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I hope everything settles down for you both real soon :hug8:
 

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:hug4: I hope he mellows out soon!
 

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Thanks! The morning was rough but he finished up the day doing very well.

I’m trying to keep it light, lots of songs and stories which seems to help his bad mood.
 

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Macaw breeding season is starting. Mine is female & does her "Breeding calls". Get out the ear plugs :). Nips increase. Distractions & just ignoring works best. If I even look at her while she's all twisted up in her hanging toys, doing her calls, she gets even louder. She'll lay 1-2 eggs between Christmas & New years.

Hang in there.
 

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Macaw breeding season is starting. Mine is female & does her "Breeding calls". Get out the ear plugs :). Nips increase. Distractions & just ignoring works best. If I even look at her while she's all twisted up in her hanging toys, doing her calls, she gets even louder. She'll lay 1-2 eggs between Christmas & New years.

Hang in there.
Thanks, I know I have company, 'tis the season for the Macaws and their people! The nips have definitely increased. My guy will twist his covert feathers as he drapes his wing over his head. I have to confess it stresses me out so bad to hear those beautiful feathers snap.
 

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Ouch! Glad mine does damage her feathers.
 

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It is always so hard when the most basic primal behaviors in an animal's life are curbed.
I always feel conflicted when I see hormonal behaviors. Allowing them to entertain or abstain yield less than ideal results.
 

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I'm sorry things are crazy @ your home right now.
 

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Luckily mine isn't showing much yet! I feel for you and baby.
 

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Living with an adult male amazon.... You have my deepest sympathies. I know all about nasty but not with a macaw!
 

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Awwwwwww, know that feeling of frustration twice a year. My Hy wants me to mate in her cage and when I try to take her out to her play gym she actually jumps with both feet on my arm with her beak gripping on her boing and tries to pull me inside. She is quite strong and her nail prints are now in my arm. Took her out to the shower to change her outlook!:cautious:
 
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