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When they rest, most of their body heat escapes from their feet (like our heads), so by keeping one up tucked under their feathers, they are preserving body heat while being balanced on the perch.

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some parakeets just sleep on one foot. i once saw my parakeet sleeping like that. so, it's perfectly normal. no there supposed to sleep on on, but it sleeps on both

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