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What are the best petting spots for macaws?

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My B&G Macaw loves petting, especially on his ear. What are other spots to make him comfy? Are there bad spots to touch a macaw? Is touching a macaw too much a problem?
 

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The head only :)

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Head, neck, feet & beak. Otherwise nothing else. JaKhu likes me to touch her tongue & loves head & neck rubs. I rub feet, so they aren't fussy about nail trims.
 

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For baby birds, I touch them all over so they get used to being handled. As they get towards a year old then I leave it to the head and the feet. My baby greenwing would lay on her back and sometimes I would rub her belly, but I stopped as she got older.
 
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