Unlike many other species of animals, Macaws don't breed frequently. An ideal pair of Macaws may breed once every 1 or 2 years, lay 2 to 4 eggs, and have one to four hatchlings, dependent on the number of eggs laid, and the health and feasibility of those eggs. The average number of hatchlings is 2.
What this suggests for you is that you find a breeder, and you get on their list. When there are hatchlings, and those hatchlings are prepared to leave their parents (usually about 8 months of age), when your name comes up on the list, you'll be called.
Therefore , since the number of Macaws is so limited, most folks select their Macaws long before they're born, by viewing the parents of the forecasted hatchlings in their parrot cage. Hatchlings usually take on the appearance of their elders, and many or most of their personality traits also.
The other consideration when choosing the parents of the predicted Macaw is the breeder. Not all breeders are good breeders or even good Macaw owners. With luck, the breeder in question will live in driving distance, so you can actually visit with the breeder, see their aviary, and get to know their breeding practices, as well as how they handle and socialise their hatchlings.
Clearly, you wish to ensure that they run a clean aviary, the birds are healthy, and the birds are also satisfied and well adjusted. If you can't visit the breeder in the flesh, you must ask for references that really have paid a visit to the breeder in the flesh, and make it a point to communicate with those references.
As you can see, Macaw selection begins long before the bird is even born, or even conceived, unless you are purchasing an older Macaw. Note, the term older doesn't necessarily mean 'old. ' It simply means the bird has already been bought or adopted by some other person, but now, for any number of reasons, that owner must now get a new family for the Macaw.
What this suggests for you is that you find a breeder, and you get on their list. When there are hatchlings, and those hatchlings are prepared to leave their parents (usually about 8 months of age), when your name comes up on the list, you'll be called.
Therefore , since the number of Macaws is so limited, most folks select their Macaws long before they're born, by viewing the parents of the forecasted hatchlings in their parrot cage. Hatchlings usually take on the appearance of their elders, and many or most of their personality traits also.
The other consideration when choosing the parents of the predicted Macaw is the breeder. Not all breeders are good breeders or even good Macaw owners. With luck, the breeder in question will live in driving distance, so you can actually visit with the breeder, see their aviary, and get to know their breeding practices, as well as how they handle and socialise their hatchlings.
Clearly, you wish to ensure that they run a clean aviary, the birds are healthy, and the birds are also satisfied and well adjusted. If you can't visit the breeder in the flesh, you must ask for references that really have paid a visit to the breeder in the flesh, and make it a point to communicate with those references.
As you can see, Macaw selection begins long before the bird is even born, or even conceived, unless you are purchasing an older Macaw. Note, the term older doesn't necessarily mean 'old. ' It simply means the bird has already been bought or adopted by some other person, but now, for any number of reasons, that owner must now get a new family for the Macaw.
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