Neo the B&G...questions

strokedmaro

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B&G macaw
Hello again! The family and I are really enjoying Neo :blue1: but have a few questions that are unusually hard to find on google:

1. When are Macaw hormonal seasons in Hawaii? He thinks Im the hottest thing around and I was unintentionally encouraging it but I've stopped after much reading. Seems like the majority of information says spring time but its nearly October.

2. Feather molt\plucking: Neo looses about 5-15 feathers a day..closer to 10-15 on most days. This has been ongoing for 2-3 weeks. He does have a ton of pin feathers on his head, neck and around his face so it seems like he's molting but he also has a completely naked spot the size of a quarter on his tummy. He looses tiny little feathers, yellow, black, green feathers, 2 tail feathers ect. He's gone from a straight seed diet to vegetables and Harrison pellets.

Before anyone asks, he has not seen a vet yet. Im pretty sure he's never seen a vet before. That will be happening very soon but in the mean time, any wisdom on the above questions would be greatly appreciated!

THANKS!
 

ChristaNL

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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 :)
LOL I am pretty new to macaws myself, but with the greys they are either molting like mad OR hormonal. (Pretty close after another btw)

The closest I have been to Hawai was watching Magnum P.I. (sorry)


I noticed when it was very hot my macaw was also getting a bit baldish looking (since the temp. is dropping here I hope she'll grow some more very fast) - actually all of them were losing down like crazy in hot weather...

Almost the moment they get better food in their system they tend to start some serious molting - so thats fine.
(Sofar every female here started laying egg(s) as well - so I probably overdid it ;P )
 

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