by Pajarita » Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:21 am
Yes, they are loud but, if they are kept right, they only vocalize when they are supposed to. Quakers need to be kept at a strict solar schedule and on a fresh food diet so they don't get hormonal [which makes them scream]. They are also super intelligent so they also need something to entertain them. And, as any other parrot, they need constant company... It's only when you don't give them what they need that they scream. Because, in truth, even the 'quiet' species of parrots can be pretty loud when they are not happy. Senegals are considered a 'quiet' species but I got one that was given to me because she screamed so much, so loud and so often that her owner was afraid she was going to get evicted [she did not scream here at all and, years after, when her previous owner moved to a house, she wanted her back and I complied - but the woman called me the next day telling me to come and get her because she had been screaming non-stop]. Same thing with GCCs... everybody says they are quiet birds and they are! [I only hear mine when she is in a rush for her dinner], but I got one that my daughter went to Texas to pick up that was given up because he screamed all day long [again, he did not scream here and he still does not in his new home]. Ditto with cockatoos! Freddy was a screamer and it took me ten months to break him out of the habit but, once he stopped, he was fine.
It's all a matter of keeping them healthy and happy... You keep the bird comfortable, flighted, on a good diet and keep it company and they don't scream.