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Hi Amber and welcome! There are plenty people on this forum who will help you with that. I don't own a B&G, but from what I heard it's a big No-No to allow your mac on your shoulder. It's okay for her to be on your arm, but not on your shoulder because of the possible injury these big beaks can do.

veimar said:

Hi Amber and welcome! There are plenty people on this forum who will help you with that. I don't own a B&G, but from what I heard it's a big No-No to allow your mac on your shoulder. It's okay for her to be on your arm, but not on your shoulder because of the possible injury these big beaks can do.

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Depends on the bird. Both my macs are shoulder birds.

Same thing that's going on here.

Macaw testing... They ALL test. Even the good ones.

http://www.parrotforums.com/macaws/50111-not-sure-what-going-my-blue-gold.html

Sallysmom said:

lol the first night I met her she came straight to me and wouldn't leave my shoulder. when my neighbor went to grab her she would run away from him haha...[/FONT]

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You've been picked...

Sallysmom said:

the first two nights I had her she was an angel. I taught her to wave and give kisses and make the sound afterwards. I'm starting to get concerned. yesterday while eating breakfast she regurgitated on my shoulder twice.

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That's a birdie sign of affection. It's entirely normal.

Sallysmom said:

since then she's been different. she's not doing her tricks, she's having an attitude with everyone including myself. she hisses at me a lot now. but still comes to me when I go to her cage. when she is on my shoulder she gets mad and head butts me if I move my head and nips at my hair. but at the same time she just got off her cage and walked over to me to where I'm sitting. So my question is..am I doing something wrong? is there a way to fix this? someone please help me. thank you ahead of time[/FONT]

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She's settling in. Some of this is probably testing the boundaries (unfamiliarity.)

Some of this is macaw play. Macaws can and will play rough. Sounds to me like she wants you to play... Lunging isn't necessarily aggression. Sometimes it's don't walk away, I want attention. Sometimes it's I want to beak wrestle. Once in awhile, it's I want to see if I can intimidate you... or I know that I intimidate you and want to see you jump...

Hissing isn't the same with a bird as it is with a cat. It isn't necessarily bad. Usually it's a play noise as well... I associate it with happy noises. Not upset noises.

All macaws have attitude. ALL of them. Even the good ones. You have to match them attitude for attitude.

And if the bird is seeking you out and cuddling, why fix what isn't broken.

Macaws require a firm hand and clear boundaries. This is the boundary setting phase with this bird.

That's all it is.