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From: lw0y+@andrew.cmu.edu (Laurie Walz)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Parrots in the A.M.
Message-ID: <gXwNigy00UhBQ0gF1z@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 9 Feb 89 14:09:48 GMT
Organization: School of Urban and Public Affairs, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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I am hoping that one of the parrot keepers out there in netland can
offer some advice:  I am hoping to find a way to keep my crazy
Corella cockatoo reasonably quiet in the morning.  Even with
his cage covered, he will unrelentingly broadcast the Cacophany
in C Major.

I suspect what gets him going is noises in the house and outside on
the street, which he interprets as people he would love to have
come and pet and cuddle him -- he's a typical cockatoo!  One idea I am
about to try out is keeping on my "white noise" machine, on the theory
that if he doesn't hear the noises, he will be quieter.
If there is anyone out there who has successfully dealt with this
problem, I would greatly appreciate their help.  I know that cockatoos
are noisy, and most of the time it doesn't bother me, but I would
like to keep the noise down in the morning for the sake of my roommates.

                Laurie