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From: nora@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (nora.y.mclaughlin)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Another question regarding budgies
Message-ID: <2494@cbnewsl.ATT.COM>
Date: 30 Oct 89 17:41:41 GMT
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In article <8910291210.aa15790@BONNIE.ICS.UCI.EDU>, esoo-hoo@BONNIE.ICS.UCI.EDU writes:
> 
> I've had my little Bud (hehe...found out Bud's actually a girl) for eight
> years now.  I've finger-trained her and she's even trained to fly around 
> just the kitchen area (easier to clean up and she won't get lost in the
> rest of the house).  She's real sweet, but every time I attempt to pet her,
> she bites me.  It wasn't this hard to get even the meanest macaw to let me
> pet him...any suggestions?
> 
> 
> --Elaine!	:)

From my experience, there are some birds that like to have their heads
scratched and some that don't like it.  And Parakeets are those that
don't like it.  I understand Cockatiels love it, my Blue Front Amazon
loves it, especially when he is getting new feathers.  By the way, does
anyone know what that is called? (getting new feathers).

Nora