Hello from Maria

[JohnP]

Hello, my name is John and I have a 5 month old Hahn's Macaw named Maria. I got her 5 days ago from a breeder and she is my first bird. So far things are going great and she started stepping up for me yesterday. I look foraward to learning more and participating. I will post pics soon.

 

[rockinseattle]

Welcome:}
Macaws can be a lot of fun and they have awesome personalities. With this being your first bird you definately have a lot of reading/research to do.

Below are some really good books.
The Large Macaws-Their care, Breeding and Coservation.
J.Abramson, B.L. Speer, J.B.Thomsen
Parrots of The World- Joseph M. Forshaw
Companion Parrot Handbook- Sally Blanchard
The Ultimate Parrot- Barrett Watson and Mike Hurley
The Complete Pet Bird Owners Handbook-Gary A. Gallerstein D.V.M.
The Parrot Problem Solver-Finding solutions to Aggressive Behavior- Barbara Heidenreich
Parrot Toys & Play Areas-Carol S. D'Arezzo, Lauren Shannon-Nunn
Macaws-Barron's
Parrots-Barron's
Parrot lopaedia- Acomplete Guide To Parrot Care-Annette De Saulles and Neil Forbes
Your Outta Control Bird-Nikki Moustaki
Guide To Comanion Parrot Behavior-Barron's
Guide To A Well-Behaved Parrot- Barrons, Mattie Sue Athan
Why Does My Bird Do That-A guide To Parrot Behavior-Julie Rach Mancini
The Parrotlet Handbook- Barron's, Mathew M. Vriends, Ph.D.
Avian Medicine: Priciples and Application-Branson W. Ritchie, DVM, PhD, Greg J. Harrison, DVM,Dipl.ABVP-Avian, Linda R. Harrison
The Healthy Bird Cookbook-Robin Deutsch

Below are are some articles about parrots and macaws.
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww45e.htm
http://www.macawlanding.org/index.shtml
http://www.parrothouse.com/pamelaclark/feedingcompanion.html
http://www.holisticbirds.com/pages/phytonutrition0202.htm
http://www.mdvaden.com/bird_page.shtml
http://thetrueparrot.homestead.com/EnvironmentalNeeds.html
http://thetrueparrot.homestead.com/index.html
http://www.birdsafe.com/
http://www.avianwelfare.org/index.htm
http://www.chopperstoys.com/CatalogArticlesBirdWise.html
http://parrotprotection.org./en/envelope.php?./main-00-intro.ssi

Have fun reading

 

[JohnP]

Thanks for the welcome and reading resources. I have read a few of the books you suggested and will check out the others.

 

[Tracy842]

Welcome to the Parrot Forums.

Rock had some great reading material there. Also look at the Good Bird books and magazines by Barbera Heidenreich. They are great ways to teach your bird using positive reinforcement.