Is my bird strange?

[Conure & Macaw Mom]

I was just wondering cause he sucks my fingers & massages his head with his foot. He will grab one of my finger with his mouth, start sucking on it (thats the best way to decribe it), put his foot ontop of his head, start massaging & falls asleep usually on his side or on his back in my hand or chest. He reminds me of a baby. Its the cutest thing. Does anyone elses bird do this or is mine just strange? I tried to get a pic of him doing this but the dogs started barking & woke him up. Crystal

[jamieo]

If he's young, your finger probably reminds him of the syringe the breeder used to feed him... it's probably comforting to him :) My lory will do the same thing with my fingers if I let her.

My conure will also "massage" his head with his foot, haha. I can't help but laugh at him when he does it. He looks almost like he's doing an Excedrin commercial, haha!

[jessica313]

aww that sounds really cute! my conure likes to suck on my fingers too. another thing he does that is even cuter is if i wiggle my tongue at him (like stick it out) he will reach in and kiss my lips..... (yes i do know that human salivia is bad for birds so i try not to actually touch his beak with my lips)

[Conure & Macaw Mom]

Yeah, he's young. He's only about 4 1/2 months old. I'm still hand feeding him once a day at night. He was on 40 cc's but now he only wants about 30 so thats progress. Thats what it looks like, a headache commerical. It is the funniest thing. The first time he did it I laughed so hard I woke him up.

I stuck my tongue out at him once or twice but when I did he would stick his out & try to touch mine. My Sun Conure tries to open my mouth. If I refuse, she will just grab my lip & pull my mouth open. I think she's looking for food. Their both pigs. Crystal