[Salsa]

I haven't posted in a while as "life" has been going on, but I am needing some ideas on what to do with Salsa, my gw macaw. She was a rehome that I got in February. Things had been going very well for a while. She has a big play area right in the central part of the house that she would spend most of the day on as well as get one on one time each day for cuddling and training. Anyway, as time has passed she has gotten to the point that she is really taking to screaming. You know, the big macaw pterodactyl screams. She started just doing it in the morning and evening and now it is at any point in the day. She will sometimes look me square in the eye and scream for all she is worth. The only time she won't do it is when she is on me. I have tried putting her back in her cage for time outs, ignoring her (turning my back and walking away).... I just am not sure what to do. I have found out that her previous parronts weren't completely forthright with me and the reason they got rid of her is because she started this behavior and it had been going on for some time. I am getting frustrated because with the effects on business and the increase in her screaming I find that sometimes it just instantly makes my blood boil. When she is good I love having her around and we have so much fun but those times are becoming fewer and farther between.

So how do I go about breaking this behavior or redirecting it or whatever? I run my business out of my home and when she is good I have no problem having clients in or making calls, but when she hits that screaming mode (which is becoming more and more frequent) I have to bring business to a halt because nobody can hear or talk over it. With times being so financially rough right now I can't afford to lose any business over this issue or ALL of us will suffer.

Please!!! I would appreciate your input!!!