Awwww, congratulations on your baby! 

Just try not to let the noise frustrate you.  If you go to her when she caws, she may learn to caw anytime she wants you around.  Which could be constant.  If you want to go to her wait for a few seconds of silence, then go to her and make a big deal about her quietness.  I've also heard that if you whisper to your bird she may stop cawing to listen to you and maybe even learn to whisper herself.  Good luck with her, I envy you and your new baby.

Our B&G, Dude, is 39 months old and he calls out "mamma" if he hears me in another room.  I'll call back "Hi Dude" and he answers "Hi Mamma" and then he's okay -- so it is a reassurance thing with him.  But at dusk/twilight/sunset -- he just yells sounds.  We've learned that this is part of his nature and just accept it.  We close the windows and turn on the AC so that he doesn't make the neighbors too crazy.  He also SCREAMS if he sees a stranger walking by -- I think this is some kind of warning behavior. 

 

Try to praise the quiet behaviour.  And enjoy your macaw.  Dude is a real snuggle bunny.  Good Luck.

hi congrat on your new bird i hope everything  works out with her or him again congrats

 

 

What was the circumstance on her re-homing?  Just curious.  Birds do grieve and it could be grieving the "loss" of her "mate", her old owners.  And birds are very reliant on routine to be happy.  Too much change at one time can cause havoc in what normally is a great low key bird into a bird from HE double hockey sticks!  Change is stressful to most birds with some being more susceptible to screaming than others. 

 

As posted by others, the bird will come around to your routine which will become it's routine once it is settled.  And I definitely agree not to go running to the bird everytime it screams or caws.  That is starting a behavior that you want no part in!!  It is like a game to them.  If you go to a pet store and see a bird drop a toy over the side of it's perch, you pick it up and give it back to them.  They again drop it then look at you ... who then picks it up only to have the bird drop it once again.  Smart little buggers ... they have now just became the trainers instead of the trainee!! LOL  Definitely wait till the bird is quiet then make a big deal about it.  That is what I do with my parrots.  If they hear us up in the mornings, they immediately go into holler mode, wanting to go to their perches in the den area.  Of course I do not oblige them until all the hollering has subsided!!  You must remember that most parrots have the emotional capability of a 3 yr old ... and that is at their adult age!!! So you must make sure you have control of their actions vs vice versa!

 

BTW, B&G's are awesome!  I have one with another joining our flock w/i the month.  Cookie is the biggest baby and ham around me.  Same with Lacy, our will be newest addition.  Both have a  great vocabulary and packed full of personality!

 

Smiles!

 

Kristi

Just an update on my new Macaw.

She totally stopped screaming after 3 days.

I think she was just missing the folks at her old home.

She is everything I hoped for and more!

 

She's very pretty.  And she is saying  "Hmm, where'd that flight feather come from?"

Glad she's settled down.

Annie

 

Thanks so much for your replies.

My update now is that I have changed my wing trim.

I now trim the primaries at the bottom of the shaft where it is clear.

There is no pain and no chance of breakage. Plus, she will not preen the ends of the

half cut primaries.

And, her wing looks really good, a very natural look. And, no more scraping on the body! I'm really happy about this.

She was eating Zapreem and I feed all my birds the coulored Zupreem or Pretty bird every couple of months. It kind of freaks me out that they love it so much so I stay with the natural stuff.

I am very very lucky in that she was a pig to begin with. She will eat anything yummy.

She lets me handle her anyway I want too. I can hold her up with one hand on her back.

She is a gift of nature that I seriously doubt anyone that does not own one could understand.

I am very lucky to have her and my amazon in my life.

If I weren't me I'd be jealous....lol   :))

thanks herbsfolks,

My zon is now starting to preen my B&G, not always the other way around now.

As for talking competition-there is none. My dyh can't be beat.

I have tried so many times now, but my B&G refuses to sleep at night anywhere but the bathroom. So, it's hers. Besides, she has a nightlight and I can really black out the room when she is ready to sleep. In the morning, she moves to the living room.

I actually nailed removable food and water cups to the wall!

I don't know what my style is but it is working. My lovebirds and my macaw and my zon share the playstructure all day without any injuries. Eveyone gets locked up at night though.

So, thanks for asking, they are doing well.   :)

Congrats on your new baby!!! i agree, my macaw does the same thing. if i ignore it, she just screams ma, ma.

Congrats on your b&g. I want one so bad!!! I have a cockatoo. I promised myself by this time next year I will have a b&g macaw.