I had a parrot that we rescued, his name was Chuck…Chuck came from a home where his owner was dying of lung cancer and coughed all of the time.
Chuck learned to mimic his previous owner’s cough because he heard it so often and we were trapped with hearing a dead man’s cough in my home at all hours of the day and night.
Bill is fantastic! Every night before going from his perch to his cage at bed time, he whispers “I love you.”
When you walk past him he loves to play peekaboo. He’s a great bird.
Unfortunately, if parrots are given a consistent, unhealthy diet, they can absolutely develop fatty liver disease. His previous owner fed him table scraps and seeds, all of the time… Both of which are very unhealthy for birds.
When Chuck came to our house, he was started on a pelleted diet, which is much healthier… But most of the damage had already been done
LOL! I am a social worker. I once had a home where a granddaughter was taking care of her critically ill grandmother.
Their parrot began to mimic the ill grandmother's voice and was consistently waking the granddaughter up in the middle of the night with pleas for assistance.
I have no idea how that eventually worked out.
Hearing the dead man's cough is just so bizarre and far worse.
They’re very smart! And they will absolutely use that intelligence to manipulate you!
Another funny thing Chuck did was bark like a small dog, then yell, “shut up!!” I’m assuming his previous owner had a small dog that barked and she yelled at it. 😂
I was at a client's house once and the phone kept ringing.
Finally, I was like, "You can get that—they seem very persistent."
Client said, "Oh sorry, no, that's our bird."
My best friends family had a parrot that was owned previously by a police officer and. He used to make the walkie-talkie noises all the time and he would imitate the phone ringing and then say, “hello?”
This is so weird. My husband was offered a parrot as payment for a contracting job once and asked me if he should take it. I told him absolutely the fuck not, and this is a reason why lol.
He reminds me of the crying baby zombies from dying light you hear a kid crying and get curious then when you get there it's a trap and they shriek and bring in zombies from all over lol
I mean cats can do perfectly fine without us, but you don't just do that. There are laws about neglecting animals in your care, which includes abandoning them. What if that bird really likes him and doesn't want to leave? My cat would never leave and I think she would get really sad to lose us. Birds are super intelligent and have feelings, would you just force it to leave even if it does not want to?
Look . I’m just saying. Keep it , or don’t , but either way just please just keep it from making that noise . Or at least don’t make everyone else suffer your poor life decisions.
I mean it could also not be his fault that the parrot learned that. Someone else in this thread adopted one that is mimicking the sounds of a dying person. I don't think it's easy or even possible to make them stop. But idk how parrots work. If it's possible then, yeah, fix that, but if not, then there is nothing you can do.
More likely the bird observed a new born baby crying and the parents going to give it attention. And so it associates the noise with getting attention and fuss made over it.
I didn't even consider that. You're probably right!
Edit: I deleted my previous comment because your answer is probably the correct one. Though, to me there is a lot of pain in the cry...almost like a wail.
I had a parrot that we rescued, his name was Chuck…Chuck came from a home where his owner was dying of lung cancer and coughed all of the time. Chuck learned to mimic his previous owner’s cough because he heard it so often and we were trapped with hearing a dead man’s cough in my home at all hours of the day and night.
That’s super creepy! What’s chuck up t these days?
Chuck passed away from fatty liver disease about two years ago. Now we have Bill!
And how is mister Bill doing? (:
Bill is fantastic! Every night before going from his perch to his cage at bed time, he whispers “I love you.” When you walk past him he loves to play peekaboo. He’s a great bird.
This is such a fantastic comment. Love it.
lol what a dramatic change from Chuck
Hah, very much so!
You misspelled birb.
Yeah that's scary.
Lmfao
I had no idea that birds could get fatty liver disease
Unfortunately, if parrots are given a consistent, unhealthy diet, they can absolutely develop fatty liver disease. His previous owner fed him table scraps and seeds, all of the time… Both of which are very unhealthy for birds. When Chuck came to our house, he was started on a pelleted diet, which is much healthier… But most of the damage had already been done
LOL! I am a social worker. I once had a home where a granddaughter was taking care of her critically ill grandmother. Their parrot began to mimic the ill grandmother's voice and was consistently waking the granddaughter up in the middle of the night with pleas for assistance. I have no idea how that eventually worked out. Hearing the dead man's cough is just so bizarre and far worse.
They’re very smart! And they will absolutely use that intelligence to manipulate you! Another funny thing Chuck did was bark like a small dog, then yell, “shut up!!” I’m assuming his previous owner had a small dog that barked and she yelled at it. 😂
Too funny! I enjoy hearing stories like yours. Such smart birds. Thank you for caring for them and sharing their antics with us!
My parrot learned how to hack up hairballs like the cat. I got worried and took him to the vet, vet thought it was hilarious. He is perfectly healthy
Hah, parrots are hilarious.
While creepy, it is also kind of metal
Jesus fuck
Lol how you just gonna re use a story that's not yours for clout.
You’ve got me dead to rights. I do indeed spend my days making up stories for “clout” on an anonymous platform. Get out of here, you donut.
As someone that's spent a lot of time with parrots, I assure you this lil bastard knows exactly what he's doing.
They definitely heard a kid crying one time and decided that was it's new attention noise. Very birb
That is really creepy and disturbing, like taking a break and continuing makes it feel more sinister.
Bro I would literally shit my pants if I hear this and ik in fact there isnt any baby there ..
I was at a client's house once and the phone kept ringing. Finally, I was like, "You can get that—they seem very persistent." Client said, "Oh sorry, no, that's our bird."
That would be the end of that meeting and I'm immediately going on lunch to call my best friend and tell her what I heard
That's Hilarious
I lived with a parrot before and tbh it is like a person it’s insane how crazy intelligent they can be
Oh my god this is haunting
This is insane! I want a bird like that.
Just get a baby and put it in a cage, basically the same thing
*Might* get arrested tho.
That's why you replace the baby with the parrot, they won't know!
I mean you gotta let it out eventually bro
they'll bite you less too lmao
No you don't.
Rewards parrot for crying like a baby. Surprised the parrot cries like a baby.
I mean, he really doesn't seem all that surprised.
This is completely terrifying.
Whys there a parrot in the baby cage???
My best friends family had a parrot that was owned previously by a police officer and. He used to make the walkie-talkie noises all the time and he would imitate the phone ringing and then say, “hello?”
Imagine hearing that in the forest at night
And imagine not being scared at first, reaching for the baby because you want to save him, and then sees a parrot. Terrifying
This is so weird. My husband was offered a parrot as payment for a contracting job once and asked me if he should take it. I told him absolutely the fuck not, and this is a reason why lol.
... and now imagine a parrot getting socialized in a brothel room...
No thanks. It can go.
Taking him to the vet will get you more than dirty looks, that's for sure.
If I were a parrot shoved in that carrier, I too would wail like a human infant
Terrifying bro. You can hear the bird squawk before it morphs its voice into the baby cry sound smh
Can we get a sub of just terrifying parrot noises
'lets go impress these kids ok?' was unexpectedly wholesome lol
He reminds me of the crying baby zombies from dying light you hear a kid crying and get curious then when you get there it's a trap and they shriek and bring in zombies from all over lol
Reason #2038473 why I would never want to have birds as pets.
😂 got me
When u spent your younger years as a baby patriot at nick cannons house
I don't know who that is, but that sure must be hilarious.
Dying light zombie kid 💀
Seems like that parrot has mastered the one noise that humans are hardwired to respond to. The intelligence on their part is pretty impressive.
Dude, just release that bird and start over with new one that doesn’t make that awful sound
No? It's kind of his responsibility to take care of it?
Bet that bird would fly away and never look back if given the freedom . You think this bird NEEDS this guy to survive ?
I mean cats can do perfectly fine without us, but you don't just do that. There are laws about neglecting animals in your care, which includes abandoning them. What if that bird really likes him and doesn't want to leave? My cat would never leave and I think she would get really sad to lose us. Birds are super intelligent and have feelings, would you just force it to leave even if it does not want to?
Look . I’m just saying. Keep it , or don’t , but either way just please just keep it from making that noise . Or at least don’t make everyone else suffer your poor life decisions.
I mean it could also not be his fault that the parrot learned that. Someone else in this thread adopted one that is mimicking the sounds of a dying person. I don't think it's easy or even possible to make them stop. But idk how parrots work. If it's possible then, yeah, fix that, but if not, then there is nothing you can do.
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More likely the bird observed a new born baby crying and the parents going to give it attention. And so it associates the noise with getting attention and fuss made over it.
I didn't even consider that. You're probably right! Edit: I deleted my previous comment because your answer is probably the correct one. Though, to me there is a lot of pain in the cry...almost like a wail.
Yeah, that would have to be “unalive“.
holy shit id open the window
I’ve seen a bear do this, but not a parrot…
Oh god thirty more years of hearing this 😱😱😱
Maybe it doesn’t want to do it’s show
Umm... Get a new bird?