Bath time

Tetly

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Aug 18, 2017
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blue male IRN - Blu
Hey guys. I was just wondering, what do your birds do after taking a bath? Do they preen after it? Because my crazy Blu just wipes his beak a bit and then starts flying like a maniac, and of course, screams as well. And since he is all wet, he looks even more crazier when doing it. :D This usually lasts for around 10 minutes. :blue2:
 

clark_conure

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A crossover Quaker Scuti (F), A Sun conure named AC, A Cinnamon Green Cheek conure Kent, and 6 budgies, Scuti Jr. (f), yellow (m), clark Jr. (m), Dot (f), Zebra(f), Machine (m).
clark preens himself, shakes like a dog etc. rubs up against me so I get all wet, ...the usual.
 

LordTriggs

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Rio (Yellow sided conure) sadly no longer with us
my conure would sit on my lap and let me dab a towel on him to help him dry off. Then he would start preening and generally cleaning himself up for a while
 

Notdumasilook

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Blue Fronted Amazon, Cookie..Sun Conure..lil Booger (RIP) Have owned Parakeets, lovebirds, cockatiels, cockatoos, pocket parrot, and quakers.
I always get out the blow dryer... saves dry time. Of course... use the lowest setting. Intense preening session comes during and right after.
 

Tami2

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Levi - 6 yr old CAG

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I put a little heater under where Levi is perched & he chills & naps enjoying the warm air. He’d be afraid of a blow dryer. :) He hates towels w/ a passion as the vet towels him during exams, nail trimmings, feather clippings etc...
 

Terry57

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Hawkhead(Darwin),YCA(Dexter),VE (Ekko),OWA(Slater),BHP(Talli),DYH(Calypso),RLA(Kimera),Alex(Xander)CBC(Phoe),IRN (Kodee,Luna,Stevie),WCP (Pisces),CAG(Justice)GCC (Jax), GSC2(Charley)
Some of ours preen, others zone out, and a couple try to fly, which doesn't work well wet.
Talli laughs...just sits on his playstand and laughs hysterically.
I think it is an individual thing.
 

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