Can anyone explain this odd conure behaviour?
We have a blue crowned conure. He is about 3 years old and was given to us by a schizophrenic lady.
Occasionally he exhibits this odd behaviour we affectionately have labeled ‘zooning’ – his pupils go to pin pricks, he spreads his wings and neck feathers a little and sort of sways like a cobra being snake charmed – whilst hooting and making excitable noises. It’s like a trance.
Typically this is when we are vacuuming, when we have just come in from work, or you can sometimes make him do it by showing him a painting, poster or large magazine picture, and gently waving it in front of him. Whether it’s excitement, fear, or hypnosis it’s pretty funny!
When a bird sways back and forth while pinning their pupils, this is their way of warning you to stay back. It can be fear but more so it is their way of warning you to back off. This bird has evidently not been handled much and is territorial of his cage. (Even birds that are hand trained or handled alot can become territorial)
Do not show it any attention when it is doing this and if you try to hold her then you will get bit. Start spending more time with her outside of her cage. If this pleases her then she will want out more. This time of year birds are more harmonal, especially females.
For some reason this bird has had a reason to be protective of its area. Do not encourage this by trying to get it to do it more. You are making the bird more stressed and you will end up with a mean bird that you will not enjoy..
Jandaya conure
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