Does your parrot allow you to give him or her a scratchie? Do they ask for it or do you need to 'persuade' them to accept one? How hard do they like it - soft and fluffy tickling or really digging in?
Salty is a mixed bag of cookies. First thing in the morning, when he gets uncovered, he gets a nice neck massage type scratch, to ease stiff neck muscles from being scrunched backwards while he was sleeping. I get all the way to the base of his neck right up to the base of his skull. And a bit of head scratching too. Salty's a 'dig in and RUB, brother' kind of bird, most times. He will accept a scratch later in the day too, but he doesn't 'ask' for them, ie lower his head down invitingly at random. During the day, I'll give him the hand signal I use to ask if he wants one, and if its yes, then he lowers his head for one. He has a special spot on the back of the couch he likes to get his daytime scratch. During those, Salty really likes it rough, I mean its almost scary how hard he puuuussshhes into my fingers. And he gets one small scratchie right before bedtime, as I pick him up to go into his cage. I kid the wife that he is almost like a lil feathered doggie sometimes, he likes them so much. But sometimes he likes the soft tickling kind, right around his ear hole. His eyes slowly close and he is off to dreamland it seems. I'll stop and he doesn't move, waiting for more!
So how about you? I know we got some birds on here, like Baxter, who LOVE getting their scratch on!
Salty is a mixed bag of cookies. First thing in the morning, when he gets uncovered, he gets a nice neck massage type scratch, to ease stiff neck muscles from being scrunched backwards while he was sleeping. I get all the way to the base of his neck right up to the base of his skull. And a bit of head scratching too. Salty's a 'dig in and RUB, brother' kind of bird, most times. He will accept a scratch later in the day too, but he doesn't 'ask' for them, ie lower his head down invitingly at random. During the day, I'll give him the hand signal I use to ask if he wants one, and if its yes, then he lowers his head for one. He has a special spot on the back of the couch he likes to get his daytime scratch. During those, Salty really likes it rough, I mean its almost scary how hard he puuuussshhes into my fingers. And he gets one small scratchie right before bedtime, as I pick him up to go into his cage. I kid the wife that he is almost like a lil feathered doggie sometimes, he likes them so much. But sometimes he likes the soft tickling kind, right around his ear hole. His eyes slowly close and he is off to dreamland it seems. I'll stop and he doesn't move, waiting for more!
So how about you? I know we got some birds on here, like Baxter, who LOVE getting their scratch on!
Baxter is hands down the most demanding of scratches I've ever had the honor of knowing. If I go near her, the head goes down, almost every time. Scratch me NOW! The rougher and more back to front, the better. She also gets really protective of me, so if anyone else gets near her while I'm right there, she gets all tough looking, strutting with the tail fanned and trying to be menacing. That's until I reach a hand towards her. Then it's back to demanding the scratches, like she's needing to prove to the invader that I'm hers. I love that little stinker. 
When I use my computer mouse, he doesn't allow me to use it and just puts his head under my fingers...
