Sleep talking lovebirds??

[nikiwildman]

Well, more like sleep squeaking!

Antari seems to be doing this, its very odd. He has his head tucked in his back between his feathers, and he keeps squeaking, or kinda like chattering, sometimes quite loud, like this morning he woke me up doing it but other times he does it fairly quietly.

Is this normal behaviour? Or is this odd or what is it!!

Mainly, does it mean anything is wrong with him? He seems fine other wise and we are off to the vet first thing tomorrow morning anyway (well depending on my swine flu results, but my partner will take him anyway) He's just going for his first 'check up' that i like to give all my birds when i first get them. Is it somethng i should ask the vet about tomorrow?

[shosh]

There is never any harm in asking a question...I'm sure your vet has heard a bunch of doozies over the years.
As for the noises, from what you describe, they are perfectly normal. My lovies make cute little squeaks and peeps in the night as well...sometimes, they give all out chirps if they hear me moving ( they are in my master bedroom).
Just sounds as if you have a happy little bird.

[SuzyCupcake13]

My lovie does this ALL the time when he takes his naps during the day. Not so much though when he goes to bed for the night.

[nikiwildman]

Originally Posted by shosh

There is never any harm in asking a question...I'm sure your vet has heard a bunch of doozies over the years.
As for the noises, from what you describe, they are perfectly normal. My lovies make cute little squeaks and peeps in the night as well...sometimes, they give all out chirps if they hear me moving ( they are in my master bedroom).
Just sounds as if you have a happy little bird.

I always bombard my vet with questions! I ask EVERYTHING, i think its better to ask too many than not enough. But luckily i have only taken each bird once, for their check up and not for any ailments touch wood

Originally Posted by SuzyCupcake13

My lovie does this ALL the time when he takes his naps during the day. Not so much though when he goes to bed for the night.

Yes, Antari does this mostly when he has mid-day naps, but i had a lie in this morning and he was doing it then. At least i know its fine and nothing to worry about! My cockatiels are the only basis i have of how birds 'act' so this is all learning for me! And has made me truely appreciate how different each species are!

Originally Posted by shosh

they give all out chirps if they hear me moving

Luna does this to me in the mornings, as soon as she hears me stir she screams and screams and screams and screams and screams and screams and screams and screams and screams and screams and screams till i get up out of bed and go see her! But bless her, i love her loads, shes my baby, and she clearly loves her mummy very very much!

[jenseits]

Have a look at this: YouTube - jack talking in his sleep
I think the whole idea that birds talk in their sleep is beyond adorable (and sounds perfectly harmless)

[fqtt]

Originally Posted by jenseits

Have a look at this: YouTube - jack talking in his sleep
I think the whole idea that birds talk in their sleep is beyond adorable (and sounds perfectly harmless)

ahaha oh man that video is so adorable! :)

[nikiwildman]

Originally Posted by fqtt

ahaha oh man that video is so adorable! :)

Yes, that is adorable!

And this is what my Antari does, except making lovebirdy noises rather than Macaw noises. Its so cute!

Isnt it great getting to know a new bird and learning things and there little 'quirks', i love it!

[brdfvr]

Originally Posted by jenseits

Have a look at this: YouTube - jack talking in his sleep
I think the whole idea that birds talk in their sleep is beyond adorable (and sounds perfectly harmless)

That video is hilarious! My conures squeak sometimes in their sleep, not on a regular basis though. I even caught Skyy waking herself up when she fell off of her perch!

[Lori~D]

when I had the Bird store I would go in late in the afternoon and all the lovebirds would be lined up on perches sleeping...eyes shut tight.....justa chattering away! Lol, I even posted about it on here,lol. Some of them even had there heads tucked under the wing and sqeaked away. It is normal and cute.

[nikiwildman]

Originally Posted by Lori~D

when I had the Bird store I would go in late in the afternoon and all the lovebirds would be lined up on perches sleeping...eyes shut tight.....justa chattering away! Lol, I even posted about it on here,lol. Some of them even had there heads tucked under the wing and sqeaked away. It is normal and cute.

This is exactly what Antari does, it is really adorable, and im soo glad its normal! I think im such a 'bird hypocondriac' and ANYTHING that my birds do that im not sure about i panic about and think it must be bad! Im just glad i have this forum to come on and ask stupid questions and have my mind put at ease!


On another upside, the vet visit went well this morning, im told Antari took a nice bite into the vet and made her bleed! (I couldnt attend due to the possiblility of have swine flu, but i told my boyfriend allll the things he needed to ask about)
She said his lungs sound clear, eyes are bright, nose is clear, beak, wings, feet and legs are fine, only thing is he is a little thin, but i knew that anyway as i could feel it myself, however he has put on a lot of weight in the last 2 weeks so the vet wasnt worried about it as long as he keeps putting the weight on, but im to take him back if he loses any weight. But all in all he is very healthy, and his poop looks fine too. Not sure if she said anything else about him! But i think it was all good.

He's back home and little grumpy, as soon as he was back he flew over to me and tucked himself under my chin, bless him!