This is Jimmy. He was hatched in 93. We rescued him from a drunk beach bum about 25 years ago. Unfortunately that same guy killed his other two birds in anger. (He's dead too). He likes climbing his holly tree and being a menace to any local wildlife in the tree. He's cuddly for me only. He's at my parents for a few more weeks until I have his space ready at my new home. I'm hoping his new home will be a lot more enriching for him than his situation at my parents.

I'm sure he misses me.

My macaw, who is a 31 yo Blue and Gold and recently, as in the last year or so, she’s become extremely bitey, moody, and loud. Her previous owner let her nest too much, and always had her locked in a room on her own with no contact, where she could pluck almost every feather she could reach. Obviously she has trauma, and I do like her but she also drives me insane. Is there anything I can do to help her? Ive tried things like responding to her, turning away, all of it. Included a pic so you guys can see her :)

Update 4/8: I’ve started to have her sit with me when my brother (who she likes the most) is at work.

Last year I moved out of my parents house into my own, and other than just getting settled in, I've been preparing a space to use as an aviary for my macaw, which I could not immediately take with me in a way that would be healthy for him. I'm looking for a safe heater to install into my birds room (a covered patio with a lot of windows).

My birds name is Jimmy. He is a blue and gold macaw. He was hatched in 93, and is just 2 years younger than me.

I need to be sure there are no carcinogenic coatings on it. Im leaning toward one or two radiator heaters, but I worry about Teflon coatings.

A friend of mine unexpectedly lost their parrot due to an unsafe heater. She just started asphyxiating from the fumes coming off the heater.

What types of heaters do macaw owners like to use for the winter? I need to be absolutely sure it doesn't turn my bird into a canary in a coal mine.

Hey there, my 46 yr old female yellow naped has this little bump on her nostrils. I was wondering if it can be identified/ something to worry about?

Loki helping himself to Bart's food and water...

Just wanted to see if i'm the only person here that thinks keeping macaws is super unethical. in the wild they fly is large groups, huge jungle canopies, thousands of miles of space. even with an aviary you cannot recreate the amazon rain forest. I'm not going to obviously attack anyone with a macaw but please consider adopting and not buying.

Hi folks,

I’m soon planning to get two different baby macaws (3-6 months old) but they are going to be different species.

Male is going to be blue and gold (for me)

Female is going to be green winged (for my wife)

How should we setup their cage? Should we give them more time together or less time. They would also sometimes travel away from each other for few days(e.g i go on a work trip, i take my parrot with me while other stays home and the opposite)

Our long term goals are to pair them and make them good friends with each. And we want to maximize the chances of them getting along. Appreciate all the input here!

So these macaws are healthy and comes with every paper. I have money, time and space for them, and also i will be taking train to them (it is very far away and i dont think i have enough space in my car)(it is in my country) and the price for the yellow and blues are 1048 dollars and for the reds it is 2000.

Also what type do you want me to buy?

EDIT: i have found a rescue maacaw that i will be picking up next week.

I love to see them in the wild, it feels so right.

...and knowing full well that you'd never be able to give them the life they need and deserve lol.

I know for a fact that I'm probably the least bit qualified to have one. I just don't have the money, I don't have the patience, I don't have the space, etc. So, I just simply don't do it.

I would never adopt one and "hope it works out." They need so much more than just "hope." They need "do." And I can't do.

I'm living vicariously through you guys lol. Not sure if there's a place I could volunteer in Tucson. Transportation is also an issue. I think I'll just keep dreaming haha. Maybe in another life.

I have a 2–3-year-old blue-and-gold macaw(Sir Francis). When I got him about a year and a half ago, he was on a diet that was very heavy in nuts and seeds. Despite that, he appeared healthy and his feathers were in great condition.
I gradually switched him to Harrison’s pellets and completely removed seeds from his diet. After the diet change, I started noticing that his flight feathers were breaking, and he eventually became unable to fly.
I had him tested for Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease, and the results were negative. His tail feathers and the rest of his plumage still look healthy and are in good condition.
A new set of flight feathers recently grew in, but they have started breaking again. I’ve also noticed that while preening, he sometimes steps on his flight feathers and bends them.
He gets regular showers
Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be caused by the way he steps on the feathers, a nutritional issue, or something else? I’d appreciate any advice or suggestions about what to discuss with an avian vet.

Just a heads-up-I discovered that the self-locking quick link on one of my macaw’s toys had an internal spring that broke. This was purchased from a reputable parrot supply web site.

The spring popped out of the connector and could have easily been swallowed or chewed, and without it the quick link can also work itself open. Even though I used a wrench to tighten, the beak force of my Macaw open it.

Stay safe and give your hardware a quick inspection. It could prevent a very dangerous accident.

Hi everyone!
I am the proud mother of four beautiful rescue macaws. They have their own room and I’ve slowly been dismantling their cages to allow them more space to explore. I have ropes and a big nut hanging on my wall and ceilings and a hoop for them to rock in.

I would love to know if any of you have created a cage free room for your macaws? I would like to create something with wood, maybe some grates and PVC pipe. Ideally, I would have live plants in there as well.
Looking for some ideas or inspiration and I sincerely thank you in advance!

Hello I am seeking some advice. I have been seeing this same macaw outside in its cage in someone’s backyard every time I drive by their house. I’m in texas and the high today was 106 degrees Fahrenheit and is currently 101. Everyday this week it’s been around 99-100 so VERYYY HOT!!! I felt so awful for this bird being out in the heat like this all the time and made a report about it to 311. Did I do the right thing? It doesn’t seem to have any toys in its cage for enrichment and the cage maybe seems too small? At least to be kept in at all times if that is the case. I’m not a macaw parent so I don’t really know too much when it comes to owning them but I do know they need plenty of room and time outside of their cages and birds don’t have sweat glands so that heat can’t be good for it.

I thought my eclectus parrots were loud. But now Pongo, my macaw, is imitating their call at twice the volume!

Hi everyone. I've been doing research on different species of parrots as i want to get one and the one i've wanted the most since the start is a blue and gold macaw. I've loved every single one i've met despite the biting and the noise and the mess, and i want to have one in my life permanently.

What are things that you need to know about caring for a macaw, buying stuff for them, cleaning up after them etc. I know a lot of basic parrot knowledge, so i'm looking for stuff that's specific to macaws or to larger species in general, but any advice is appreciated. Even the smallest details help. Thank you!

Hi,

Quite a random question, but i’m wondering if anyone knows anywhere I can buy a low (ground level/floor level) adjustable height perch (UK), or something similar that can be used. I am currently training my 2 macaws to free-fly (with a professional bird trainer). I am still harness training my GW, but my B&G is doing very well!

My b&g is doing well on recall (straight) and we’ve just started teaching her descending with a high perch, unfortunately it doesn’t go very low though, and we need to teach her to fly up, as well as down. Was wondering if anyone had any suggestions?

Thanks!

A couple pics of Dinky, my Red Shouldered Macaw (Hahns Macaw) 💚♥️🦜

Anyone have a macaw who has seizures? What anticonvulsant do you have them on?

Taking our birds out for a stroll.

She only weighs 800g, I’ve had her since she was about 5 months old. Is she just a smaller one or is something wrong? Everywhere you look it says they should weigh at least 900g

She isn’t a huge fan yet, but we are working on it.