I'm trying to decide between one of the two as a pet for my fiance and I. We will most likely have a cat and a dog in the lifetime of the bird, and kids. I love the affectionate dispositions of both, and the striking color of the blue & gold. I'd love to teach it to talk and would invest a lot of time training, but it isn't a priority; the priority is having a loving companion for the majority of the rest of our lives. I plan on spending at least 3 hours daily with the bird to play and train. I'm incredibly fond of uniqueness and intelligence (I adopted a border collie because they were said to be the smartest dogs and have had great success training with him). So, I'd like to know some of the tendencies of both macaws, and which one I'd prefer for which reasons. Thanks a lot!
2007-01-31 02:36:20 · 5 answers · asked by adbhatts 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
I agree with pretty much everything that was said in the post above me, however I have some things to add.
I too went through this identical debate almost 2 months ago. I had actually intended to buy a blue and gold when I met Katie, our baby Greenwing.
Katie's personality is so funny, so silly and she just showed extraordinary intelligence from the get go. She's now almost 4 months old and is saying 10 different things. She's great.
But, as all of us parents are waiting for our babies to be fully weaned so we can take them home, I've been watching the other young macaw parents get to know their birds. There are 2 others that are getting the blue and gold babies. What I've seen is that they seem to have a little bit more attitude than the Greenwings. For some, that's fine. For me, that would be ok with me. I have a Military Macaw named Rio who is very opinionated, lives his live a certain way and is very cool.
All of the Greenwings I've met have been very laid back, very sweet and very intelligent. There's been only one exception to this and that was a Greenwing I met when I met Rio, my Military. She was just angry at every person and wanted nothing whatsoever to do with humans except to bite just as hard as she could. In all the experience I have in training (well over 300 birds) she's the only one I wasn't able to do anything with, but I do have to say that it was as much my mindblock as hers that made me feel that way, looking back.
Either way you go, you'll love your bird, and you won't even remember having there been a question of which bird to get once you've met yours...
Good luck!
2007-01-31 08:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by sdkramer76 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greenwing Macaws
2016-12-12 10:15:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are truly very similar. However the parrots do have actual personalities and this is even more obvious with the larger more intelligent parrots. So people will tell you anecdotal stories about this type vs. that type when really it comes down to the individual bird's personality. They are like three year old children, only maybe smarter.
A friend of mine raised macaws. I had to bird sit their 200 birds once, and they had made careful instructions for me. They said Pappy will be very good for you. He loves everyone. But BG will try to bite you. Uh uh... Pappy was always trying to grab a piece of me to bite and BG just made goo goo eyes at me and begged for petting. The moral of this story: Individual personalities and likes/dislikes will color your relationship with the bird you select.
I would recommend interacting for a good while with any macaw you are considering buying. Otherwise get a very young bird that does not have a fully formed personality yet. I'd still recommend you get to know it pretty well before laying down the cash. It would also be good to have a return guarantee.
But as for B/G vs Green wing, just go with whichever one you think is prettiest or better yet base your decision on your interview of the breeder. If you have a good helpful relationship with the breeder you can ask questions and get advice later on.
And one more thing: pets don't make good gifts. Especially parrots who sometimes take an permanent aversion to the person for whom they were intended. It seems like YOU want the bird. Just get it for yourself and she'll get to enjoy it too. If you insist on getting it for a gift for her, involve her in the whole process from deciding THAT she wants a bird to which species she wants and finally to which individual to take home. After all whose bird is this going to be?
2007-01-31 03:45:07 · answer #3 · answered by Robin D 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that's stated as a harlequin macaw. Google it. additionally, as quite as they're, breeders in many cases discover them undesirable because of the fact it impacts the temparment of the chook, and might deem them unpredictable. I volunteer at my close by rescue. enable me assist you recognize approximately Harley, the harlequin macaw. She grew to become into enjoyed by using her proprietor, and recognised extremly tame. at some point, unprovoked broke her proprietors wrist. Severed an artery. So each and every physique keeps their distance from her. There additionally are some on the marketplace at our close by chook shop, and the staff do unlike them. they are asserting they're nasty and moody.
2016-11-23 17:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get 1 of each so they have a mate- my friend has both and they are good company for each other when hes not home.
2007-01-31 02:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by Lady X 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋