tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post1743210612825073184..comments2024-01-05T00:53:26.014-08:00Comments on Parrot Musings: AllopreeningMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06645791926538907697noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post-75304306425261031672008-09-08T09:53:00.000-07:002008-09-08T09:53:00.000-07:00Pat,Shadow is such a lucky bird! It saddens me ho...Pat,<BR/><BR/>Shadow is such a lucky bird! It saddens me how much incorrect information is out there. There's lots of good ifnormation, too, so I hope that people seek it out...<BR/><BR/>Was thinking about you this past weekend when Max was throwing a fit about something Beeps did because I know in that moment she was wishing she was still an only bird!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645791926538907697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post-75000624342528495742008-09-07T15:58:00.000-07:002008-09-07T15:58:00.000-07:00Alice, I was so glad to see this post. I too got ...Alice, I was so glad to see this post. I too got a lot of bad info early on about touch, and was very concerned about handling Shadow much. But he has turned out to be a real snugglebug and it's soooo much fun for both of us!<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>PatChindoguhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06776977360689589850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post-5453776282311762362008-09-03T12:29:00.000-07:002008-09-03T12:29:00.000-07:00Mary -- my parents' cockatiels will do that as wel...Mary -- my parents' cockatiels will do that as well. The female wants way more preening than her mate is willing to give :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645791926538907697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post-28149291719875827262008-09-03T12:23:00.000-07:002008-09-03T12:23:00.000-07:00That's too cute! I walked in on my cockatiels the ...That's too cute! I walked in on my cockatiels the other day and the female had her head sideways buried into the males side/wing has hard as she could while he had his head turned the other way as far as possible. She wanted a preening and he was resistent.It was a real battle of wills there and very funny. Wish I had a camera strapped to my forehead sometimes.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676247814455974568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post-35644249953092273392008-09-03T11:24:00.000-07:002008-09-03T11:24:00.000-07:00Our caiques have been known to get a bit beaky at ...Our caiques have been known to get a bit beaky at times, too! They occasionally need to be reminded to calm down!<BR/><BR/>Scooter is still so young -- I don't have much experience with young parrots, but they seem to not have a great understanding of how much pressure is too much :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645791926538907697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post-22574913104093769292008-09-03T11:16:00.000-07:002008-09-03T11:16:00.000-07:00Thta's what the birds do to me too - except Scoote...Thta's what the birds do to me too - except Scooter does get over excited sometimes and starts chewing a bit.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549433838794370673noreply@blogger.com