Constant licking and preening.

[jensea]

My girl constantly licks and preens me to the point of it being irritating! I have to redirect her a lot. I know birds do this in general, but I'm just wondering why it's obsessive. She was rehomed to me a few weeks ago and has adjusted beautifully.

 

[Captsteve]

She does it out of love. Redirecting is fine but I doubt it will do much good.

Dont let it get to you. Enjoy her attention.

 

[cnyguy]

Our Quakers like to make sure that we always look our best. Parrots can be rather single-minded and once working on a particular project, it can be hard to distract them-- but when the preening gets to be too much for you, it's a good idea to try to find some other way for your QP to keep busy (though it doesn't always work).

 

[Kyoto]

My conure has a thing for licking my fingernails and fingertips. Sometimes she nips, so I just place her on her play stand with a toy when she gets out of hand. With persistence she has started to get the hint. :3