new B and G macaw

[birney29]

Hello everyone i am new here and new to parrots i have recently took on a 6 year old blue and gold macaw from a friend because it turned out hes daughter was allergic too him he has a large space and a good size cage which he rareley goes inside i might add and lots of toys and playthings he has a tendency too pick who he does and doesnt like i have been spending a lot of time with him and give him as much attention as i can unless he doesnt want my attention which he is quick to let me know i think he is great and i am quickly falling in love with him hes names jake by the way i would just like some tips on looking after him dos and donts things like that and also he is really nasty if he has got it in hes head he doesnt like someone is there anyway i can get him to be as nice with them as he is with me i have been none stop reading up about them since i got him so i know what he is and isnt supposed to eat and things like that just any tips from actual blue and gold owners would be great thank you

 

[94lt1]

Hello and welcome.. I'm no help to you as far as a b&g.. i have a scarlet.. each bird is different. But in my experience, if you can make friends with them, all macaws are excellent pets congrats on the bird

 

[birney29]

Thanks for the welcoming also I see him cleaning he's feathers an have seen a couple of feathers not many near he's cage I heard they can pull there feathers out if there depressed kinda scares me what is the bet way to stop this if it is him being depressed how can I stop this

 

[wenz2712]

Welcome to the forum

Thats very brave of you to take on a 6 Year old Macaw if you have never had a Bird before

Do you have any pics of him to share with us?

 

[JerseyWendy]

Hello there. I, too, would LOVE to see some pictures of your brand new Macaw.

 

[birney29]

here is the pcture u asked for sorry about the quality my phones camera is kinda rubbishi will have better ones soon

 

[JerseyWendy]

WOW - good looking B&G You are pretty brave to have him on your shoulder. I don't allow my Niko up on there simply because I cherish my ears (and earrings).

His feathers look ok in the picture. It's normal for them to lose a few feathers here and there, and when they go through a moult, you can expect to see quite a few more.

Lovely bird!! Thanks for the picture.

 

[birney29]

Great isn't he and he doesn't seem to nip me attall really he's very calm around me he can be a bit of a nuesance with other family members but never viscous i am still very wary of him though cos I know what damage that beak could do thanks for the reply and expect more pictures

 

[JerseyWendy]

You seem SO very genuinely happy with him, which is absolutely AWESOME!!!! That positivity WILL rub off on your new baby, I promise.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

You should check out trick training with a clicker, it's a incredible bonding experience for you and your macaw. Start out with touch/target training.

 

[azdesertrhino]

Our B&G, MAC, will be 3 in February.

It is a continual learning process. It is definitely like dealing with a young child, except the Macaw can inflict serious damage!! <GRIN!!>

There are a lot of very knowledgeable folks on this forum and I'm sure they will chime in.

Welcome!!!!!

A few pictures of MAC & his Domain!!

 

[birney29]

thanks for the pics he/she looks loveley looks a lot like mine gettin there own way like a child lol jake can be very stubborn sometimes and he knows what he does and doesnt want im just trying my best too be stern with him cos if i let him walk all over me i think he will run riot lol