![]() ![]() That means that chickens may eye pin when they’re feeling excited in a negative way, such as when they’re feeling scared or aggressive. So I emailed an avian vet, and he assured me that, yes, chickens communicate with eye pinning too, and they do it for the same reasons as parrots. I looked through the academic literature, through every poultry book I owned (academic and otherwise), and I even desperately pored through the chicken forums. When I was worried about Edy Bea’s crazy pupil dilation and constriction, this is exactly what I had to find out. So parrots eye pin, sure, but do chickens actually eye pin? This bird is clearly really happy about being touched by her owner, and she’s eye pinning to show her enjoyment. You can see an adorable example of eye pinning in the Parakeet below. These eye effects have been measured scientifically by Gregory and Hopkins (1974). Parrots are also known to eye pin when they’re concentrating, when they’re about to talk, and when they hear their favorite words-not all words, just their favorites (again, they’re feeling excitement). Or it could be bad excitement-for example, many parrots will eye pin when they’re feeling aggressive and about to bite. This could be good excitement, like when he’s excited to see you, excited to play with a toy, or excited for a treat. Basically, when a bird eye pins, it means he’s excited. This action can be voluntary or involuntary. The bird’s eyes may do this for only a second, or it could last for minutes. ![]() What exactly is eye pinning?Įye pinning, or eye flashing, is when a bird’s pupils rapidly dilate and constrict. Could she simply be eye pinning the way parrots do? Or was it something else? Edy Bea’s eyes were doing a similar thing to what you see in the parrot above-except her eye movement was more intense. ![]()
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