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Post by tpaty14 on Feb 16, 2015 22:56:39 GMT -5
Hello all and thanks for taking the time to read this! I am obsessed with these amazing birds. I live in Tampa Florida and fell in love at first sight of these guys flying around here. After a great deal of research I was amazed to find they actually live in my home state/city of Chicago IL too. My question is simple, and I'm pretty sure I know the answer but I wanted to ask you all anyway. I am dying to rescue a quaker from a local shelter. I have done my research and am fully ready for the task but the one problem is I live in an apartment. I have heard these guys outside my house in the wild, and as you all know they are LOUD. They also seem quite noisy from all the home videos I've seen. My question ...is there any way to keep one of these guys in an apartment community, or are they simply too loud? Thanks for any advice! Anthony
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Post by cnyguy on Feb 16, 2015 23:17:24 GMT -5
Welcome to the Forum, Anthony. While Quakers do have the reputation for being loud or noisy, that isn't necessarily so for every QP. A lot depends on the personality of the individual parrot. My own QP Ralph is a pretty quiet Quaker. We live in an apartment, and I doubt if anyone in the other 11 apartments in our building even notices that Ralph is here. The people and a few dogs in our building make far more noise than Ralph does. I lived here for 5 years with a Yellow-crowned Amazon who was much louder than Ralph, and no one ever complained about him either.
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Post by tpaty14 on Feb 16, 2015 23:32:49 GMT -5
Thank you so much for the reply! That is GREAT to hear. I don't plan to live here long, so this would be a short term (possible) problem. I plan to rescue a baby. My thinking is if I get a baby it would have a better chance to be more calm and grow to know me so that we can bond during his early life. A few obstacles I however forsee... how hard is it to raise a baby? I work 8 hours a day, however I can come home over lunch for a half hour and am willing to put in as much time as necessary outside of work. My second concern is my dog. I am not worried about her bothering the bird...she is an extremely sweet and well behaved 4lb yorkie. I have seen how these birds/dogs can learn to bond themselves. However one thing I am worried about is during the day I leave my dog in the bathroom when I go to work. She can't be trusted in the house alone. I do play special calming dog music. That in mind, she cries on and off. I have a fear this might scare/stress a parrot out? Thanks again, this is all very much appreciated!!
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Post by msdani1981 on Feb 17, 2015 2:05:32 GMT -5
If you've never hand fed a baby, it would be extremely irresponsible for anyone to advise you to get an unweaned baby. Too many things can (and do) go wrong; it's easy to harm or kill a baby by incorrect feeding. That being said, you can put a deposit on an unweaned baby, and spend time with it at the breeder's (or rescue facility) until it's weaned (usually around 10 weeks, but don't put a time limit on it). Once the bird gets used to the sound, it will be fine. To help, you can play music for the bird, too.  Good luck!! |
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Post by aaron on Feb 17, 2015 11:19:14 GMT -5
Hello all and thanks for taking the time to read this! I am obsessed with these amazing birds. I live in Tampa Florida and fell in love at first sight of these guys flying around here. After a great deal of research I was amazed to find they actually live in my home state/city of Chicago IL too. My question is simple, and I'm pretty sure I know the answer but I wanted to ask you all anyway. I am dying to rescue a quaker from a local shelter. I have done my research and am fully ready for the task but the one problem is I live in an apartment. I have heard these guys outside my house in the wild, and as you all know they are LOUD. They also seem quite noisy from all the home videos I've seen. My question ...is there any way to keep one of these guys in an apartment community, or are they simply too loud? Thanks for any advice! Anthony Greetings! We live in an apartment as well, and it works out okay for us. Like cnyguy, we have a relatively quiet Quaker, but she hasn't always been quiet. That said, its important to remember that even the quietest Quakers are going to be pretty loud at times. Nobody has ever complained, but people definitely know she is here. Mostly we just get smiles and inquiring looks. I think the walls here might be a bit thicker than your average complex because it was built to be condominiums and was converted into apartments at the last minute... but still, it can work out. |
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Post by fig on Feb 17, 2015 17:32:44 GMT -5
I live in an apartment and have 5 birds...Quaker, 2 Budgies and 2 Cockatiels. No problem!
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Post by julianna on Feb 18, 2015 14:52:48 GMT -5
As we all have experienced... quakers want a lot of attention so be ready for a sqwak whenever you leave the room. They always want to know where you are and if you are okay. I started by giving my quaker a special whistle that I make so that he knows I am not far and am okay. This does help and he has slowed down on the sqwaking over the years. He knows the difference from me leaving the room and leaving the house now so he does not make any noise when I am out shopping... (except for talking).
My favorite part of their chatter is when he sits on my finger after a bath... and I say.... nice and warm.... and he purrs in return. I wrap my hand over his back keeping him warm and he just purrs and purrs and purrs.
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Post by woz30 on Feb 23, 2015 14:51:27 GMT -5
Beamer has his time of the day when he likes to vocalize. It's more annoying in the apartment but should be no problem out of it unless you have paper thin walls.
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