How much sleep do your ekkies get?

[burdman]

I am curious how much sleep other ekkie owners birds are getting. Because of our staggered work schedules, Riley is only getting around 7.5-8.5, sometimes 9 hours sleep per night.
If we were to try and get him 10 hours sleep a night, my wife would only end up being able to spend about an hour with him, or not see him at all after work.
I am up well before daylight, and subsequently so is he. I am home fairly early, but my wife often does not get home from work until 8 in the evening or later. I want to give him as much sleep as he needs, but I'm not sure the lack of him seeing us would sit well with him at all. He is quite enamored with us, and vice versa.
He is in the main area of the house where we spend the majority of our time. We do not really have many options as far as other places we could put him for a sleeping cage.
We do try to leave him alone as early as possible, but sometimes that is just before we go to bed, so that doesn't really buy him any more sack time.
How worried should I be about how much sleep he is getting?
He is vibrant and healthy, and has a generally good disposition.
What signs should I look for that would indicate he is sleep deprived?

Thanks all!

 

[lpolliard]

Chico gets 11-12 hours in his sleeping cage, upstairs in my bedroom closet. Down between 7-8 PM in the winter or after sunset in the summer and up around 7 AM. Just like us I think they get a little grumpy if sleep deprived.

 

[Caesar]

Its recommended that up to about 6months I think Ekkies need 10-12 hours sleep per day.
After that its still important that they receive up to 8 hours a day.
My vet has galahs and they go to bed at 9pm as she works days and spends time with her birds when she gets home. These birds r over the age of 1year.

 

[lpolliard]

I have read from several sources that 10 -12 hours is the optimal amount. Most recently out of the "The Complete Pet Bird Owner's Handbook" by Gary A Gallerstein DMV. Some of the material seemed out of date even though this is the 3rd edition dated 2003. It seems reasonable to me that most non-nocturnal birds have evolved to sleep from sunset to sunrise. Since most parrot species are equatorial that would be 12 hours.

 

[burdman]

Riley is a rescue, and we are told he is about 13 yr old. He doesn't seem grumpy, unless he doesn't get picked up as much as he'd like.
He is very active, and hates going to bed. He'll sit and beg, right up to lights out.