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Hey. My wife is considering getting a Macaw, but we have difficulties finding any useful information on how particular species differ from each other in terms of personality. It is obvious that each bird is individual and might differ a lot from the rest of the species in general, but going in blind seems like a very bad idea.
I have posted a thread earlier this week here, and in general what kind of bird we would like to get is described there. We live in a small apartment, so larger Macaw is out of question, so far we are considering:
What I'd like to know is how they (or maybe some other species I haven't stumbled upon yet?) differ from each other. Pros and cons, maybe some real life experience with the birds.
A bit of background (much more of this is discussed in the aforementioned thread). My wife is adamant on getting a hand-fed chick, so getting an adult bird is out of question. She used to have a couple of budgies she successfully trained a few years back, but now she wants a more complex parrot and a companion. She loves animals in general, particularly adores birds. Fun fact: she has legally changed her name to "Sova", which is "Owl" in Russian.
If you'd like me to be more specific about anything, please don't hesitate to ask. I think it is very important to gather as much information as possible before making such an important decision. Thank you so very much in advance!
I have posted a thread earlier this week here, and in general what kind of bird we would like to get is described there. We live in a small apartment, so larger Macaw is out of question, so far we are considering:
- Illiger's Macaw
- Military Macaw
- Severe Macaw
What I'd like to know is how they (or maybe some other species I haven't stumbled upon yet?) differ from each other. Pros and cons, maybe some real life experience with the birds.
A bit of background (much more of this is discussed in the aforementioned thread). My wife is adamant on getting a hand-fed chick, so getting an adult bird is out of question. She used to have a couple of budgies she successfully trained a few years back, but now she wants a more complex parrot and a companion. She loves animals in general, particularly adores birds. Fun fact: she has legally changed her name to "Sova", which is "Owl" in Russian.
If you'd like me to be more specific about anything, please don't hesitate to ask. I think it is very important to gather as much information as possible before making such an important decision. Thank you so very much in advance!
