Hahns Macaws

[Abigal7]

I found a aviary that has some baby hahns macaws and green cheek conures. They are not ready to go yet since they are not yet old enough to be weaned. I have a green cheek conure at home but was wondering if a hahns macaw would be a good choice for a first time Macaw. Should, I go ahead and put down the money or would this be a bad purchase?

 

[WharfRat]

A Hahn's is an excellent starting point for Macaws IMO, but I can't speak as to how well it will get along with your Conure. When they say that a Hahn's is a "big" macaw in a "little" package, they AIN'T kidding!!! Our Hahn's ain't scared of ANY of the other birds and she is VASTLY outsized! We only bring her out when the others are caged.

 

[Abigal7]

A Hahn's is an excellent starting point for Macaws IMO, but I can't speak as to how well it will get along with your Conure. When they say that a Hahn's is a "big" macaw in a "little" package, they AIN'T kidding!!! Our Hahn's ain't scared of ANY of the other birds and she is VASTLY outsized! We only bring her out when the others are caged.

Of course they will be in seperate cages. The conure I have seems to know it is a bird and has a independent streak to it. I can handle her and she likes to be on my shoulder and play with my hair. The green cheek conure I had when I was a child acted like a fearless bird not to mention like a clown. I will not have them interact with each other just to be on the safe side.

 

[WharfRat]

 

[Joeyx]

hahns macaws are such amazing birds. they're so much fun but yea watch out for any
aggression towards your conure.

wharf that's such a sweet photo! <33

 

[MrsWharfrat]

Our Kalani is such a treasure! She was my first bird, and I would never change this. She has such a personality. A Hahn's is a fantastic choice for a first Macaw INHO. But my husband is right, a Hahn's does have a personality that does say 'I might be small, but I have a Big size personality!'

She is not afraid even today of our BGW's.

 

[DannyA93]

I would say go for it if you think you can handle him

 

[Abigal7]

I would say go for it if you think you can handle him

Thanks, I am not afraid of getting bitten. You can not be afraid of being bitten if you have conures. Of course my conure dosen't bite now. I looked into hahns due to their smaller size and decided on a baby so it would bond with me. The first conure I got was younger and I would say more bonded to me. The conure I have now is over six months old. She loves head scratches and likes to be on my shoulder but is a independent bird in some ways.

 

[DannyA93]

Cool, my conure is exactly 8 weeks old today He already is experimenting with the strength of his little beak! He cant be alone either! if he knows im there he'll do anything he can to get to me, but if i leave he's fine haha I spied on him to make sure

So have you decided if your going to get him?

 

[aliray]

My opinion if your want him than go for it.

 

[wenz2712]

I agree, if you really want a Hahn's, then go for it

 

[noblemacaw]

My second parrot was a Noble macaw which is a sub species of the Hahn's. Originally I wanted a Hahn's but back in 1995 I could not find a local Hahn's breeder. I could not of been more happy with a companion of my Noble Macaw Mihijo. He was the best parrot I ever had and after almost 18 years we have had a lot of adventures together. Everyone loved Mihijo. He would go to anyone. His temperament was very even and laid back when it came to stress. Nothing stressed this bird because I exposed him to so many different situations and people. He was my best friend and I could not recommend a better parrot for someone looking to go up from the cockatiel or budgie.

Sometimes I think I would like to find another Noble macaw but I don't think I can do it. Mihijo was a very special bird and he had my heart. Everybody loved Mihijo. This little parrot charmed even non bird people and turned a bird phobia person into loving him. I cannot write enough good things about him and I wonder if he was the typical Noble or was it the way I raised him. Since I have no other nobles to compare him too I am not sure how to answer that question.

Since very positive has negatives the only negatives things I can think about my Noble macaw is his health history. Mihijo died from a heart attack at almost 18 years of age. I know this bird should of lived way longer than 17 years. His father died even younger than Mihijo so if you can please trace back health history of the parents. I miss my Mihijo every day. His death left me with a hole in my heart.

Enjoy some picture of my boy. He was the best parrot ever, never nippy, he would never bite. He gave kisses like a gentleman never shoving his tongue into your mouth like my Illiger's did (Diego shoved his tongue in my instructors mouth after he asked her for a kiss after a presentation I did.) I know all have negative things to go on about but I can't think of very many for my Noble Macaw. I think he was an exceptional parrot for his species.

This is a dream come true for Mihijo. EXTREMELY food motivated he always had a very good appetite. I am sure that came into play with his heart disease. The food in this jar I would not feed to a parrot as the ingredients are too rich for the parrot.

This picture was taken with Mihijo perched with my Solomon Island Eclectus Joaquin. Here you can see the size difference between the mini macaw and a young Eclectus (Joaquin had not filled out yet. He still has black on his beak so he was still in babyhood.)

I don't think you can go wrong with a Hahn's macaw. They were my first choice for a larger parrot up from a cockatiel. I will say it has been my experience and for what ever reason I found the Noble to be less hyper than the Hahn's. Please let me know if you have any questions. I love to write about my Mihijo.

 

[goalerjones]

Hahnzel is an awesome bird. My first was a Jenday conure named George. Hahnzel is roughly the same size as my Jenday was but there is a night and day difference in personalities. My Hahns regularly tries to attack our German Shepherd if he gets too close to me. 130gms vs 80lbs. Yeah, he's fearless.

As for being bitten, get a look at that hypodermic needle on the Hahns beak. If not groomed he will draw blood every time he bites you.

Plus theres the talking you will enjoy. My conure only murmered and muttered but my Hahns initiates conversation independantly.

 

[Abigal7]

My second parrot was a Noble macaw which is a sub species of the Hahn's. Originally I wanted a Hahn's but back in 1995 I could not find a local Hahn's breeder. I could not of been more happy with a companion of my Noble Macaw Mihijo. He was the best parrot I ever had and after almost 18 years we have had a lot of adventures together. Everyone loved Mihijo. He would go to anyone. His temperament was very even and laid back when it came to stress. Nothing stressed this bird because I exposed him to so many different situations and people. He was my best friend and I could not recommend a better parrot for someone looking to go up from the cockatiel or budgie.

Sometimes I think I would like to find another Noble macaw but I don't think I can do it. Mihijo was a very special bird and he had my heart. Everybody loved Mihijo. This little parrot charmed even non bird people and turned a bird phobia person into loving him. I cannot write enough good things about him and I wonder if he was the typical Noble or was it the way I raised him. Since I have no other nobles to compare him too I am not sure how to answer that question.

Since very positive has negatives the only negatives things I can think about my Noble macaw is his health history. Mihijo died from a heart attack at almost 18 years of age. I know this bird should of lived way longer than 17 years. His father died even younger than Mihijo so if you can please trace back health history of the parents. I miss my Mihijo every day. His death left me with a hole in my heart.

Enjoy some picture of my boy. He was the best parrot ever, never nippy, he would never bite. He gave kisses like a gentleman never shoving his tongue into your mouth like my Illiger's did (Diego shoved his tongue in my instructors mouth after he asked her for a kiss after a presentation I did.) I know all have negative things to go on about but I can't think of very many for my Noble Macaw. I think he was an exceptional parrot for his species.

This is a dream come true for Mihijo. EXTREMELY food motivated he always had a very good appetite. I am sure that came into play with his heart disease. The food in this jar I would not feed to a parrot as the ingredients are too rich for the parrot.

This picture was taken with Mihijo perched with my Solomon Island Eclectus Joaquin. Here you can see the size difference between the mini macaw and a young Eclectus (Joaquin had not filled out yet. He still has black on his beak so he was still in babyhood.)

I don't think you can go wrong with a Hahn's macaw. They were my first choice for a larger parrot up from a cockatiel. I will say it has been my experience and for what ever reason I found the Noble to be less hyper than the Hahn's. Please let me know if you have any questions. I love to write about my Mihijo.

Thank you for the story. Mihijo sounds like a great parrot. The two babies are already reserved but I put myself on the waiting list for a hahns. Hopefully later this year there will be some more babies. My maine concerns right now would be trying to figure what exact cage size I will need (a cage big enough for a conure or larger). I know like all parrots Macaws need fruit, veggies, whole grains, pelets and seeds but need more fat in their diet.

 

[Abigal7]

Hahnzel is an awesome bird. My first was a Jenday conure named George. Hahnzel is roughly the same size as my Jenday was but there is a night and day difference in personalities. My Hahns regularly tries to attack our German Shepherd if he gets too close to me. 130gms vs 80lbs. Yeah, he's fearless.

As for being bitten, get a look at that hypodermic needle on the Hahns beak. If not groomed he will draw blood every time he bites you.

Plus theres the talking you will enjoy. My conure only murmered and muttered but my Hahns initiates conversation independantly.

Thank you for the advice on beak grooming. Is your Jenday conure playful, cuddly or more aerobic (such as hanging upside down?) I was wondering if it was easy to teach your Macaw to talk. Did he say it after you repeated it for a few days? Or maybe play a recording throughout the day?

 

[Abigal7]

Thank you for your input WharfRat. I am on a breeders waiting list for a Hahns Macaw. When I get a Macaw I will post undates and pictures. I will end by saying your Macaws are pretty.

 

[noblemacaw]

I loved Warf's pics of his Hahn's with the baby green wing in a tub. Mihijo use to stand on my shoulder while I held a cockatiel on my chest that was recovering from throwing a yolk (can't spell the medical term for this) He would bend over so gently like your Kalani (love her name and I probably spelled it wrong I apologize if I did) and gently preen Jackie the cockatiel.

I made the mistake of feeding my mini macaw's too rich a diet thinking they too needed the extra fat. Though my experience and studies I learned I was in error to think this and in essence helped cause my two mini's heart disease. Their melodies were also genetic but I learned my diet for them was too much. Mihijo my noble macaw died in October 2012 of a heart attack and Diego my Illiger's macaw died from a stroke in June 2011. The loss of my two boys so close together has affected me greatly but never not once will I ever regret giving them my heart.

Please if others want to chime in on mini macaw diet and their experiences. I would LOVE to know their input and learn from their experiences as well. This will help Abigal as well with her expectant Hahn's.

 

[goalerjones]

Hahnzel is an awesome bird. My first was a Jenday conure named George. Hahnzel is roughly the same size as my Jenday was but there is a night and day difference in personalities. My Hahns regularly tries to attack our German Shepherd if he gets too close to me. 130gms vs 80lbs. Yeah, he's fearless.

As for being bitten, get a look at that hypodermic needle on the Hahns beak. If not groomed he will draw blood every time he bites you.

Plus theres the talking you will enjoy. My conure only murmered and muttered but my Hahns initiates conversation independantly.

Thank you for the advice on beak grooming. Is your Jenday conure playful, cuddly or more aerobic (such as hanging upside down?) I was wondering if it was easy to teach your Macaw to talk. Did he say it after you repeated it for a few days? Or maybe play a recording throughout the day?

Unfortunately my Jenday passed about 2 years ago now.

Talking was easy, is easy for him with some words. Kiss, okay, shut up (which he tells me if I wake him while coming late to bed) good boy, pretty boy, brave boy, what does the puppy say?, where is the puppy?, woof, what?. All these words and sentences were picked up relatively easy. Repetition in the home enviornment like us telling the dogs to shut up, and then just repeating things to him as we have time is all thats needed.

The fun thing about his talking is the appropriateness of the words for the current setting. I had him in the car, in his Pak-O-Bird case and I looked in to check on him at a stoplight. He looked at me and said, what? Then moments later repeated my car horn as I cautioned another driver.

 

[CarmenSwayze]

I've got a green cheek conure, Carmen who is roughly a year old and a really loveable girl who always wants to be out her cage. 2 days ago we got a Hahns Macaw from a fairly strange man and situation. Swayze is also a year old - apparently. He loves coming out his cage but doesn't really want to come near my boyfriend or I so it's luck of the draw if we can pick him up and get him back into the cage. I know he's got to learn to trust us first but any suggestions on how to go about teach trust would be so helpful. Sadly, his previous owner only fed him seeds, smooth peanut butter and satsumas in two days, he will eat from my fingers and is eating sweet corn and Harrison's high pellets but is shying away from his food bowl. Both Carmen and swayzes cages are next to each other with a suitable gap in between them. They are incredibly curious about each other but I'm very wary of introducing them too early as one bite from him could be so detrimental to her! How long do I wait and what's best when first introducing them?? I really hope we can all bond and be a happy family!! Thanks in advance for any suggestions you can make!!

 

[goalerjones]

Carmen, ideally there shouldve been a 30-day quarantine period to ensure the new bird didnt have anything that would harm your existing bird. Truthfully, the birds might never be able to get along, and may never like each other. There are no garauntees, but supervise their out of cage time closely because, like you said, accidents can happen very quickly.