Heres Ollie!

[alshgs]

Here's ollie boy!

 

[macawpower58]

What a beauty!
He likes car rides?

 

[alshgs]

What a beauty!
He likes car rides?

Car rides and harnesses so far

 

[Macawnutz]

That's a very young bird. What did I miss? Where did he come from?

 

[alshgs]

That's a very young bird. What did I miss? Where did he come from?

You've missed a lot. Hes 3 months old. Im finishing hand feeding him. Hes a blue and gold hybrid. His name is Oliver

 

[Lady Jane]

You made several post about finding a good Macaw cage so I guess you did. Oliver will enjoy your home and all the good things that come with it.

 

[macawpower58]

You've missed a lot. Hes 3 months old. Im finishing hand feeding him. Hes a blue and gold hybrid. His name is Oliver

At just 3 months, you're not 'finishing', you're in for the long haul!

 

[alshgs]

At just 3 months, you're not 'finishing', you're in for the long haul!

And i am perfectly okay with that! Lol. I am loving bonding with him over it!

 

[rockoko]

Omg what a cutie pie! Congratulations!

 

[Shezbug]

Congratulations!!

 

[aooratrix]

You've missed a lot. Hes 3 months old. Im finishing hand feeding him. Hes a blue and gold hybrid. His name is Oliver

He’s a hybrid? Looks pure B & G to me. Catablue?

 

[alshgs]

He’s a hybrid? Looks pure B & G to me. Catablue?

Not sure
The people that I got him from said that he may be a hybrid because of how dark purple his wings are. That they don't look like a normal b&g. Its hard to tell unless he's outside in the sun. Then his colors really stand out

 

[Karen]

Congrats! He sure is a cutie!

 

[sunnysmom]

So cute!

 

[BirdAtHart]

At just 3 months, you're not 'finishing', you're in for the long haul!

That’s exactly what I was thinking..my boy is over 5 months now and still chugging the formula, but it is awfully fun and I love having that time with him, so it isn’t so bad.
Oliver is absolutely stunning! He does look like a pure B&G to me though. Either way, he’s gorgeous. Congratulations!!!

 

[alshgs]

That’s exactly what I was thinking..my boy is over 5 months now and still chugging the formula, but it is awfully fun and I love having that time with him, so it isn’t so bad.
Oliver is absolutely stunning! He does look like a pure B&G to me though. Either way, he’s gorgeous. Congratulations!!!

I'll take him outside this afternoon and show you what they're talking about. He has to be in natural sunlight for the colors to truly come through

 

[aooratrix]

I'll take him outside this afternoon and show you what they're talking about. He has to be in natural sunlight for the colors to truly come through

There are currently no subspecies of blue and golds, but there seem to be populations that differ from the "normal." Joanne Abramson's "The Large Macaws" points out some birds with orange rather than yellow/gold breast tones, and some that have a more metallic or aquamarine blue. I've met some with green tones at the bottom of the black beard and some called "indigos" with very dark primaries. Some claim that Bolivian blue and golds are giants, but few really know the origins of their breeding pairs. It's a marketing tactic, mainly.

I don't see any hybrid characteristics in the pics so far.

 

[alshgs]

There are currently no subspecies of blue and golds, but there seem to be populations that differ from the "normal." Joanne Abramson's "The Large Macaws" points out some birds with orange rather than yellow/gold breast tones, and some that have a more metallic or aquamarine blue. I've met some with green tones at the bottom of the black beard and some called "indigos" with very dark primaries. Some claim that Bolivian blue and golds are giants, but few really know the origins of their breeding pairs. It's a marketing tactic, mainly.

I don't see any hybrid characteristics in the pics so far.

It wouldn't make any difference to me either way, it would be awesome if he was a hybrid, but its okay if hes not. we love him just the same

 

[Monica]

I bet the discoloration will molt out with age! I don't see any indications of hybrid, either!

 

[EagleClem]

Ollie is beautiful!