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My poor 'Maclet':sad11::sad11:... Don't know why he prefers feathers over chew toys.
Aww bless his little heart. Hopefully it's just because he's still nervous in a new home and once he settles in more the plucking will stop.
 

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Aww bless his little heart. Hopefully it's just because he's still nervous in a new home and once he settles in more the plucking will stop.
I sincerely hope so, kept my fingers crossed
 

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How old is he. He looks like he still has a baby face.
 

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How old is he. He looks like he still has a baby face.
I think they always have a baby face!
It's hard to see if he has the sorta blue above his nares, but it does look darker and not green.
I do see he has full red epaulets. I remember waiting and waiting and waiting for Jimi's to come in.
 

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I think they always have a baby face!
It's hard to see if he has the sorta blue above his nares, but it does look darker and not green.
I do see he has full red epaulets. I remember waiting and waiting and waiting for Jimi's to come in.
I have been told, he's around four years. He has bluish green forehead, but whats the significance? His eyes are very dark brown.
 

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I have been told, he's around four years. He has bluish green forehead, but whats the significance? His eyes are very dark brown.
I was just commenting that he seems to have developed the coloring of a not-a-baby-bird. in answer to @zoo mom
I don't think there are any differences in appearance for male/female.
 

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I was just curious about his age.
 

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he looks young his eyes are very dark. they turn orangey at adulthood. if you weigh him I could probably tell you more detailed.
 

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Are you giving him out of cage time? If not you need to. Also he needs a swing if he doesn't have one. Macaws love swings. Also several foot toys he can pick up.
 

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Are you giving him out of cage time? If not you need to. Also he needs a swing if he doesn't have one. Macaws love swings. Also several foot toys he can pick up.
Foot toys are there, but I'll add a swing urgently. For the out of cage time, we let him out one day but he became so stressed, he hide under the bed. So till now, we don't force it.
 

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hows he doing today? any better?
I don't know, yesterday also I saw torn feathers at cage floor. But he seems to get interested in his toys. I gave him a good shower yesterday. Let's see, I am praying constantly.
 

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I don't know, yesterday also I saw torn feathers at cage floor. But he seems to get interested in his toys. I gave him a good shower yesterday. Let's see, I am praying constantly.
mine doesnt play with his toys a lot he chooses his times when to destroy them or not. he does a lot of cage crawling upside down and on the bars. or bottom trying to reach the tray. hes very active. sits on a perch mainly to groom and nap. hes otherwise always on the move. hes 5 now so should be somewhat similar in motion. big thing is to keep them busy they need entertainment. if you have a tv in the room leave it on preferably where he can see it if the house is quiet often. i currently have youtube playing for them with the birds. i even put kids shows ( tiny voices will make them very excited though ). remove the torn feathers off the bottom. very possible hes hormonal already hard to say. at 4 hes on the line. but some species pluck to create a nest. i always remove them to not allow them to build anything close. when he plucked for a week i constantly took the feathers out to not give a reminder theres a nest to be made. i sometimes confuse them by using different material during hormone season like shredded paper and paper towel mix to not allow them to see what they drop down below. they have their sneaky ways lol very intelligent.
 

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mine doesnt play with his toys a lot he chooses his times when to destroy them or not. he does a lot of cage crawling upside down and on the bars. or bottom trying to reach the tray. hes very active. sits on a perch mainly to groom and nap. hes otherwise always on the move. hes 5 now so should be somewhat similar in motion. big thing is to keep them busy they need entertainment. if you have a tv in the room leave it on preferably where he can see it if the house is quiet often. i currently have youtube playing for them with the birds. i even put kids shows ( tiny voices will make them very excited though ). remove the torn feathers off the bottom. very possible hes hormonal already hard to say. at 4 hes on the line. but some species pluck to create a nest. i always remove them to not allow them to build anything close. when he plucked for a week i constantly took the feathers out to not give a reminder theres a nest to be made. i sometimes confuse them by using different material during hormone season like shredded paper and paper towel mix to not allow them to see what they drop down below. they have their sneaky ways lol very intelligent.
Yeah they are very intelligent. I don't think it's hormone because he's very quiet. It's pure stress of new environment.
 

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Now, there are some happy updates. With plenty of chewing materials and regular shower, Pestaa didn't show any feather chewing for last seven days. He's now interacting with Inca, a lot of flock calls going on here. You can imagine, the noise level at present with a hahns and a hormonal amazon interacting and a baby conure trying to give his opinion in between :lol: . But i am really really so happy that Pestaa has finally found his voice back.
As for human interaction, he's still very much hand shy, only takes treat from my hand, not anybody else. When I act silly to entertain him, he gives me a look like what the hell... And my saintly Inca becomes so happy that he emits THE SMELL:heart::heart:
 

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I am so happy he is coming out of his shell.
 

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That’s amazing!!! Sounds like everyone is happier for it :swoon:
 

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The main problem with Pestaa is now, his diet. He will not touch anything other than seeds and fruits. He'll rather fast. Seriously, I've provided him other food and pellets, he didn't eat till afternoon! I can't force or starve him. So I'm making seed sprouts, he likes them. For fruits, I've restricted it but can't stop right now. For Inca, I make lots of other foods like boiled rice and potatoes or roasted gram balls. Inca loves them but neither Pestaa nor Rio will eat. Please friends, I need ideas and advice.
 

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The main problem with Pestaa is now, his diet. He will not touch anything other than seeds and fruits. He'll rather fast. Seriously, I've provided him other food and pellets, he didn't eat till afternoon! I can't force or starve him. So I'm making seed sprouts, he likes them. For fruits, I've restricted it but can't stop right now. For Inca, I make lots of other foods like boiled rice and potatoes or roasted gram balls. Inca loves them but neither Pestaa nor Rio will eat. Please friends, I need ideas and advice.
might sound harsh but how i got both of my birds to eat pellets is i took everything and put a mix of the exact same stuff i use now about 5 diff pellets in a mix. they may throw it all you may see them yell and angry. they will begin to try them and find one they like. the one you see missing most begin to use more of and watch from there. or just offer that mix always. its very hard to just choose one pellet and say here you go. sometimes i notice they love zoopreem fruit ones, other days they chomp down lafeber pellets. so offer the variety i always say
 
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