- May 23, 2018
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- Sunny a female B&G macaw;
Japie (m) & Appie (f), both are congo african grey;
All are rescues- had to leave their previous homes for 'reasons', are still in contact with them :)
Sorry to put it so crudely but..
I was reading up on some old posts and found some goldnuggets (and yes, a lot from Birdman666 -as you all predicted when I joined).
This one however - I think- needs "a womans touch"/ variation?
Just let me quote first from http://www.parrotforums.com/macaws/2065-need-help.html
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Another basic macaw handling technique, since he is biting your forearm...
The way you hold a macaw can influence their behavior. If he's doing stuff like this, you want to hold your arm low and in toward your body, so that the bird's feet are about at the belly button. Keep your elbow bent so that the bird will have a tougher time climbing up to your shoulder. Keep the bird's body close to your body.
This makes it difficult for him to reach down and nail you. Now, he bumps into you if he tries to reach down and bite you, and that gives you a greater opportunity to prevent it.
He can't exactly grab hold of anything on your chest either, plus, it usually puts them into cuddle mode.
If you are holding him out in space, he is free to run around, climb all over you, and, of course, bite the crap outta you!
You control the macaw. The macaw does not control you. If you let him, he will!!!
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Well... that sounds like good, fun and sage advise and all, till you find yourself holding a rather inquisitive (or even worse: pissed off) B&G macaw with her beak at nipple-height. :23:
And we all know: those (sometimes) really stick out!
(aka not exactly bullseye-rings painted around them, but close enough)
So... is there an (macaw- & human-friendly) alternative for the more "chesty ones" here?
I would *really* appreciate it (and preferably before the weather turns cold again, if you know what I am saying ).
I was reading up on some old posts and found some goldnuggets (and yes, a lot from Birdman666 -as you all predicted when I joined).
This one however - I think- needs "a womans touch"/ variation?
Just let me quote first from http://www.parrotforums.com/macaws/2065-need-help.html
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Another basic macaw handling technique, since he is biting your forearm...
The way you hold a macaw can influence their behavior. If he's doing stuff like this, you want to hold your arm low and in toward your body, so that the bird's feet are about at the belly button. Keep your elbow bent so that the bird will have a tougher time climbing up to your shoulder. Keep the bird's body close to your body.
This makes it difficult for him to reach down and nail you. Now, he bumps into you if he tries to reach down and bite you, and that gives you a greater opportunity to prevent it.
He can't exactly grab hold of anything on your chest either, plus, it usually puts them into cuddle mode.
If you are holding him out in space, he is free to run around, climb all over you, and, of course, bite the crap outta you!
You control the macaw. The macaw does not control you. If you let him, he will!!!
===================
Well... that sounds like good, fun and sage advise and all, till you find yourself holding a rather inquisitive (or even worse: pissed off) B&G macaw with her beak at nipple-height. :23:
And we all know: those (sometimes) really stick out!
(aka not exactly bullseye-rings painted around them, but close enough)
So... is there an (macaw- & human-friendly) alternative for the more "chesty ones" here?
I would *really* appreciate it (and preferably before the weather turns cold again, if you know what I am saying ).
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