Screaming Ducorps

Someone did a search on Yahoo early in December with the search of "how to keep Ducorps from screaming" and came to our blog. I wish they would have called us so we could tell them about Ducorps in person. They didn't even email.

You see, Ducorps Cockatoos are the quietest of all Cockatoos after they are one year old. Prior to their first birthday, they have an interesting habit...they whine on every breath unless you are holding them or they are eating or sleeping. We think that they are so used to being handfed several times a day that they crave the interaction. Whining is the only way they know to get attention.

So, what to do? Well, it's kind of like having a baby that cries. Check its diaper, feed it, burp it, check its temperature, take it for a ride in the car, rock it.... With Ducorps it's similar...check its food, handle it for a while, put it in its cage and then ignore it. Sometimes a cover over the cage works. Mainly, you just have to wait until it is a year old and it will stop on its own.

When this happens you will realize that it was all worthwhile and you will have one of the nicest, most wonderful pets in the world.

- posted by J-Birds @ 8:18 AM |