blue and gold macaw

so this is my first post on here as i literally just found this forum about 30 minutes ago so be nice but i need some help with a 18 year old female blue and gold macaw. (pictures attached) the conditions here are a little specific so i haven’t been able to find anything super super useful...

In 1991 bought a three week old blue and gold macaw hatchling from a reputable Chicagoland breeder (named Atha). I continue to hand feed the little miracle until we weaned him off of formula. Naturally, Rio (that was his name) bonded to both me and my mother, who helped take care of him, but in...

Hello all, Very excited to introduce myself as a brand new baby macaw owner. Yesterday my fiance and I bought a 5 month old baby B&G. He (Barry) is so precious, he is an absolute love bug! We are so happy, we have both wanted a parrot since we were small children! We recently bought our...

Hello there, I need advice.. I recently bought a blue and gold macaw from a breeder (about 3ish months old) the problem is that I am inexperienced at the moment and I had little to no help from the breeder at all which I initially thought was gonna walk me through the whole process of raising...

Hello everyone! I'm new to this website, but that is not the case yesterday I brought home a blue and gold macaw with all my allowance, and I named him/her Eleven. (Yes I named it from stranger things my favorite show). And now I put it on my stand (because I don't have a cage yet) and speaking...

Jacob my blue and gold macaw is finally on YouTube. I've been wanting to put his videos on YouTube but the videos from my phone camera came out sideways. I converted them with VLC but they don't upload to YouTube. If anyone knows of a better free converter that doesn't have adware or viruses...

hey, i am new on here and just had a few questions. i have wanted a macaw since i was 8 years old, and have been researching them ever since. i have not owned a bird myself but have lots of experience working with them. im 16 years old now and my dad and i are looking into taking on a macaw, a...

I love animals more than anything, but I didn't know I was going to become such a crazy bird person! I've had smaller birds in the past, like budgies and doves, and while we spent time together, they always had companions of the same species to hang out with, so I was more along for the ride...

Hi, i live in the Lower state of Australia, Tasmania, and as you can believe there are next to no breeders(respectable breeders) of macaws here. At this time i myself or my family is not ready for the bird but will be in months time. The contract details of known, respectable breeders that...

Hey guys, so I kinda had an older blue and gold fall in to my lap, an older family members has had this bird for about 10 years (5th owner) he’s getting pretty old and wanted to find a better home for his bird, A, cause he isn’t able to provide as well as he should, and B, he wants to take care...

Hello I am Francisco and use to have a Lilac Amazon which was my closest pet I have ever owned, but one day while she was on my shoulder the screen door shut and she got startled and flew away. This was over ten years ago. I am now thinking of owning a Macaw and now researching on what would...

Murphy is about 28 years old and in excellent health. She has been well loved and cared for. Unfortunately, family circumstances have changed dramatically and I can no longer keep her. I am in the Los Angeles area, and she has a lovely new indoor-outdoor custom stainless aviary, which will...

My sister works at a vet that has been housing a Blue and Gold Macaw for the past three years. She's a rescue case that was dumped by an abusive family but her quality of living has not improved much since being left at the hospital. She's not socialized and has plucked her chest bare. She's...

Hello! My name is Savannah, and I am quite new to this forum other than using it for research prior to me getting Kona, but this is my first formal introduction!!! I had researched macaws and birds for months and finally purchased Kona, a 13 year old B&G from a lady rehoming her birds out in...

So I was out searching CL for a cage for my Parakeets (I dropped their new one and broke a corner) and someone posted a B&G in my little town and was giving him away. It was JUST posted so I called her. The poor parrot was in a nasty cage, his chest is plucked, wings are chewed and he lived on...

Hi, hope i'm posting this in the right place! I have been saving up and now have the opertunaity to get either a B & G Macaw or a Galah cockatoo but i'm still not sure which one i should get. I already have the cage its one of these Endeavour Large Parrot Cage with Divider - Antique. The...

Hi everyone, for the past few years, we have been dealing with pantry moths that seem to be coming from the bottom of our Blue and Gold Macaw's cage. I assume it is likely due to the seeds that fall onto the bottom of her cage, and they usually disappear for a while after cleaning the cage...

Hi All, I am new to this forum, and would like to extend greetings to all members. I have an issue with my Blue and Gold Macaw, that I am hoping someone may be able to shed some light on. About a year now, we noticed his beak starting to erode, with the "decay" not proceeding further than...

hello everyone! This is my first post so hopefully i remember to include as much info as possible. So! Ive got an eclectus parrot, hes a male, and hes about 16 months old. His name is max. He's absolutely beautiful and such a sweet heart. Hes been around cats before, which he is not scared of...

Hey guys! So from Gilligans old owner, he was on zupreem. She said that he was on it because the vet suggested it for his feathers because even though he has all his feathers, they're not very clean or nice looking. I got a different type of zupreem then the old owner had (simply because I could...

Hi, so even tough I've done TONS of research on b&g macaws i cannot figure out what this is. This is only my 3rd day having him, he's 24, b&g, says ow and what and eats grapes, apples, melons, and nuts. He's been doing this for the past 2 days, like he makes this sneezing sound and moves his...

Hi everyone. Okay so my name is sydney and i just got my first macaw from my friend who couldn't keep him anymore. His name is Rowdy, he's 24 and hes a sweetheart. As of 7/28/15 this is my 3rd day of having him. I know I'm probably going to get lots of head shaking and disappointed looks but I...

Hey guys! So far Gilli has been doing well. He's so talkative. Still not able to handle him, I'm a little nervous to try. Any tips on that? Also, when I try and take his food bowl, he starts screaming and trying to bite and grabbing the food bowl and kinda throwing it around. Definitely gets...

Hello! I just adopted an 11 year old Blue and Gold Macaw from a rescue and she has this strange habit that I'm trying to understand. From day one we've never had a problem with her stepping up, she's such a sweetheart. But, when I am holding her, she will occasionally put her beak on my arm...

So far Gilli has been doing well! But yesterday I noticed a little spot on his wing where there's no feathers, and it wasn't like that before. Not sure what can cause a bird to pick its feathers. My uncle stayed in the room with the bird this weekend while he was in town, so maybe Gilli got...

Hi guys! I'm new to the forum and to the bird world. A week ago, I got a 17 year old blue and gold named Gilligan (Gilli for short). His owner gave him to me with his cage and everything for free, so I thought I was lucky. But she did tell me the reason she was rehoming him was because she never...

should i get a male or female blue and gold macaw?i have a male b&g already.pls help? :blue1::red1::blue::red: I'm looking at getting another macaw for my 6 month old male blue and gold macaw, the 2 i am looking at are both also blue and gold macaws. one is female and one is male, i have been...

Ive had my bird for 4-5 years and she begs ALL THE TIME! Out of her cage, on her rope in the room with me, on my shoulder, everywhere! I have no idea what she wants and I don't think she does either! She is healthy per my vet eats a healthy diet of pellets, fruits, grains, veggies she not...

I recently bought myself a 6 year old male B&G macaw named Echo.Ive had him for around 3 days and he lets me give him scritches and eats out of my hand.He already seems to have settled in pretty good and I want to work on step up training him.So far Ive put on a nice heavy pair of gloves and fed...

This is my 93 yr old mother in laws bird that has bonded with me over the years. I'm moving her to my home now. The trip will be 10 hrs in a cage that is very large and fitted with 2 large purches and food and water. Question is about what to expect when she gets to new home new cage. I will...

Hi, everyone! I'm new here to Parrot Forums. I also frequent BirdChannel's forums but I'm glad to have found a parrot specific forum. Nice to meet all of you. :) My name is Kelsey and I'm from Indiana. I live at home with my family, but I work full-time. I have a huge list of hobbies that are...

Hello All, I've been fighting this decision but I truly think it is the best for my girl. Bella Luna was given to us when she was 7 months old. Her feather were a mess but now she's healthy but I don't believe as happy as she has been in the past. Unfortunately, I had to start working...

Howdy, friends, David Howell here. Newbie to the board, but long time macaw owner and lover. More accurately "owned." Two blue and golds, Caribe, age 15, and Bravo, age about 7 or 8. Both rescues of a sort. These big guys fascinate me, intrigue me, amuse, amaze and always make me think! They...

My blue and gold macaw, as well as about every picture i have seen of macaws has white stuff on their beak, I was just wondering what it is?

:blue1: My family took in a blue and gold macaw this past February from craigslist. We were told that he is a male about 5 years old. His former owner was rough, and we saw negative enforcement for discipline when we visited to bring him home. They told us he could be handled and was gentle...

Pair of hand raised blue and gold macaw parrots for a caring home. They are hand fed, DNA tested with good and accurate veterinarian records,They... Please e-mail *( [email protected] )*

Picture of Jeremy and Tiko - the B&G Macaw we handraised for Terry and Cindy. Here you see Tiko moving in on Jeremy to give him a kiss.

Here is Tiko the B&G Macaw we hand-raised this past spring. This picture was taken before we trimmed her wings. At the time of this picture Tiko was probably about 3 and half months old.

Here I am with Tiko, a Blue and Gold Macaw we were hand-raising for Terry and Cyndi of Puyallup. This photo was taken around Easter 2009