What lulls parakeets to sleep?

[yankeedoodle300]

I have 3 parakeets, 2 boys, 1 girl. they have been waking up in the middle of the night lately, and what lulls them to sleep other than silence?

 

[ChicksterJo]

We kept our parakeets outside in an aviary and whenever I went out there at night (around 9 or 10) they would be very quiet. I think it's just the dark that keeps them quiet, but I don't know if they woke up in the middle of the night. We didn't have them indoors, so can't really answer your question.

 

[yankeedoodle300]

That's o.k. Mine are indoors.

 

[silkiechicken]

Bed time for the bird room is about 10:30 every night, and up time is 8:30 am. I just close the blinds, tell them all good night, cover cages, and close the door. They are always quiet and sleep through the night. In the morning before up time I sometimes hear them eating or chattering. When the tiel hears me wake up, he'll let out a loud peep but waits till I wake them all up. He's only had two night freights but I just talk to him and put him to bed again.

 

[yankeedoodle300]

thank you, but what if you can't cover them, or dont want to?

 

[silkiechicken]

Well... I can and do cover them .

It keeps them on a good year round schedule that doesn't have them waking us up at 5am in the summers.

If you don't try, you won't know the effects.