BeatriceC
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- Feb 9, 2016
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- Parrots
- Goofy (YNA), Oscar (Goffin 'too). Foster bird Betty (RLA). RIP Cookie, 1991-2016 ('tiel), Leo (Sengal), Charlotte (scarlet macaw). Grand-birds: Liam (budgie), Donovan (lovebird), RIP Angelo (budgie)
MrC and I are going to be visiting some macaws this afternoon that need new homes. Their current human is undergoing some life changes and no longer have the time and space for them. They have a 34 year old male b&g and a 10 year old scarlet female. The male is reported to have no behavior problems but the female has been plucking and has a missing wing (they rescued her from elsewhere and state it looks like a surgical amputation.)
We have been interested in adopting s macaw for some time, but weren't seriously looking for now. We had the early part of next year in mind. We just adopted a Senegal four months ago, and have a YN Amazon (31 years old, here for 20), and a 24ish year old cockatiel that MrC has had since he was about 2. These particular birds are in need of a home sooner rather than later, so we are considering it. We are going to visit them to see if there might be a personality match.
That leads me to the reason for this post. I don't want to be irresponsible, and we do have experience with birds in general, but not macaws. We have a 4200 square foot house with a large yard to install a flight cage, so we definitely have the space. The one thing that's absolute is that if we take one of these birds, we can only take one. While I am a housewife and MrC is retired, we still have teenagers and I don't think I have enough time time to take on two macaws. I want to make sure I'm asking all the right questions. Other than the standard diet, behavior, and medical questions, what else should I be asking before we make a decision?
We have been interested in adopting s macaw for some time, but weren't seriously looking for now. We had the early part of next year in mind. We just adopted a Senegal four months ago, and have a YN Amazon (31 years old, here for 20), and a 24ish year old cockatiel that MrC has had since he was about 2. These particular birds are in need of a home sooner rather than later, so we are considering it. We are going to visit them to see if there might be a personality match.
That leads me to the reason for this post. I don't want to be irresponsible, and we do have experience with birds in general, but not macaws. We have a 4200 square foot house with a large yard to install a flight cage, so we definitely have the space. The one thing that's absolute is that if we take one of these birds, we can only take one. While I am a housewife and MrC is retired, we still have teenagers and I don't think I have enough time time to take on two macaws. I want to make sure I'm asking all the right questions. Other than the standard diet, behavior, and medical questions, what else should I be asking before we make a decision?