macaw screaming

Question
Please help! My 9 year old blue & gold is progressively getting worse with his screaming. I hand fed him as a baby & yes spent far too much time with him as a baby. This attention has turned him into a spoiled brat! I do not think I ever trained him well with the screaming to begin with, but it is now getting worse. My husband is starting to say it's either the bird or him! I really cannot imagine giving him away, but I cannot take the frustration caused at my home either!He also has starting hanging from 1 toe in front of his cage squeaking. (even if the cage is opened for him to come out?)Any advice you could give me would be very appreciated!

Answer
I would highly recomend consulting a professional parrot behavioralist.

However, to get your started, here are some wonderful articles/online books:

http://128.121.217.240/toolady/ScreamingGuide.PDF

http://www.africangreys.com/articles/behavior/screaming.htm

http://www.cockatiels.org/articles/behavior/screaming.html

http://www.parrothouse.com/sf3.html

I hope this all helps! :)  Good Luck with your bird- for his sake, I hope you can keep him as well.

-Maggie