How much sleep is normal for a quaker?
I cover his cage around 9pm and uncover it anywhere between 8-10 (depending when I wake up) but when I uncover it, he is still trying to sleep and he trys to go to sleep around 5pm and I just try to keep him up so he isn't sleeping forever.
& all through the day he takes a lot of naps, all puffed up with one foot up.
Occasionally he will perk up and do his little "head dance" but then it's right back to the cat napping.
I don't know how much sleep is too much sleep and when I should be concerned about the amount of it.
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QUOTE (BeeLovee @ Oct 5 2009, 12:33 PM) 
How much sleep is normal for a quaker?
I cover his cage around 9pm and uncover it anywhere between 8-10 (depending when I wake up) but when I uncover it, he is still trying to sleep and he trys to go to sleep around 5pm and I just try to keep him up so he isn't sleeping forever.
& all through the day he takes a lot of naps, all puffed up with one foot up.
Occasionally he will perk up and do his little "head dance" but then it's right back to the cat napping.
I don't know how much sleep is too much sleep and when I should be concerned about the amount of it.
I cover his cage around 9pm and uncover it anywhere between 8-10 (depending when I wake up) but when I uncover it, he is still trying to sleep and he trys to go to sleep around 5pm and I just try to keep him up so he isn't sleeping forever.
& all through the day he takes a lot of naps, all puffed up with one foot up.
Occasionally he will perk up and do his little "head dance" but then it's right back to the cat napping.
I don't know how much sleep is too much sleep and when I should be concerned about the amount of it.
I have heard 10 to 12 hours is adequate. Sammy goes to bed at around 8 sometimes he tries to go to bed earlier than that. He wakes up around 7 every day. When I uncover him sometimes he comes right out and sometimes he needs a good 5 minutes before he ventures out. My little guy likes to go to bed early as well. I wonder sometimes if when he gets older if he will stay up later.
QUOTE (SammysMom @ Oct 5 2009, 12:44 PM)
I have heard 10 to 12 hours is adequate. Sammy goes to bed at around 8 sometimes he tries to go to bed earlier than that. He wakes up around 7 every day. When I uncover him sometimes he comes right out and sometimes he needs a good 5 minutes before he ventures out. My little guy likes to go to bed early as well. I wonder sometimes if when he gets older if he will stay up later.
How much does he sleep during the day?
It just worries me a little because he sleeps so much - it his favorite pass time it seems like
The first few days i had him all he wanting to do was talktalktalk and be out and now all he wants to do is sleep.
I just don't get it...
weird racal goes to sleep at 6 30 to 7 and wakes up at around 7 he very rarely sleeps during the day then only to wake up after a few seconds and let me know not to get comfy
how old is your quaker? if he's still young, he'll probably sleep longer and take lots of naps. when i brought cricket home as a baby (12 weeks old), he wanted to go to bed at 5pm too and sleep all night. i'm assuming he napped most of the day while i was at work too. as he got older and used to my schedule he stayed up later.
now my quakers get about 9 solid hours during the night (while i sleep) and they nap during the day. on weekends, cricket even asks... "wanna take a nap?"
now my quakers get about 9 solid hours during the night (while i sleep) and they nap during the day. on weekends, cricket even asks... "wanna take a nap?"
That sounds like a lot of sleep to me. I have one that's ready for bed around 10 every night and gets up around 8 a.m. and one who's NEVER ready for bed and wants to get up around 7 a.m. Clyde (the lazy one 
) also takes a nap during the day, but I don't think he's really sleeping so much as snoozing, because if you walk past him, he chirps or says "hello!" Jade wouldn't take a nap for any amount of money for fear she'd miss something. Is he acting different? Eating normally, pooping normally, all of that?
) also takes a nap during the day, but I don't think he's really sleeping so much as snoozing, because if you walk past him, he chirps or says "hello!" Jade wouldn't take a nap for any amount of money for fear she'd miss something. Is he acting different? Eating normally, pooping normally, all of that?
QUOTE (Siobhan @ Oct 5 2009, 08:38 PM)
That sounds like a lot of sleep to me. I have one that's ready for bed around 10 every night and gets up around 8 a.m. and one who's NEVER ready for bed and wants to get up around 7 a.m. Clyde (the lazy one ) also takes a nap during the day, but I don't think he's really sleeping so much as snoozing, because if you walk past him, he chirps or says "hello!" Jade wouldn't take a nap for any amount of money for fear she'd miss something. Is he acting different? Eating normally, pooping normally, all of that?
) also takes a nap during the day, but I don't think he's really sleeping so much as snoozing, because if you walk past him, he chirps or says "hello!" Jade wouldn't take a nap for any amount of money for fear she'd miss something. Is he acting different? Eating normally, pooping normally, all of that?That's what I thought.
I have only had him maybe 5 days now.
The first days he would never shut up, he had a word about everything
then I got his wings clipped and he turned into a sleeping zombie.
I don't know what happened.
On the same day before his wings were clipped he was chirping, giving me kisses and everything - now he just sleeps. I really think he would sleep all day if he could.
Since I just got him I haven't gotten his feeding, personality and such down yet to say if it is normal or not - but I do know he has been so quite and well, sleepy.
I don't know what to do or think
(sorry if this is a little jumbled. my mind is goes in all directions right now!)
*I just heard him climbing around in his cage to get a sip of water
but now it's back to silence haa
QUOTE (kalipso2 @ Oct 5 2009, 07:12 PM)
how old is your quaker? if he's still young, he'll probably sleep longer and take lots of naps. when i brought cricket home as a baby (12 weeks old), he wanted to go to bed at 5pm too and sleep all night. i'm assuming he napped most of the day while i was at work too. as he got older and used to my schedule he stayed up later.
now my quakers get about 9 solid hours during the night (while i sleep) and they nap during the day. on weekends, cricket even asks... "wanna take a nap?"
now my quakers get about 9 solid hours during the night (while i sleep) and they nap during the day. on weekends, cricket even asks... "wanna take a nap?"
I am not sure how old he is. I rescued him (sorta) so his age is unknown and I don't know how to get a general idea on birds! thats a tough one! haha
Khego has been home a week today. The first day home, he slept all day. The first night I covered him up at 9 and when I got up at 7:30 I uncovered him. He was still pretty sleepy in the morning so I covered him half an hour earlier, 8:30pm-7:30 seems to be working for him for now.
I have always been taught that 10 hours is a minimum amount of night time sleep for fids. Each bird is different, and it is true- just like young children, growing birdies sleep more. I have a very old bird (unknown age but been here for 13 years so...) who sleeps a lot too. A way of coping with stress can be sleeping, I have found with various rescues. It could be, possibly- the stress of a new home, then the wing clip and now he is just tired from all of it- perhaps a little depressedÉ
What you might do is give him a little rescue remedyÉ I do that routinely for about a week after a new bird comes in. Just a few drops in their water- seems to really help! I LOVE the stuff, for 2 leggeds, fids and furbabies. Heck, I take a shot of it when I have to go out Christmas shopping (any single parent needs rescuing that time of year!!!). Your local health food store will have it, a little bottle lasts forever and costs around $7.
Try that, lots of love and attention when he is awake. Another thing I have habit of, is playing soft classical music in the bird areas of the home during waking hours. It sort of signals daytime for them...
If he poops like fine, he is eating well- I will bet it is just stress and growing. He could have new diet, toys and just be a little overstimulated by everything. If it doesnèt seem better in a few days, I would get him checked out just to make sure he hasnèt got something else.
J
What you might do is give him a little rescue remedyÉ I do that routinely for about a week after a new bird comes in. Just a few drops in their water- seems to really help! I LOVE the stuff, for 2 leggeds, fids and furbabies. Heck, I take a shot of it when I have to go out Christmas shopping (any single parent needs rescuing that time of year!!!). Your local health food store will have it, a little bottle lasts forever and costs around $7.
Try that, lots of love and attention when he is awake. Another thing I have habit of, is playing soft classical music in the bird areas of the home during waking hours. It sort of signals daytime for them...
If he poops like fine, he is eating well- I will bet it is just stress and growing. He could have new diet, toys and just be a little overstimulated by everything. If it doesnèt seem better in a few days, I would get him checked out just to make sure he hasnèt got something else.
J
QUOTE (rescuedfidsmommy @ Oct 6 2009, 10:29 AM)
I have always been taught that 10 hours is a minimum amount of night time sleep for fids. Each bird is different, and it is true- just like young children, growing birdies sleep more. I have a very old bird (unknown age but been here for 13 years so...) who sleeps a lot too. A way of coping with stress can be sleeping, I have found with various rescues. It could be, possibly- the stress of a new home, then the wing clip and now he is just tired from all of it- perhaps a little depressedÉ
What you might do is give him a little rescue remedyÉ I do that routinely for about a week after a new bird comes in. Just a few drops in their water- seems to really help! I LOVE the stuff, for 2 leggeds, fids and furbabies. Heck, I take a shot of it when I have to go out Christmas shopping (any single parent needs rescuing that time of year!!!). Your local health food store will have it, a little bottle lasts forever and costs around $7.
Try that, lots of love and attention when he is awake. Another thing I have habit of, is playing soft classical music in the bird areas of the home during waking hours. It sort of signals daytime for them...
If he poops like fine, he is eating well- I will bet it is just stress and growing. He could have new diet, toys and just be a little overstimulated by everything. If it doesnèt seem better in a few days, I would get him checked out just to make sure he hasnèt got something else.
J
What you might do is give him a little rescue remedyÉ I do that routinely for about a week after a new bird comes in. Just a few drops in their water- seems to really help! I LOVE the stuff, for 2 leggeds, fids and furbabies. Heck, I take a shot of it when I have to go out Christmas shopping (any single parent needs rescuing that time of year!!!). Your local health food store will have it, a little bottle lasts forever and costs around $7.
Try that, lots of love and attention when he is awake. Another thing I have habit of, is playing soft classical music in the bird areas of the home during waking hours. It sort of signals daytime for them...
If he poops like fine, he is eating well- I will bet it is just stress and growing. He could have new diet, toys and just be a little overstimulated by everything. If it doesnèt seem better in a few days, I would get him checked out just to make sure he hasnèt got something else.
J
Thank you so much!
I don't know if he is young / old or anything
but I guess what you said makes sense.
He might just be over whelmed right now. It's just so weird because the first few days he was here he had a word about everything and was so active and as soon as the wing clipping happened he will only sleep.
what exactly is the name of the 'rescue remendy'? Just so I could look around for it when i go out. I am open to try anything to get my lil bud back to feeling better and giving me kisses again! haha
Every time before he could to sleep or begins taking his nap, he always grinds his beak and I love it.
It makes me feel a little bit better!
& what does sleeping with his foot up mean? I thought it meant they were comfy and content - but I just wanna make sure.
It is in a little brown dropper bottle and the box and label is bright yellow. It is a bach flower homeopathic preparation. There is a whole line of different mixtures, the one I use most often is called rescue remedy. Sorry about the last post, french keyboard was on!
Yes, one foot up generally means happy bird. As does the grinding before settling in. My guess is he feels safe and comfortable its just a lot to adjust to very quickly. Even people do the same thing- ever felt really tired after a vacation? You had fun, it was great and you are still tired out- from the eustress rather then distress. I have seen them being very overactive for a few days and then quiet. I will bet the wing clip just tipped it more to quiet. He could just be a little confused and over stimulated if he is not used to it. Usually, just a very light/partial clip for a few days and then a full clip when they are used to being more grounded is how I do it. This is because many of them I get are really very neurotic (distressed and not eustress/positive stress) and would go right over the edge in a BAD way (in other words, not just sleeping to cope) so my gut is if you don't think he is sick he just needs a few days of quiet, soothing rest and loving attention to get out of himself and used to life in his new digs. Watch very carefully to see that he is eating well and for other signs of illness- but generally, if he is eating fine I would guess it is stress and should pass quickly. It is lot for a little birdie to get a new home, people, different routines/food/toys and then not be able to fly! Nothing you really could have done different or even guessed at since he was so very active the first few days, so just watch and wait and in a few days expect to see his behavior evolve to be the middle of the 2 extremes.
Hope that helps! It is easy to worry, I know!
J
Yes, one foot up generally means happy bird. As does the grinding before settling in. My guess is he feels safe and comfortable its just a lot to adjust to very quickly. Even people do the same thing- ever felt really tired after a vacation? You had fun, it was great and you are still tired out- from the eustress rather then distress. I have seen them being very overactive for a few days and then quiet. I will bet the wing clip just tipped it more to quiet. He could just be a little confused and over stimulated if he is not used to it. Usually, just a very light/partial clip for a few days and then a full clip when they are used to being more grounded is how I do it. This is because many of them I get are really very neurotic (distressed and not eustress/positive stress) and would go right over the edge in a BAD way (in other words, not just sleeping to cope) so my gut is if you don't think he is sick he just needs a few days of quiet, soothing rest and loving attention to get out of himself and used to life in his new digs. Watch very carefully to see that he is eating well and for other signs of illness- but generally, if he is eating fine I would guess it is stress and should pass quickly. It is lot for a little birdie to get a new home, people, different routines/food/toys and then not be able to fly! Nothing you really could have done different or even guessed at since he was so very active the first few days, so just watch and wait and in a few days expect to see his behavior evolve to be the middle of the 2 extremes.
Hope that helps! It is easy to worry, I know!
J
QUOTE (rescuedfidsmommy @ Oct 6 2009, 11:41 AM)
It is in a little brown dropper bottle and the box and label is bright yellow. It is a bach flower homeopathic preparation. There is a whole line of different mixtures, the one I use most often is called rescue remedy. Sorry about the last post, french keyboard was on!
Yes, one foot up generally means happy bird. As does the grinding before settling in. My guess is he feels safe and comfortable its just a lot to adjust to very quickly. Even people do the same thing- ever felt really tired after a vacation? You had fun, it was great and you are still tired out- from the eustress rather then distress. I have seen them being very overactive for a few days and then quiet. I will bet the wing clip just tipped it more to quiet. He could just be a little confused and over stimulated if he is not used to it. Usually, just a very light/partial clip for a few days and then a full clip when they are used to being more grounded is how I do it. This is because many of them I get are really very neurotic (distressed and not eustress/positive stress) and would go right over the edge in a BAD way (in other words, not just sleeping to cope) so my gut is if you don't think he is sick he just needs a few days of quiet, soothing rest and loving attention to get out of himself and used to life in his new digs. Watch very carefully to see that he is eating well and for other signs of illness- but generally, if he is eating fine I would guess it is stress and should pass quickly. It is lot for a little birdie to get a new home, people, different routines/food/toys and then not be able to fly! Nothing you really could have done different or even guessed at since he was so very active the first few days, so just watch and wait and in a few days expect to see his behavior evolve to be the middle of the 2 extremes.
Hope that helps! It is easy to worry, I know!
J
Yes, one foot up generally means happy bird. As does the grinding before settling in. My guess is he feels safe and comfortable its just a lot to adjust to very quickly. Even people do the same thing- ever felt really tired after a vacation? You had fun, it was great and you are still tired out- from the eustress rather then distress. I have seen them being very overactive for a few days and then quiet. I will bet the wing clip just tipped it more to quiet. He could just be a little confused and over stimulated if he is not used to it. Usually, just a very light/partial clip for a few days and then a full clip when they are used to being more grounded is how I do it. This is because many of them I get are really very neurotic (distressed and not eustress/positive stress) and would go right over the edge in a BAD way (in other words, not just sleeping to cope) so my gut is if you don't think he is sick he just needs a few days of quiet, soothing rest and loving attention to get out of himself and used to life in his new digs. Watch very carefully to see that he is eating well and for other signs of illness- but generally, if he is eating fine I would guess it is stress and should pass quickly. It is lot for a little birdie to get a new home, people, different routines/food/toys and then not be able to fly! Nothing you really could have done different or even guessed at since he was so very active the first few days, so just watch and wait and in a few days expect to see his behavior evolve to be the middle of the 2 extremes.
Hope that helps! It is easy to worry, I know!
J
Oh yeah - thats how I was thinking of it. People sleep a lot when their stressed or depressed, so it makes sense for a fid to be the same way. He is eating fine, he's a little piggy - his drinking is fine too.
Well this morning he was talking a little bit more but still sleeping forever and he wanted nothing to do with me haha, he just wants to stay in his cage and sleep.
Thank you so much for the info on the 'rescue remedy' I will look around and see if I can find any for him, if he doesn't perk up in a day or two. & thank you for the comforting advice.
I guess I'm just over worrying haha
I'd rather over worry than under worry though!
** Also, is it okay he is puffed up 90% of the day?
I know sometimes that could be illness signs but IDK in this case.
I know sometimes that could be illness signs but IDK in this case.
I give mine about 10-12 hours.
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