I'm just curious....what is the reason for the wiping of the beak on the ground? My three girls do this fifty times a day. Is it marking turf, like cats do? If so, is there a scent gland involved? Is it to sharpen the beak (lordy, I hope not)? Is this a silly question?
Hey, they don't have napkins, so they have to wipe their mouths somewhere, LOL. Seriously, that's all it is. If I give them something like yogurt, they always do that.
It's not a silly question! I always thought they were just wiping their mouths. Mine do it a lot after eating watermelon.
Mine love to use me as a napkin. I suppose clothing and even skin work better as a wiper-offer than the dirt! I swear, sometimes they'll hop up on me and I stupidly think they're coming for a bit of a snuggle, but they're just using me!
Just using us as a convenient napkin...sigh... It usually if they've gotten something sticky or goopy.
My really intense young Australorp does this all the time, or at least a lot more than the other two. Maybe she (he?) has OCD.
Yup just looking for a napkin!! My 5 week old BO used my big toe to clean her beak. I just had a pedicure too.