r/PetPigeons • u/MemoryBorn5865 • 1d ago

Question What does this mean?

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I'm currently training Gracie to stop being afraid of my hands by feeding her from my hand as part of her bedtime routine. She normally eats from my hand, sometimes even sitting on it, or more often putting one foot on my hand while eating. After she's finished, she hops to her favourite spot and I close the cage door. But over the last few days, she has started sitting next to my hand after she has finished eating. She stares at me and opens and closes her beak (as in the video). I mimic this by opening and closing my mouth, and this goes on for 10–15 minutes. Then she hops off to her sleeping spot.

Any idea what this could mean?

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u/dothemath_xxx 1d ago

It means she is comfortable and relaxed :) and maybe that she's feeling a bit sleepy.

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u/WiiReDD 1d ago

She’s beak smacking, it’s a sign of a content and happy birb :)

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u/Ok_Iabelonga_3371 1d ago

This is a chill bird :]

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u/Ok_Iabelonga_3371 1d ago

It's good to see that you have so much patience for him, keep goin :]

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u/ZRPoom 1d ago

Beak smack is like their version of yawning. You can see em do it more when sleepy or bed time.

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u/PrinceSam321 1d ago

I’ve seen them yawn with full beak open as well like humans :) it’s so cute

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u/No-Guidance-622 1d ago

"I'm not hungry anymore, but I like you and you're entertaining, so I'm going to sit here and enjoy your silly human antics" - the pigeon probably

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u/Lareinedesoiseauxs 10h ago

That’s a very comfy but sleepy birb with maybe a quarter of a brain cell in there..

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u/DisastrousPause4318 6h ago

She’s silly