macaw

Hello! I have been doing research for the past few months on various types of Parrots and I'm having trouble deciding which one I'd like to buy. I originally wanted an Eclectus, but I ruled that out after finding other species that I liked more. Then I considered an Amazon Parrot. I was the...

so here in england we've currently got a bit of a heat wave, wont be much for some but today its reached 34 degress, the problem we have is the humidity is disgusting. my room where lola (greenwing macaw) resides gets ridiculously stuffy, i cant even get dressed in their without sweating. my...

Me and my macaw have a pretty good bonded but when other people comes into my room or around me and him he starts to be really mean and lunges at me and try's to bite me. Anyone have any idea why he is doing that?:blue1:

Hello! I just adopted an 11 year old Blue and Gold Macaw from a rescue and she has this strange habit that I'm trying to understand. From day one we've never had a problem with her stepping up, she's such a sweetheart. But, when I am holding her, she will occasionally put her beak on my arm...

Hey everyone. I have a 14+ y/old Cockatiel (Hermes) and a 6 y/old Quaker (Pan) and this last Friday added a 2 y/old Shamrock Macaw called Pirate (will be changed after he/she is DNA sexed). I grew up with my family owning African Greys along with a number of other birds, but I always wanted a...

Hi guys! I'm new to the forum and to the bird world. A week ago, I got a 17 year old blue and gold named Gilligan (Gilli for short). His owner gave him to me with his cage and everything for free, so I thought I was lucky. But she did tell me the reason she was rehoming him was because she never...

My friend runs a pirate ship that does a show and tour.... I took the family yesterday. Rio came along with us.... (he completed my costume, and it was a great socialization outing) (We were pirates for halloween, and drogo came with us then so it was rio's turn) (check them out, Hawaii pirate...

so i'm lucky enough to bring lola (GW macaw) to work where she used to be good as gold, shed let off the odd squawk as expected from a parrot but just recently she is getting worse. i can see people are getting a little fed up with it (which you cant blame them for) and i'm afraid that if she...

Hello I would like to know how some of you with multiple macaws introduce them to eachother? And also how long do they take to warm up with eachother if they ever do. Do male to male get along? How about female with female macaw?? .....Thanks and would love to hear some input :):blue1::red1:

Just love this serious pose, of my Military Macaw,adopted her when she was 16 yrs old, she's now 25 yrs old. We've had/having a beautiful life together.

Just love this serious pose, of my Military Macaw,adopted her when she was 16 yrs old, she's now 25 yrs old. We've had/having a beautiful life together.

I'm worried about my macaw. She just started having large pale tubular poops. Almost like a worm. It is very firm as well. Does anyone know what this is caused by.

I adopted a 9yo scarlet about a month and a half ago. I love him to death. For some reason though, he's decided to scream and squawk over me when I'm talking to someone else in the house. I've tried squirting him with water when he does this & firmly telling him, "Not nice." But he's only quiet...

Hello, I am new to this forum and this is my first post, so bare with me. I am heavily considering getting a parrot and am wondering if there is anything obvious that I should consider/know before making a decision. I really like the personalities of Blue and Yellow Macaw's and Congo African...

I haven't been on here for a bit so first here is a quick update on Raiden, I found out he is a she. She's grown up quite a bit since my last post. It seems her feathers have changed colors a bit, she used to be green on her head and back and now is more of an orange green mix (I guess their...

im looking at buying one of the Prevue Hendryx 62900 Mimic Me parrot speech trainers but wondered if anybody on here has had any experience with one of these and green-wing macaws? any luck? if not whats your opinion and do you think it would be worthwhile or not? she already says a couple of...

Hi all. I have a few questions regarding the young scarlet macaw that I adopted this past week. I've done a lot of research, just trying to put it all together. He's 5 months (roundabout) old, wings were clipped before I had met the prior handler. He came from a home with a 7yr old B&G (which...

I am going through a debate... To fly or not to fly! I personally feel like flying is a natural and healthy part of a large birds existence, but I want to make sure that my beloved Samantha is safe. That being said, I have been doing some research on getting an Aviator Harness. Any thoughts...

Hi Everyone, I am going to be the new owner of a 17 month old blue-and-yellow macaw. Current owner who lives far away from me, sent me some photos. Before going a long way to pick up it. I wanted to ask you if you think that it looks healthy. Thank you very much.

Hi there! I am new here.. My name is Lulu. I am currently looking into getting a macaw and have found one that has a slightly crooked beak. I would love some feedback on this- would you avoid a parrot that had this? Does your parrot have this condition and what tips do you have? I do know that...

Louie playing ball.

so I am interested in getting a YCM this fall I have a Green Cheek Conure I have owned a white bellied caique , quakers, African greys, and sun conures. but have always wanted a Macaw so what is your opinion on them any personality traits ? talking ability? intelligence? I also have noticed...

Ok, so my GCC was housed with Quakers and Love birds and a Congo. so I have fallen in love with Yellow Collar Macaws and want to purchase a hand fed baby this December or so. I was wondering since I have a large cage if I slowly introduced them together my GCC being 4yrs old and very social and...

I need to ship my 8 year old green wing macaw from Tampa, FL to Los Angeles, CA. I'd like recommendations for reputable transportation services. I will be shipping her between Jan-March 2015. Any help is greatly appreciated.

so im having my room decorated over this week and have put Lola into boarding to keep her away from plaster, dust, paint and vinyl glue fumes etc. ive had to take her big corner cage down with the intent to buy the new regular shaped cage whilst shes away and then build the new one in there (as...

Hi everyone! I just got 6 month old Hahn's macaw 3 days ago at the exotic bird show in Orlando. His name is Petrie:). And he picked me:heart: I fell in love with Hahn's Macaws after reading all about them. And so I have been waiting for the day to get one for several months. Petrie...

I know I have already posted a thread in the Macaw forum today, but my baby is too adorable to not share pictures of!

We've had my macaw, Wilson, for seven years- since my brother was two. We've always told Wilson NO! Don't touch Khristian! But now that my brother is old enough to play with and handle the bird, Wilson won't respond to him! He gets upset and calls for me whenever Khris even tries to go near him...

Hi! I'm Paige. I'm not that interesting. I'm a girl who plans to lose about a hundred pounds and join the United States Naval Services in 2018. :42: But boy does my bird have a story! He's a fifteen years old Blue and Gold macaw! I got him in 2007 when I was in third of fourth grade, and his...

Hi, I am choosing to remain anonymous user. I love birds of all kinds(really, I went to Venice Italy and had more fun feeding the pigeons than anything else). I do not own a bird but really want a gw. I am 13 years old and my hobbies include swimming and Facebook. I am really glad to be hear...

I have a Sun Conure (Marley) that is 6 months old and I completley adore her. I have fell in love with the bird world of animals. I have been "flirting" with this Blue and Gold Macaw at PetLand everytime I go to buy food and I really want to bring him home and make him part of my family. I know...

Hey everyone! 2 days ago I adopted a Blue and Gold Macaw named Sunny. He is 34 years old. The woman who owned him previously had to move accross country and was not able to take him with her. Ive been doing alot of reading and research to be able to provide a great new home for him but I still...

Hello, you guys had helped me a while back with Raiden, but I had some more questions. He or she is currently 84 days old (12 weeks) today and I am aware that this is around the time they start weaning and trying to fly. I was wondering, how much am I supposed to feed him because he won't take...

so i can see lola is molting and lots of new sheaths coming through on her head and back. i noticed one of the larger feathers on her back was coming through kind of split so ive located the sheath which is breaking away nicely round the outside but it seems that there is something hard on the...

should i get a male or female blue and gold macaw?i have a male b&g already.pls help? :blue1::red1::blue::red: I'm looking at getting another macaw for my 6 month old male blue and gold macaw, the 2 i am looking at are both also blue and gold macaws. one is female and one is male, i have been...

Recently someone suggested that I get a living tree (potted) for my two Severe Macaws to use as a play area, rather than a "tree stand" made from dead branches, etc. Has anyone ever tried this, and if so would you please give me some advice on what tree to buy? Obviously it would have to be...

My bird vini is screaming excessively and my grandpa gets real mad my grandma doesn't want my grandpa to get mad so the second he screams she gets him and holds him for a long time and since I go to college my grandma is complaining that she is a prisoner here and she can't leave the house...

so i managed to get lola saying hello just on praise as at the time she had reverted back to formula food ive just recently started trying to get her to say it on que for nuts/banana... success! now however when i try anything new like stepping up for treats all i get is pinning eyes and a...

so lolas got hello down now, she pretty much just said it when she wanted at first but no i have her saying it on command (for banana of course) but i want to introduce a new word, now when ever i get the banana she just instantly says hello lol. whats the steps for introducing the new word...

so as i mentioned ive now brought lola in to work, thought it would be nice for her rather than stuck in the cage all day at home alone. ive noticed today though at the bottom of her tree there are about 6 feathers. i know its not unusual for the odd one to fall out when preening a bit too...