Jake YNA 1970,Kia Panama amazon1975, both i removed from nest and left siblings, Forever Home to,Stacie (YN hen),Mickie (RLA male),Blinkie (YNA hen),Kong (Panama hen),Rescue Zons;Nitro,Echo,Rocky,Rub
You should use the forum search and look up this topic. We've had some very good discussions about this. There are a very few birds i will let on my shoulder. My pet birds don't prefer to be on my shoulder because i never let them there when they were young. Yes sometimes i'll put one of my pets there if i need to but they prefer to be on my fore arm. My hen nape will climb right back down because she knows all the action and things to get into are down near my hands,LOL. Birds that you are not well bonded with will prefer shoulders because it gives them more control over their situation instead of you making the decisions. It's much harder to have any control over a bird on your shoulder. You can't see them to gauge their mood. You need to be the leader in your relationship with your bird, set the rules and don't allow birds on your shoulder. I look at all the scars on my hands and arms, sure glad they're not on my face.
