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On the previous page, we "flipped" our Quaker over. Our bird is now in a sideways or head down position.
We can now take our free hand and place it under the bird's back for support.
You can see that the bird in the photo on the left has a very good grip on the owner's finger. The owner will need to free up that hand to examine the bird, or to administer medication. The next photo will show how to free up that hand.
In this next picture, note the index finger position of the owner's hand, as well as where the remaining fingers are positioned. The index finger is slowly and gently beginning to push against the bird's lower mandible, or lower beak. This movement does several things; it gently obstucts the movement of the bird's beak, lessening the bird's ability to bite. The movement also distracts the bird, and allows you to begin moving the remaining fingers in a position to free up the hand that the bird is gripping.
