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Post by Holly on May 12, 2016 2:14:53 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
Norman looks like a little old man, hence his name, but now he is starting to act like one. He is starting to put himself to bed earlier and earlier... He is starting to put himself to bed (and by that I mean going into his cage and getting himself into a comfy position, usually on one leg, on his sleeping perch) at 5:30 - 6:00pm. It is turning into winter here so it is starting to get darker earlier but this seems like a REALLY early bed time...
He is just about 4 months old now, so he is still young, would that have something to do with it?
Thanks!
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Post by Jan and Shah on May 12, 2016 5:42:01 GMT -5
Shah wants to go to bed between 5.30pm and 6.30pm. You hit the nail on the head - we are heading into winter so it gets darker earlier. Unless he is showing signs of illness, I wouldn't worry too much.
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Post by aaron on May 12, 2016 16:25:00 GMT -5
Sounds pretty normal. When Cupcake is at my parents' house and on a sleep schedule that aligns with the sun, she wants to go to bed that early too. When she gets home and does not get up as early and has less exposure to what it looks like outside, she gradually wants to stay up later and later until it gets to the point that I have trouble getting her in bed willingly before 10pm. As soon as she visits my parents' house, it is back to aligning with the sun within 24 hours. As Jan pointed out, if you don't see any signs of illness, this is nothing to worry about.
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Post by biteybird on May 13, 2016 5:10:56 GMT -5
I agree with Jan and Aaron. I don't think there's any cause for concern re the early bedtime. Like Shah, Bonnie wants to go to bed anywhere from 5:30-6:30pm at present, sometimes even 5:15pm. We are also only a few weeks off winter here.
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Post by Holly on May 13, 2016 5:38:26 GMT -5
Thats good, I'm glad other people have early to bed birdies.
I have had my mum and dad up for this weekend and oh my goodness Norman has been jealous! They also brought our little doggie Bonnie, and Norman does not want a bar of any of them. Last time we visited them, Norman liked the extra attention but this time he was super protective of me, he has warmed up a little but still quite standoffish.
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Post by wsteinhoff on May 13, 2016 11:50:30 GMT -5
I guess I'm the unlucky one. No matter what time of year it is none of my birds will go to sleep before dark. Casey waits until there's barely enough light to see before getting in his bed. Bishop will wander around his cage and eat in the dark until around 11:00 pm. And Skye it seems never sleeps, making noise and flapping her wings on and off throughout the night.
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Post by julianna on May 13, 2016 13:18:57 GMT -5
Oscar tries to go to bed based on the sun also... but here it is spring and the sun is up early and staying up late in the evening. I do my best to make it night time in the house by pulling the blinds and closing the doors. I usually start around 6:00 pm and for sure by 8:00 pm I am putting him to bed. He will call me (I am usually in the bedroom watching tv quietly) and I jump up and tuck him in.
Mornings I am not so lucky. The sun is up around 5:15 am... and Oscar will wait patiently for me. I am an early riser but I would love to just sit and have quiet time by myself. No way... Oscar starts with his little peeps (take the blanket off) and wants to go to the kitchen. Once in the kitchen I will open the blinds and he usually gets into his second cage and will do "the nasty" on his swing or his perch. lol....After he finishes this... it is time to eat (mommy get moving) and time to talk to all the birds outside... (so much for quiet mornings).
Oh well... the joys of motherbird.
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Post by zim on May 13, 2016 16:03:17 GMT -5
I'm really lucky with Yoshi, he is so easy going about sleep. He's usually ready for sleep around 9 - 9:30. He will say "night night", which means he's ready for me to put him in his cage and allow him 5-10 minutes to stuff his face with pellets, then he goes to his favorite perching spot and waits patiently for me to cover him and turn off the music and lights. The past few nights he's even been saying "night night baby" as I cover him, as this is what I've always said to him as I put the cover on. Then I can hear him moving into his happy hut.
He doesn't make a peep while his cage is covered. I've been getting up pretty late recently, and he just waits patiently and silently for me to wake up and uncover his cage.
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Post by cnyguy on May 13, 2016 20:23:19 GMT -5
I think Ralph must look at the clock to check the time because he's ready for bed at about the same time every night, year-round. Bedtime is usually between 7:15 and 7:30. Scooter the CAG has adapted to keeping the same hours as Ralph, though I suspect that she was used to getting up earlier and staying up later.
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Post by Jan and Shah on May 13, 2016 23:05:17 GMT -5
Julianna, what a good little quaker slave you are  |
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Post by julianna on May 16, 2016 12:41:57 GMT -5
Thank you Jan... Oscar thinks so too. Hubby says he wants to be a bird now too. lol
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Post by aaron on May 16, 2016 13:15:39 GMT -5
Right now, Cupcake is testing boundaries with bedtime. She "asks" to go to bed, but then when we get everything ready, she won't step into the sleep cage. I give her three opportunities to go willingly, and if it passes 10pm, I then scoop her and put her in bed whether she likes it or not. That's just too late for birds to be awake I'd like her to be going to bed around 8:30, but alas... |
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