Kathleen wrote:Does the noise level of your parrots bother you or are you used to it?
I can't really stand conure screams. Not sure why, they just get to me. Same thing with cockatiels sounds. I'll take a bunch of screaming cockatoos over those any day
My parrots are relatively quiet so that makes me happy (chosen because they aren't known to be too noisy).
There are times when my lovebird will go on a tirade (most of the time when she wants to feed me and I don't want to have anything to do with it and shoo her, she seems a bit insulted) and that can be a little annoying but other than that, it's fine.
Kathleen wrote:Have you invested in a good pair of earplugs?
No, no need.
Kathleen wrote:How does your family feel about the noise?
My boyfriend is ok with the noises our parrots make.
Kathleen wrote:Do they support your parrot ownership?
Yes! I came into our relationship with two parrots (Piper and Shade). Told him that if he ever asked me to choose between him and those two birds, I'd walk away. But I also told him that any bird I would add after that would be a joint decision, that I wouldn't add a bird without his consent. He's agreed to Joey (actually nudged me towards getting him when I had doubts), Petey and Zuri and will let me get a female Red-bellied because he knows it's something I wanted for a while.
Kathleen wrote:Do they not care about the noise?
He doesn't really seem to care..but again, I have fairly quiet birds.