Wing flapping before settling in for sleep

[Boki]

My 8 month rose fronted conure and I are getting along pretty good other than she does not like to be touched. But I think that is because she is molting. Other than that, we have very clear communication with each other most of the time.

She has a sleeping cage that she gets into every evening at about the same time - right after sunset. This means she will get about 11-12 hours of sleep every night. The cage is then covered and moved to a quiet room. She never fights about going into the sleeping cage - she actually rushes into it.

After I moved her into the room where she sleeps and the cage is covered, she flaps her wings like crazy. She actually lifts the cage cover up a little bit. Maybe blowing the cover out from the cage is a better description.

I am not worried but curious as to what is happening?

 

[charmedbyekkie]

ooooh, sounds like THUNDER WINGS!

When Cairo stirs from his sleep or his daydreaming or even his preening, he does this massive whole body shaking wing flapping. It sounds like a massive storm, and it used to shake his sleep cage. It's really just to sort of put their feathers in place, but it reminds me of a child shaking themselves awake

If I'm correct in my guess, it sounds like she goes to sleep inside the cage, then you move it to a quiet room. That will cause her to stir a little, and cue THUNDER WINGS!

If what I'm describing sounds nothing like what's happening with your conure, then I defer to others who have conure experience.

 

[Boki]

Charmed, it is the opposite. I put her into the sleeping cage, cover it, then move her to the quiet room. She is awake when moved but covered and secure. I thought this approach would make her sleep faster and more soundly. I like your explanation of putting the feathers into place. That would make sense.

 

[SailBoat]

I have to admit that I love the visual of "THUNDER WINGS!" Well explained above.

In addition, I have noted that a fairly cross-section of species will adjust by a quick puff-up, all the way to an all out THUNDER WINGS. In addition to feather adjustment, in cooler homes it also develops a bit of body heat driven into the area between the body and the feathers.

Or, its your dear Parrot's means of messing with your head!