- May 23, 2018
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- Sunny a female B&G macaw;
Japie (m) & Appie (f), both are congo african grey;
All are rescues- had to leave their previous homes for 'reasons', are still in contact with them :)
(I know, i put the same thing in the ongoing thread I have of her but this is weirdish and I was wondering if more birdpeople are asked to do this by their birds)
Weird bird: somehow she loves having her (closed) eyes stroked.
If I am absentmindedly stroking her head/ messing with the feathers she will just manouver her head that way and keeps perfectly still while my hand speedbumps her closed eye... almost giving me a heartatack in the proces, because I am terrified I will hurt her or damage that oh-so sensitive organ.
Or when I reach in the cage to give her hello/goodmorning etc. scritches she will just push her face in my hand, and headbutt me like a cat, making sure her eye meets the ball of my thumb (the extra fleshy part of my hand) and strokes it along the hand.
Itchy eyes?
(I have hayfever like crazy atm, and she seems more itchy as well ...)
Or does she just like to put me on edge?
Her eyelashes are fun to feel though
I have been arranging the "make-up" feathers on her face (that form the black lines) for ages, I always enjoy the feel of that very, very warm face, and she gets a facial massage once in a while, but eyes...
Do any of your birds ask for crazy/ scary spots to be touched?
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Weird bird: somehow she loves having her (closed) eyes stroked.
If I am absentmindedly stroking her head/ messing with the feathers she will just manouver her head that way and keeps perfectly still while my hand speedbumps her closed eye... almost giving me a heartatack in the proces, because I am terrified I will hurt her or damage that oh-so sensitive organ.
Or when I reach in the cage to give her hello/goodmorning etc. scritches she will just push her face in my hand, and headbutt me like a cat, making sure her eye meets the ball of my thumb (the extra fleshy part of my hand) and strokes it along the hand.
Itchy eyes?
(I have hayfever like crazy atm, and she seems more itchy as well ...)
Or does she just like to put me on edge?
Her eyelashes are fun to feel though
I have been arranging the "make-up" feathers on her face (that form the black lines) for ages, I always enjoy the feel of that very, very warm face, and she gets a facial massage once in a while, but eyes...
Do any of your birds ask for crazy/ scary spots to be touched?
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