Does anyone else have a sleep-talking ringneck?

Redzone · Post by **Redzone** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:11 am

Hi guys, we have noticed a funny little behaviour in Nele, he seems to like talking in his sleep every now & then! Has anyone else had their little friend do this? It's dead set one of the funniest things i've ever seen! I have a couple of video's of him doing it, he sounds like a guinea pig..

sahhbear · Post by **sahhbear** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:10 am

I know what you mean! My bird, Rani does this sometimes... He will tell himself over and over that he's a pretty boy then he'll laugh and say tickle tickle. He usually says the same things over and over, almost as if to help him get to sleep! I haven't seen him do it for a little while now but yeah... my bird does too!

MissK · Post by **MissK** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:30 am

-MissK

Redzone · Post by **Redzone** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:28 pm

This is an older video of him doing it, when he was about 4 months old

I have another newer one to upload aswell

well, cant upload a video as i look too spamy for a new user!

so you will just have to search "cute baby indian ringneck sleeptalking" on youtube..

sahhbear · Post by **sahhbear** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:46 am

The reason you can't upload yet is because you need to be a member for at least 5 days and make 10 posts.... saves spammers signing up and posting links to their sites

Redzone · Post by **Redzone** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:40 am

Cool, sounds like i need to post another 5 then, hang on, i thought this was to prevent spamming? lol..

InTheAir · Post by **InTheAir** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:51 am

Lol redzone. I'll spam on your behalf then.
The video is at www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEQCgRFs3jk

Claire

MissK · Post by **MissK** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:03 am

I saw the vid - actually he is dreaming. I can translate:

"Apple.....apple.....apple.....apple.............................apple......"

And when he wakes up, it is:

"I had a good dream. Did you bring me apple?"

Very cute.

-MissK

sahhbear · Post by **sahhbear** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:11 pm

Awww that little sound he makes at the end... my baby used to make that... doesn't it just melt your heart?!

subodhhire · Post by **subodhhire** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:33 am

Hi Redzone,

I think the sound at the background of television or radio i dont know is causing Nele to make those sounds. It is no problem though as even my birds make that sound while sleeping, when i am playing a song on the computer or Television.

Subodh

P.S. just to confirm the theory please try to switch of all other sounds and see if Nele still makes those noises.

InTheAir · Post by **InTheAir** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:52 pm

MissK wrote:I saw the vid - actually he is dreaming. I can translate:

"Apple.....apple.....apple.....apple.............................apple......"

And when he wakes up, it is:

"I had a good dream. Did you bring me apple?"

Very cute.

-MissK

Thanks Missk, I can't believe we missed that! Poor birdy, I'll go buy him apples right away. Have you considered a career in parrot dream interpretation, your a natural, and i imagine you'd be the only one in your field ... Could be lucrative

MissK · Post by **MissK** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:05 pm

Sadly, it only pays in Apples!

-MissK

subodhhire · Post by **subodhhire** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:34 pm

you can become a apple merchant

Subodh

Redzone · Post by **Redzone** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:41 am

subodhhire wrote:Hi Redzone,

I think the sound at the background of television or radio i dont know is causing Nele to make those sounds. It is no problem though as even my birds make that sound while sleeping, when i am playing a song on the computer or Television.

Subodh

P.S. just to confirm the theory please try to switch of all other sounds and see if Nele still makes those noises.

Hmm well the other video i have of him doing it is indeed while the stereo was on, though i'm sure he's done it with no background noise before aswell.. This one above was during a Richard Attenborough doco

If he does it while there is no background noise i'll be sure to get the camera out!

Melscorgie · Post by **Melscorgie** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:45 pm

My IRN sprocket constantly chatters in his sleep. It's quite funny some of the noises he makes.
Mostly meowing and barking. Sometimes a weird new whistle.
I love it

tobiloh · Post by **tobiloh** » Wed May 01, 2013 7:24 pm

Hi Redzone,

What a precious baby you have! I was wondering, you see at the end, how baby arches his back and starts calling out softly? What /is/ that? my Beau does that /all/ the time when I am with him and I'm worried that it means he wants to be left alone?

Just the other day Beau started this "sleep talking" and he is only 9 weeks old! I started tearing up it was /so, so/ cute.

Redzone · Post by **Redzone** » Wed May 01, 2013 8:29 pm

Hi Tobiloh, that head bobbing/ squeaky noise behaviour you see at the end of the video is what they do as babies, to let older members of the flock know not to pick on them as they are young. He stopped doing it at around 6 to 7 months of age

tobiloh · Post by **tobiloh** » Wed May 08, 2013 7:35 pm

Redzone wrote:Hi Tobiloh, that head bobbing/ squeaky noise behaviour you see at the end of the video is what they do as babies, to let older members of the flock know not to pick on them as they are young. He stopped doing it at around 6 to 7 months of age

Stopped at 6 to 7 months?! Beau is only two months and he stopped

it's been a week now since he's been so sweet! Aw shucks haha!

Good luck to you

ellieelectrons · Post by **ellieelectrons** » Thu May 09, 2013 12:08 am

Yeah, I think my guys stopped it way earlier too.

Ellie.

InTheAir · Post by **InTheAir** » Thu May 09, 2013 3:49 am

ellieelectrons wrote:Yeah, I think my guys stopped it way earlier too.

Ellie.

I think it was closer to 5 months that he stopped begging.
Nele is a bit special. Maybe that's why he's a genius at trick training

ellieelectrons · Post by **ellieelectrons** » Thu May 09, 2013 4:48 am

My husband calls him a prodigy

Ellie.

Redzone · Post by **Redzone** » Thu May 09, 2013 8:50 pm

LOL the prodigy what a classic!

If only we could get him playing that piano hahaha....

InTheAir · Post by **InTheAir** » Thu May 09, 2013 9:30 pm

Prodigy is a much nicer nickname then the usual one that redzone calls him which, in polite form, is 'oi stop that you little .....'

MissK · Post by **MissK** » Thu May 09, 2013 9:34 pm

That's gonna come back at him one day..........

-MissK

InTheAir · Post by **InTheAir** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:10 pm

Haha I hope not!

Considering the bird spends 3 or so days week at work with him. He's a mechanic so I'm surprised Nele doesn't say bad words already! I know i do whenever i work on my car!

MissK · Post by **MissK** » Fri May 10, 2013 8:15 am

That's different. You know he's secretly trained the bird to go get things inside the engine he can't reach. We may have to call the bird labour law division!

-MissK

InTheAir · Post by **InTheAir** » Wed May 15, 2013 3:20 am

MissK wrote:That's different. You know he's secretly trained the bird to go get things inside the engine he can't reach. We may have to call the bird labour law division!

-MissK

You've done it again Missk, another phenomenon explained in one topic. Now I know why Dave comes home in a good mood whenever Nele goes to work with him! Please don't tell PETA, I like having a happy boyfriend ;p

kanundra · Post by **kanundra** » Sat May 18, 2013 9:56 am

Mine did, and I had to look up why and what, your video is so cute.

That's what bobby was doing 'head tucked in' and making funny noises. Haven't seen him do it since. But he's started to get more vocal.

D

Skyes_crew · Post by **Skyes_crew** » Sat May 18, 2013 5:46 pm

Now you've got me envisioning a bird in overalls with a wrench in his beak lol

InTheAir · Post by **InTheAir** » Sat May 18, 2013 5:53 pm

Aww. I wonder if I could convince Nele to wear overalls!
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=QGxjrIxRcKc
Mechanics start young in redzones family.

Skyes_crew · Post by **Skyes_crew** » Sat May 18, 2013 8:19 pm

He looked more like he was breaking it down at a chop shop LMBO

That was sooooo cute

InTheAir · Post by **InTheAir** » Sun May 19, 2013 4:38 am

Hahaha! Redzone & son remote control car chop shop.
Hot stuff cooled down while you wait

MissK · Post by **MissK** » Sun May 19, 2013 5:06 am

That was great.

-MissK

ranechild · Post by **ranechild** » Thu May 23, 2013 3:34 pm

Oh, that's Nele in the car video! I had seen it whiel poking around youtube completely independently of this thread

My boyfriend loves cars. He loved that video

TOO CUTE!!!

InTheAir · Post by **InTheAir** » Thu May 23, 2013 4:13 pm

I'm glad you guys liked the video.
We had lots of laughs making it! That bird is a total clown.

ellieelectrons · Post by **ellieelectrons** » Thu May 23, 2013 4:27 pm

... and now a youtube star/sensation! lol

Ellie.

Redzone · Post by **Redzone** » Thu May 23, 2013 4:28 pm

Hey! Nele keeps his beak clean at my shop! No ruffled or dirty feathers here...

browny820 · Post by **browny820** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:13 am

My irn makes a funny noise before he goes to sleep...what is this behavior?? Its like a strange purring/ clicking kind of sound..

InTheAir · Post by **InTheAir** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:18 am

Probably grinding his beak. Try watching him, if he doesn't mind, it's quite interesting. It seems to be the only time that ringnecks drool too

browny820 · Post by **browny820** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:13 pm

ok thanks.. grinding his beak?? Why do they do this? Yes I have watched him and its very strange and cute and yes i think he has dribbled doing this