After months of searching for the right bird we finally narrowed our choice down the Hahn's Macaw. Unfortunately the the exotic bird store we have been going to for the past year sold out and then we found ourselves way down the waiting list for this bird. We wanted to get one really bad so we started searching on the internet for breeders including ones from out of state.We ended up finding a Hahn's at a local pet shop that we would have never even considered going before (the previous owners had an awful set up selling puppy mill dogs and it was really gross) New owners are great and only deal with exotic birds and rescue animals and free clinics.
The Hahn's we now have on deposit, marked down from 800 to 500 has been in the store now for 1 year. The store employees of course handle him with ease and he seems like he would be a great family bird. This guy really needs a forever home too he's gotten great care at the pet store but I think he would do best if he was in a home. Only one minus about this guy is that he is really nippy to us when we have visited him in the store. I know he's going to be great once we get him home and work with him but my wife is a bit scare of him. The others Hahn's we have encountered our preferred exotic store seem more approachable and will let any stranger walk up an pet the all over.
But this guy I am about to take home at the end of the week, I know were going to get some bites. I am REALLY hoping I can get him used to my wife and kid and loving on them in a few weeks because I am due to be deployed at the end of October for a year.
Do you think we can get a new bird used to and bonding with the family in less than a month. I am going to be working with him a ton before I leave.
