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Why is my bird screaming frantically and acting unusual in its cage?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | unspayed

My bird was frantically running around his cage and screaming we put a towel over his cage and he calmed down most of the way but he's still acting unusual what could wrong?

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Answered By Dr. Andrea

Veterinarian

Published on June 11th, 2018

Poor Tweety! It doesn’t say what kind of bird this is. But birds can have Frights when something scares them that causes them to do this. Calming and quiet and time will fix this. Cover the cage and turn out the lights and talk quietly to the bird. If the bird has pain somewhere...like a stuck feather, hurt foot, egg binding etc that could also cause them to scream. After a Fright it will take time for the bird to calm down, but if the unusual behavior continues, you should have your bird seen by a vet.

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