Help Please!! Questions..

[Tom Lawless]

My brother-in-law's mother had a B&G macaw. She was beautiful but let me tell you, she could be inside with all the windows and doors closed and if she let out a scream you could hear her outside. I had to be careful when getting my birds because there are other people in this house I live in. The Hahns Macaw and Pionus were both recommended for apartment living. I got the Hahns. He is a big bird in a little bird's body (think of a Jack Russell Terrier). He can be loud. I also got an African Grey who is also sometimes recommended for apartment life and he can be loud too but I think he is noisier than your average. Still, neither of them can rival the big macaw I knew in volume.

Good luck. Does it have to be a real big bird?

[kellywess]

My Miligold is a fairly quiet bird 90% of the time... hes a talker/chatterer. However, when he wants to he lets out one hoot of a call. My Severe however, can peel the paint off of the wall. IMO Severes have the most obnoxious calls out any bird I have had the "not so" pleasure of hearing scream. I wouldnt last a week in an apartment with my flock. Would not recommend a Macaw in an apartment. You would get evicted. Even the mini Macs are noisey!

[big blues]

Large macaws are noisy at dawn and sunset and would be too noisy for an apartment. I would consider a small macaw over a large macaw although they can be noisy too, maybe a severe, yellow collar, noble or hahns, they are adorable and aren't quite as loud.

[kellywess]

Originally Posted by big blues

Large macaws are noisy at dawn and sunset and would be too noisy for an apartment. I would consider a small macaw over a large macaw although they can be noisy too, maybe a severe, yellow collar, noble or hahns, they are adorable and aren't quite as loud.

Severes are horrible, trust me I know. Mine is the loudest one in the house and the Yellow Collar a close second... they make make my conure seem "mute." Severes when they get excited or just call, its very L-O-U-D. I am sure anyone with one knows what I mean.

[Congobongo]

If you want a large bird but are in an apartment I would more recommend a Congo African Grey or a Timneh African Grey. They are not screamers or loud. The do whistle and make noise but the volume is a lot lower and not irritating. And, most of them talk and are so entertaining.

I have Greys and Umbrella Cockatoos. And when the Toos decide to cockatoodledoo it is loud and you can hear them outside my house.

[pippy]

My CAGs are VERY noisy first thing in the morning! When I let them out of their cage they are so excited they make ever such alot of noise for a good twenty minutes or so, by that I mean ear-piercing noise!

[cheyanneandmark]

Let's face it...all birds are noisy when they want to be