Hi all!
I am brand new to the community and thrilled to have found a forum for helpful advice!
A little bit of background: I am about to become a bird owner for the first time. I am visiting with the owner of a local bird rescue this weekend to meet all her adoptable birds and see if "one chooses me" as the process goes. I have explained that I am looking to adopt a "small-medium" bird in the size range of a Sun Conure/Quaker/Meyers. She has a Sun Conure that she is excited for me to meet.
But I digress (Sorry, dysfunctionally excited!). My question for all you wonderful avian experts out there is this: Do you keep your bird cages in the living room (with your TV and in the hub of activity) or in a separate room?
My reason for asking is: I know how much birds need their 10-12 hours a night of quiet, uninterrupted rest to remain healthy BUT how important it is as well for the bird to be involved in family life and the daily hum drum for the same reason.
My partner and I watch the TV in our living room most nights, right next to where I had thought of putting our birds cage.... But my fear of course is that (even with a cover) the sound of the TV will keep my little one awake or not allow for a truly restful sleep. I know the bird will be "put to bed" for the evening long before we go to sleep for the night, so this could be a real issue.
The alternative that I had considered was putting my bird cage in my "sun room" at the back of the house to allow for restful sleep.... But this means that during the day, his/her cage is waaaay out of foot traffic and the rest of the family rarely goes back there. I am worried about rolling the cage in and out of rooms for different parts of the day, as I know this can be very unsettling for a bird.
Can I ask your experience with this conundrum? Do you find that your birds sleep fine with the TV as background noise? Do you separate them from the household for sleepy time?
Any advice is thoroughly appreciated!
-Poppy
I am brand new to the community and thrilled to have found a forum for helpful advice!
A little bit of background: I am about to become a bird owner for the first time. I am visiting with the owner of a local bird rescue this weekend to meet all her adoptable birds and see if "one chooses me" as the process goes. I have explained that I am looking to adopt a "small-medium" bird in the size range of a Sun Conure/Quaker/Meyers. She has a Sun Conure that she is excited for me to meet.
But I digress (Sorry, dysfunctionally excited!). My question for all you wonderful avian experts out there is this: Do you keep your bird cages in the living room (with your TV and in the hub of activity) or in a separate room?
My reason for asking is: I know how much birds need their 10-12 hours a night of quiet, uninterrupted rest to remain healthy BUT how important it is as well for the bird to be involved in family life and the daily hum drum for the same reason.
My partner and I watch the TV in our living room most nights, right next to where I had thought of putting our birds cage.... But my fear of course is that (even with a cover) the sound of the TV will keep my little one awake or not allow for a truly restful sleep. I know the bird will be "put to bed" for the evening long before we go to sleep for the night, so this could be a real issue.
The alternative that I had considered was putting my bird cage in my "sun room" at the back of the house to allow for restful sleep.... But this means that during the day, his/her cage is waaaay out of foot traffic and the rest of the family rarely goes back there. I am worried about rolling the cage in and out of rooms for different parts of the day, as I know this can be very unsettling for a bird.
Can I ask your experience with this conundrum? Do you find that your birds sleep fine with the TV as background noise? Do you separate them from the household for sleepy time?
Any advice is thoroughly appreciated!
-Poppy