Blue and Gold Macaw babies

Here are my last babies for 2007. They where out playing in the kitchen taking all the magnets of the fridge.

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Pets & Animals

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• blue
• and
• gold
• macaw
• babies
• playing
• macaws
• bird
• parrpts

[rocksoliddude1]

does ayone know when macaws are suppose to stop begging, flicking their wings and croaking "ack", mine is one year and a half now he he does this relentlessly for hours, he especially does it with his foot over his face. he is quite sleepy and aggressive with it.

[teresasbirds]

@rocksoliddude1

Normally they stop that when weaned. Usually the begging at an older age is a sign of an infection. I would take him/her to a vet and have it checked. Yeast or bacterial can both cause long term damage and or death if not treated.

Just my opinion better to be safe then sorry!

[nicandanna]

what age is best to buy b&g macaws so they will get used to u faster

[teresasbirds]

First do your research on them they are a HUGE commitment. They are messy, loud and demanding. Just weaned is my preference. But as long as you can handle the bird any age is fine. Some second hand birds if you are not easily intimidated make excellent pets.

[klindung1]

-33 I love them they r so cute!!!

[kwaziibabii]

@EliteZodiac92

Which was a shame because that bird grew on me and my dad.. he didnt seem to like anyone else in my family. I do still have my lorikeets infact i caught a tame one that someone else must have lost and he was starving and he actually let me get him so i put him in the same cage with my other bird and was eating for about 2 hrs straight. He didnt like me in the beginning but after spending time and trying to get him used to me he came around.

[kwaziibabii]

@EliteZodiac92

Im 18 years old and im really good with pets, I'll be finished with school in less than 8 months which leaves me with some part time work till I get full time work. Ive had experience with hand feeding baby cockatiels and lorrikeets with the spoon. I did have a major mitchel which i also loved very dearly untill my dad thought it wouldnt fly away cause he didnt know how to fly but something frightened him when he was outside with my dad and i was away in wollongong

[EliteZodiac92]

@kwaziibabii I take it you are a teenager, if i were you I would get a cheaper bird, something basic because these birds are really for when you are older and have a couple of decades you can dedicate heaps of time with them. Sometimes when left for a couple of days they pluck themselves because of the stress of being away from you. So once you are living in your own home and have a very stable schedule then get one, but only if you have heaps of free time like hours each day.

[kwaziibabii]

im saving for a macaw.. which may take up to a year or so depending how much i save but my dad is telling me that im not allowed to get it because people will try and break in to the house to steal it... which isn't fair cause im willing to put all my money and time on this bird. I don't knoww what to do =(

[iluvhorse1234]

@xSteelix sorry too :)

[xSteelix]

@iluvhorse1234 I'm sorry...that really was rude of me. I just see so many comments like that made by people who want an animal as a present. Plus with the movie Rio and all there is a lot of hype still about birds and people only want them because of the movie. I don't know you so if was unfair to just assume.

[iluvhorse1234]

@xSteelix i hope you know im not 10

[xSteelix]

@iluvhorse1234 I hope you understand the commitment and I hope the bird wont be discarded like a toy once the initial excitement wears off after christmas.

[kimthefamedactress]

@FreedomForOrcas They are bred in captivity. People don't usually capture animals from the wild to keep as pets.