Kinda worried.

[Tyler Johnson]

I just bought a love bird that's about 8 weeks old from a local pet store , I hear people talking about how their birds don't like being held on its back or touched in certain places. Well I just got this love bird and I can basically do whatever I want to it lay it on its back it's amazingly tame...


But its always sleeping and makes these weird crackling/Zipping noises.

Was wondering if maybe it seems so tame because it's sick or what?

[Azure Hanyo]

Golden rule when owning any animal: When in doubt, see a vet. Hope your little guy is just cuddly and goofy!

[Kim S]

Young birds that have just left the nest will always be a bit overwhelmed by everything. This makes them go very 'tame' for a period untill they figure out that they can also be a 'big' bird. Take this time to bond with your bird. It wont take long for him to start acting up. Its nice to have started with training by then so you can form his behavior ar it grows.

Young birds also sleep a lot, they are still babies after all! When a bir dis comfortable and in the middle of snoozing or falling asleep, they often will ground their beak. This makes a very annoying sound that always makes me thing of nails on a schoolbord (ieuch...).
If you start to hear wheezing or hissing under his breath then theres something wrong.

But like Azure said, if in doubt, see a vet. Birds are experts at hiding illness and once they show signs you are often too late. Thats why it is important to pick up the little changes in behavior and posture that makes our birds who they are.

[Tyler Johnson]

Someone once described it to me as a "happy" sound. So I'm pretty sure she/he is okay plus she does it when she's going to sleep. I would describe it less as annoying and more along the lines of... odd.