A bird with dandruff?

[shibatimes3]

Ok, you all might think I am crazy but I never noticed this before.... Every time I have my little sun conure and she begins preening and such, it looks like I have a severe case of dandruff! Is this normal?

[Icednova625]

yep its dander. Usually i'm covered in it after my birds get all their head scratching in.

[Flappuccino]

yep- as they preen, the little bits of keratin flake off of the new feathers.
When Chino is done getting "preened" by my fingernails, we're both pretty flaky.

[rockybird]

It's completely normal. It's not drandruff but pieces of the keratin that sheathes the new feathers when they come in. When she preens, it breaks off and you can see it against their feathers.