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Let's take another look at the same picture from the previous page.
If the bird and your hands are in this position pictured, you can comfortably rotate your free fingers to replace the hand that supports the bird's back, keeping your index finger gently against the mandible. The completely free hand can now administer medications, or, open a wing for examination, with ease.
Some people are more comfortable shaping their fingers into the O-K sign. Now the thumb can replace the index finger as the digit that rests against the mandible.
In this position, you can see that your Quaker will be able to "hold" on to your thumb, feeling more secure, you will be able to support his back, prohibit him from biting, and administer medications, or examine him with your free hand. Note that your thumb and index fingers do not have to meet. Your goal is not to restrain as much as it is to give your bird a sense of security and a comfortablity with handling.
