[briansmum]

does/did anyone elses baby do a lot of "baby squealing" during the day, he's always made this noise he just seems to be doing it more now. is this just him getting used to his voice?

also he's VERY attached to me, i can't get anything done, i take him with me whenever i can but there are some tasks i can't do with him on me. he flies straight at my head when i put him back on his perch and he really creats if i leave the room. i've read somewhere that this is normal baby behaviour and he will grow out of this. i was wondering what other peoples experieces/opinions and advice on this was?

[ZoesDad]

Hi Beccy,
I'm not sure what the baby squeeks you refer to sound like but Zoe does sometimes squeek to herself in between quacks and whistles. This typically occurs shortly after I put her back into her cage after a play session.
Re. the other behaviour you mentioned, I don't remember how old your Grey baby is but once they pass weaning age (12-15 weeks) it's a good idea to encourage independence in them by providing opportunities for self-directed play and alone time.
I find that Zoe can spend hours happily stripping bark off her apple tree twigs, or getting nuts out of her bird puzzle, or tearing apart toilet paper roles.
She is now used to being taken out at certain times and doesn't make a peep for attention at any other time.
Hope this helps.

[Monique]

My Grey does a lot of "gibberish talking" now at 4 1/2 months. Before that he did a little bit of gibberish talking and a lot of baby peep peep noises.

Make sure you don't spend more time with him now than what you can for the rest of your life. It is important that he be able to entertain himself. When you put him on a perch you need to teach him to stay until you remove him. You teach him this by putting him back over and over again when he jumps off, never let him sit with you and reward him for leaving his perch.

It can be trying with a baby but the time you invest now to raise a well-adjusted grey will pay off for you many-fold as he grows up!!!

[FairY]

Monique, is the "reward-system" being used in training a grey?

[briansmum]

thats great advice thankyou. think the peeping is just his way of getting my attention, which i am ignoreing, he gets a tickle when he's quietened down. he does spend a good amount of time playing by himself, he just decides to get all clingy :S i will percivere, im sure we'll get there eventually, it's just all still a bit new and sometimes cofusing to me. thanks again!

[Monique]

Oh most definitely in training we reward. Usually it is with our voice and scratches instead of treats. Treats can definitely be used its just not a technique that I've ever used as the other methods have worked well for me.

[willow]

my baby, which I have had a week is screaming several times a day but especially in the evening. will he out grow this? I read somewhere babies scream and they do out grow it.

[briansmum]

mine screams at feeding time, but makes lots of "peeping" sounds throughout the day.. i guess it's the only sound he knows how to make yet :P :P .

i have also read they grow out if with training and as they get older. brian just seems to be doing it more :unsure: maybe someone more experienced could shed some light for us.

[splint101]

yeah max does the same at feeding time or when we get home from work. But he scratch'es in the cnr of the cage till I open it for him. So yeah I do hope that they grow out of it.....

[briansmum]

Brian flings himself around his cage like a crazy bird when he wants to come out. i feel horrible ignoreing him till he's calmed down but i dont want him to learn that this gets him what he wants. i think i should change his name to "nutter" i say it as much as his name :laugh: