Hello,
My wife, two kids and I are considering to adopt a Calico Macaw. My son has been researching parrots for a year now and he really wants to adopt instead of purchasing one to give an adopted one a home. We currently have a parakeet, a dog (chesapeake bay retriever) and a saltwater aquarium.
My son has been interestd in a Conure, Eclectus, or a Cockatiel. We went to a Parrot Rescue center near our home and we were meeting different rescues and then there was Dolly, a Calico Macaw. She is 8 years old and her previous owners recently have passed away. She is very quiet for a Macaw and seems very friendly. She gently took treats from my children's hands, and they when she is nervous or does not like the situation the staff said she goes into her cage, and when she is comfortable again she will come out. They said they let two year olds hand feed her. She was very friendly, she said a few words to us.
I am little nervouse on getting such a big bird and will she be safe with my kids and any friends they have over. Will she come to like one of us to take care of her and not the rest of us, i have read some interesting stories on how some parrots love one owner and hate the other.
We have to take a parrot 101 class, training class, and a health class and they will do a home visit before they will let us adopt. So our plan is to take these classes over the next month and visit Dolly as much as we can and see how she responds to us each visit, hopefully this will help us decide if she is a right fit for our familty, and if we are the right fit for her.
My wife, two kids and I are considering to adopt a Calico Macaw. My son has been researching parrots for a year now and he really wants to adopt instead of purchasing one to give an adopted one a home. We currently have a parakeet, a dog (chesapeake bay retriever) and a saltwater aquarium.
My son has been interestd in a Conure, Eclectus, or a Cockatiel. We went to a Parrot Rescue center near our home and we were meeting different rescues and then there was Dolly, a Calico Macaw. She is 8 years old and her previous owners recently have passed away. She is very quiet for a Macaw and seems very friendly. She gently took treats from my children's hands, and they when she is nervous or does not like the situation the staff said she goes into her cage, and when she is comfortable again she will come out. They said they let two year olds hand feed her. She was very friendly, she said a few words to us.
I am little nervouse on getting such a big bird and will she be safe with my kids and any friends they have over. Will she come to like one of us to take care of her and not the rest of us, i have read some interesting stories on how some parrots love one owner and hate the other.
We have to take a parrot 101 class, training class, and a health class and they will do a home visit before they will let us adopt. So our plan is to take these classes over the next month and visit Dolly as much as we can and see how she responds to us each visit, hopefully this will help us decide if she is a right fit for our familty, and if we are the right fit for her.
I think that since you will be doing the classes, and visiting with Dolly several times, you will be able to make the best decision for all of you. I hope that it works out for you, and for Dolly. She sounds like an amazing bird! Please let us know what happens!
