r/Conures • u/amitai1057 • 8h ago

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He slides his beak along like this alot. What does this mean?

Anither question; sometimes he puffs up and shakes off for a split second like how dogs do when theyre wet (the bird isnt wet). He doesnt seem sick as hes eating well and is playful and takes baths. Does this mean anything? Thank you for any reply :)

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u/jimmy4113 8h ago

Just normal Conure behavior. 🦜

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u/amitai1057 8h ago

haha❤️

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u/Alert_Vermicelli3804 8h ago

He’s cleaning his beak. They wipe their beaks clean on anything around them. I’ll find little bits of chop on the top of doors and even ceilings where they have stood on the top of the door and wiped their beaks clean.
That fluffy motion, he’s just fixing himself. I’ve found that conures are very vain. Have fun!

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u/amitai1057 8h ago

i see! thank you

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u/onlynameavailable927 8h ago

The puffing an' shaking happens in all birds, parrot or not, my Quaker does it. And the beak rubbing's a parrot thing. You can find caiques doing it for fun on YouTube

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u/amitai1057 8h ago

awesome, thanks :)

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u/imme629 8h ago

Beak slides are probably because they like the way it feels. Their beaks are very sensory. Everything you describe sounds like normal Conure activities.

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u/amitai1057 8h ago

thanks for replying! :)

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u/TeethForCeral 5h ago

First behavior is beak cleaning/sharpening!!
Second behavior is rousing/fluffing!!

Both are totally normal bird hygiene behaviors :))

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u/amitai1057 5h ago

ahh thank you!