Constant licking and preening.

jensea

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Oct 2, 2015
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North Carolina
Parrots
Quaker - blue - baby
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

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Jul 17, 2013
398
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Crestview Fl.
Parrots
Goffin Too, U2, Scarlet Mac, B&G Mac, DYH Zon, CAG and a
Birdbrained Wife!
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

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Apr 23, 2010
1,025
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Syracuse, NY
Parrots
Quaker parrot, Ralph
Our Quakers like to make sure that we always look our best. :D 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

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Mar 18, 2015
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Halifax, NS, Canada
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Kyoto (AKA Kyo)-Green Cheek Conure
Charlie - Canary
Tommy - Budgie
Sunny - budgie
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
 

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