I Wish I Never Knew This

Source: BViral

#shorts

[sphercle-peeps]

Fun fact, doing this with your bird is a sign of affection and bonding. They do this in the wild too.

[zues]

Bro peeled the plastic protector off his brand new parrot

[Serena_Musicgirl]

Never thought I’d see a bird unboxing but here we are

[frankieveldman]

The bird really said “Rip me out the plastic bag I be feeling brand new” 😂

[santiagouc]

This is called "preening". When birds grow new feathers, they start to grow "pins", which are little quills with tinny blood vessels. When the feather grew all the way, the blood vessel retracts and the remaining's dry off. Usually birds are able to get rid of most of their pins by themselves but the ones in their tails, head and neck. In the wild, other birds would help them, in captivity, they need help. It's very satisfying and a great way to bond with your birb <3.

[ryanfillmore]

Nah, homie got the McDonald's straw wrapper. 💀

[T_gamer]

"Yo look this was your feathe-"

Parrot: *nom*

[anthonybrakus]

A lot of birds love when you help them get those feather sheathes off from places they can't reach with their beak, like the top of their head.

[alexiscr]

Bird really said, "ima need that calcium back from you sir"

[punkhazious]

I lived on a bird farm for a bit, and this is why birds will play with your ear and hair. Preening one another is a sign of affection. Even animals know helping each other shows you care

[theimpostorafungus]

Fully expected the parrot to say "shhrek"

[Jixsurez]

Fav thing with birds was helping with pin feathers. You know those babies get itchy, and they can get cranky when they itch. They always thank you after ❤

[RoninRose]

Hooman: “Hey check it ou-“
Birb: S N A C C

[LOITERING-]

Owner of 7 birds here! This is called a keratin sheath! It’s pretty like the equivalent to bubble wrap on a delicate package when the birds are growing new feathers it starts with having blood and it’s important that the new stem of the feather doesn’t break so that’s what the keratin sheath is for. It also helps the feather maintain shape most importantly it helps keep the epidermal appendages strong, tough, flexible and elastic.

If ur bird lets u do this they trust you and if they really like you they will try to preen you themselves

Edit: I made this comment a while ago but I wanna thank everyone for the kind comments i love to see people getting introduced about how birds work even in a little aspect.

I’m going through school to work in avian science and all of your sweet comments give me so much confidence it may not seem like a big deal to you but it means so much to me so thank you❤️

[Driftpaw]

the way the parrot immediately decided on crunching

[MargaTora]

The bird : ooo - a snack 😋"✨crunch✨"

[anaxolotl]

this is called "preening" which birds do to themselves or to other birds usually as a bonding ritual. new feathers form by popping up as "blood feathers" where a capsule made of ceritin (same stuff your nails are made of) forms to help safely make the new feather. after its formed the blood and veins withdraw from the pin feather and it dries up like you see in the video. the bird knows exactly when to preen these feathers and it feels good to them hence why its a bonding ritual

[SweetButtercup]

The guy forgot to fully unwrap the parrot from his package

[myfriendwouldntgivemearawegg]

For those that don't know, the "straw" is a keratin sheath that contains the feather and helps it push through the skin during growth. It also helps protect it while it's still growing until it fully develops.

[gerguren]

Hats off to the parrot for recycling like we all should