Ambiguous Glaucous Macaw Video

[MotherlodeParrot]

Here is an extremely ambiguous video about a report of a possible Glaucous Macaw import during the 1970's to my best estimate. The Macaw is paired with a Lears Macaw however is obviously much smaller than the Lears Macaw. Have a look.

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The breeders housing conditions were terrible. Multiple species together does not seem ideal pairing conditions for breeding.

 

[sonja]

I wonder what the test results showed.

 

[henpecked]

Here is an extremely ambiguous video about a report of a possible Glaucous Macaw import during the 1970's to my best estimate. The Macaw is paired with a Lears Macaw however is obviously much smaller than the Lears Macaw. Have a look.

Daily News - YouTube

The breeders housing conditions were terrible. Multiple species together does not seem ideal pairing conditions for breeding.

I was wondering why you'd say the housing conditions were terrible. I saw nothing that would lead me to that conclusion. What is wrong with the multiple species together? Did you mistake those immature unpaired birds to be adult breeders? Which would not be perched together like that. Just wondering, was there more of the video that i didn't see? I would think it would be smart to house immature birds in a flock like that, better than being caged by themselves for 8-10 yrs until mature and ready for a mate.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

How cool, I wish this was happening today and not in the 70's.

 

[MotherlodeParrot]

Here is an extremely ambiguous video about a report of a possible Glaucous Macaw import during the 1970's to my best estimate. The Macaw is paired with a Lears Macaw however is obviously much smaller than the Lears Macaw. Have a look.

Daily News - YouTube

The breeders housing conditions were terrible. Multiple species together does not seem ideal pairing conditions for breeding.

I was wondering why you'd say the housing conditions were terrible. I saw nothing that would lead me to that conclusion. What is wrong with the multiple species together? Did you mistake those immature unpaired birds to be adult breeders? Which would not be perched together like that. Just wondering, was there more of the video that i didn't see? I would think it would be smart to house immature birds in a flock like that, better than being caged by themselves for 8-10 yrs until mature and ready for a mate.

It is just my recollection that it is normally protocol that breeding Parrots are should not to be kept in mixed species aviaries and are even normally kept in solitary aviaries.

 

[henpecked]

Yes , but those birds were immatures. They are usually kept in large flights like that (more "natural" Flock situation) until mature. The whole process is to try and mimic natural settings. Like the owner stated in the video. breeding larger new world parrots is a very involved "science". Most breeders (especially ones who spend that kind of money on breeders" are trying very hard to be successful. Success often means mimicking nature as much as possible. That's not some "fly by night ,hobby breeder". IMO those comments where very,,,, "unfounded".

 

[MotherlodeParrot]

Yes , but those birds were immatures. They are usually kept in large flights like that (more "natural" Flock situation) until mature. The whole process is to try and mimic natural settings. Like the owner stated in the video. breeding larger new world parrots is a very involved "science". Most breeders (especially ones who spend that kind of money on breeders" are trying very hard to be successful. Success often means mimicking nature as much as possible. That's not some "fly by night ,hobby breeder". IMO those comments where very,,,, "unfounded".

Yeah just large group mixed aviaries is not my idea of acclimating or quarantining Parrots for a breeding program or resale. The aviaries in that video did not seem to be an exact science at all it seemed more of a hodge podge of birds put together compared to the conservation breeding programs I have seen. Al Wabra and Loro Parque I would say have come a long way compared to the breeding operation that was organized as this one in this video. Lets be reminded this was a breeding operation that was going in the 1970's Parrot breeders and facilities have come a long way since then. Hence my comments were not unfounded.

Jeremy A. Rich

 

[MotherlodeParrot]

I wonder what the test results showed.

If I hear or read more about this Parrot I'm going to post what became of this Parrot.