I have recently built an outdoor aviary and moved 2 of my macaws outdoors. within a month they (male B&G, male GW) have become best buds and no longer want or will tollerate any attention from me. (GW is actually a Ruby Macaw, but ill use GW as most know what this is)The BG tries to bite constantly, is unmanageable, and no longer speaks, the GW will still step up and let me pet him, but only tolerates it. If i bring one inside or even outside the cage to play with, the other will pant, flip out, and scream constantly until the sun sets, and continue the next day where he left off. I have built a second room in the aviary with a 4" barrier so there is no longer any touching. the birds are about the same though. will this fix the issue long term? to make it more complicated...I thought maybe being separated or "left alone" was the stressful part of the issue, so I added a military macaw in with the GW, so noone would ever be left alone outside. they get along fine, but has not solved the issue of temperament or screaming when bringing either the BG or GW inside. they only scream for each other. the Military has not affected anything. how can I break the bond between the BG and GW? they had never had any contact before moving them outside, and havent been together very long? I still spend as much time as i did before with them.
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