"jmcquown"  wrote:

>John Hines wrote:
>> "jmcquown"  wrote:
>>
>>> I have tried further to get her to come out and play with me but
>>> she's having none of that.  She seems content to command me to let
>>> her preen my bangs for a minute and then goes back to ringing her
>>> bells or tugging on wooden beads (or eating!)
>>
>> Lots of birds around me have pin feathers, after their winter moult.
>> Breaking them up, with some head scratches (on the bird) is a great
>> bonding exercise for you and your bird.
>
>Having not bonded with my hand, Peaches freaks when I try to get a hand near
>her (no matter how slowly).  I don't want her to hurt herself so I don't
>persist.

I'm just suggesting that after she preens you, you preen her in return,
which you can do with her in the cage, if she shows you the top of her
head.

When I had a pair of cockatiels, they would preen each other, bother the
other one, to get their turn if the other forgot.


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