Lafeber’s Conservation Spotlight June 2026: Saving Mexico’s Military Macaws
This month’s Lafeber Conservation Spotlight shines on the Txori Foundation, which is preparing a flock of 16 rescued Military Macaws for a historic return to the wild.
Lafeber’s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight May 2026: Saving Scarlet Macaws Across Guatemala & Honduras
A volunteer-led conservation effort in Guatemala is helping border communities protect scarlet macaws crossing from Honduras.
Buy a Baby Bird
How do I find pet shops or bird breeders who sell ethically bred and socialized baby Severe Macaws with a health guarantee for at least a week? I live in NJ. I watched the seminar on questions to ask breeders but it didn’t explain how to find ethical breeders or pet shops.
Lafeber’s Conservation Spotlight February 2026: Solidarity Campaign For Honduras’s Macaws
Lafeber’s Global Spotlight highlights a powerful partnership in La Moskitia, where indigenous communities and One Earth Conservation race to protect vulnerable macaw nests during breeding season.
Lafeber’s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight November 2025: Peru’s Taricaya EcoReserve
Meet the dedicated team at Peru’s Taricaya EcoReserve working to rehabilitate confiscated parrots and return them to the wild.
Lafeber’s Parrot Conservation Spotlight September 2025: Brazil’s Green-Winged Macaws
Lafeber’s Global Parrot Conservation spotlight takes us to Brazil, where a former garbage dumpsite has been reborn as a thriving sanctuary for green-winged macaws.
First egg
We have 22 yr old blue and gold. Awoke this morning to find broken egg on bottom of cage. We are shocked…will she lay just the one? How long before this will happen again( her cycle??)Any info is helpful! Thank you.
Nutri-berries
My bag of nutri-berries has turned into a big hunk and are sticking together and falling apart at the bottom of the bag when I try to get a piece out. Is there something I can do to get them back into a little ball?
vitamins
I bought your vitamins off of Amazon. I received them yesterday and they didn’t have the spoon thing to measure the amount of vitamins to give to my bird. Is there any way I can get it from you because I am unable to figure out how much to give my bird without it. Thanks
Severe Macaw
Severe macaws are among the larger of the “mini macaw” species. They are similar to the larger macaws in personality and vocal ability, but, at around 18–20 inches long with a wingspan of about 30 inches, they are noticeably smaller. They have a predominantly green body, chestnut-colored patches on their forehead, and blue flight feathers.
Did the vet tech kill my bird?
I brought my 40 year old jubilee macaw in for his annual well visit. While they were drawing blood, the second time- didn’t get enough the first time- he flopped over and died. They did cpr for 15 minutes. Nothing. Did they choke him by holding him incorrectly? Draw too much blood? He was perfectly […]
Lafeber’s Global Conservation Spotlight December 2024: Saving Peru’s Starving Scarlet Macaw Chicks
Lafeber’s December Conservation Spotlight supports the Macaw Society and its foster chick program in Peru. Learn how researchers at Texas A&M’s Schubot Center for Avian Health discovered how scarlet macaw chick size and hatch date affected their level of parental care.
Bagasse Fiber containers
Is it safe to use Bagasse Fiber containers (that contain PFAS) to put food in for my Macaw to forage?
How to make bond
Hello , I have a green winged macaw pair I just bought it from another person they are not familiar with each other how I can make their bond want to breed them in future
Lafeber’s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight September 2024: Brazil’s Hyacinth Macaws
Lafeber’s recent Global Conservation Spotlight highlights the Instituto Arara Azul’s efforts to restore habitats and protect breeding populations of Brazil’s hyacinth macaws, which have faced set backs due to recent fires.
Wood to chew on
Is it safe to give Mulberry tree wood for my cockatoo and McCaw to Chew.
Lafeber’s Parrot Conservation Spotlight July 2024: Climate Change Impact On Parrots & Forests In Tambopata, Peru
This month’s Lafeber Parrot Conservation Spotlight explores how climate change affects parrots in Tambopata, Peru. Learn how The Macaw Society’s research reveals impacts on breeding success and its efforts to help macaws and other vulnerable parrot species.
Unique Pairing Brings Hope For Red-Fronted Macaws
Twycross Zoo in England unites a rare pair of red-fronted macaws, hoping they will bond and mate to help save their critically endangered species.
My Macaw has a bad spinal injury
Hi I have a blue a gold macaw who’s 10weeks old he recently fell off my window seat and stopped walking and we found out that he got a fracture in both wings and a bone fragment pushing up into his spinal cord also has metabolic bone disease he is currently at an exotics specialist […]
Yellow-Collared Macaw
The yellow-collared macaw is often designated as a “mini macaw” due to its smaller size compared to the larger macaw species, like the blue-and-gold or scarlet macaw. Mini macaws share many of the same characteristics and behaviors as their larger counterparts, but they are more compact, making them more manageable for many pet owners.
Lafeber’s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight March 2024: The Lear’s Macaws Of Paradise Park
Lafeber’s latest Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight takes us to Paradise Park, a wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall, UK, that has recently become a refuge for a group of endangered Lear’s macaws. Learn more about Paradise Park’s conservation efforts that offer hope for the endangered Lear’s macaw.
Scarlet macaw die when she just 4 months
Hi i bought a scarlet macaw in Singapore. birds shop and now the birds dies after 3 weeks when we bring her home. We sent her to post mortem and result is back. I’m not a vet but i have given to an vet to explain to us. She was die because of her heart […]
Feeding macaws
I have a pair of macaws. I feed them sunflower seeds, fruits & veges. How much food do they need in a day
Heat temprature
Hello!! Im Wes. I started to have Macaw recently and selecting pellets. I found below article but what is the unit of the degree?? Is it celsius or fahrenheit?? >Pellets reach a temperature of around 165 degrees when ?formed and are then cooled. Because extrusion generally requires 100% gelatinization of the starches (the starches melt), […]
Chewing movement
Good day, I gpt a macaw as a present. The Macaw has a “chewing” movement with beak an tongue. I had a Macaw before and he never did that. What can or should I do.
Lafeber’s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight August 2023: Colombia’s Great Green Macaws
This month’s Lafeber Conservation Spotlight takes us to Colombia, where the Horizon Conservation Foundation has set its sights on increasing the numbers of Great Green Macaws in two of its native regions. A major initiative is to determine the macaws’ numbers in the wild and identify the threats they face. The foundation is also dedicated to educating and creating awareness in the local communities about the significance of macaw conservation through its tailor-made programs, with the goal of fostering a collaborative network. Learn more about Colombia’s Great Green Macaws and the Horizon Conservation Foundation’s work to save these critically-endangered parrots.
Is Mastrubation possible in hand fed macaw of 52 days old?
We had a blue gold macaw with Cecal prolapse and was intended for taming, was kept along with many macaw in the same room. It was just 52 days old. Can mastrubation be a cause for this prolapse?
fertility Macaw
Hi Sir Do you have a fertility product for Pairs Macaw parrot ?
Keratin – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24
Is there a supplement that mimics Keratin? My macaw chews on his wing feathers.
Military Macaw laying eggs
I have a 22 year old Military Macaw who laid her first clutch of eggs this month. She is intent on sitting on them, so I’m letting her (for the moment). How long do I let her stay on the eggs? Most articles say until she gives up or for approximately 3-4 weeks. Should I […]
Necropsy
I still have the parrot but I froze him ? I guess a necropsy would still show a broken bone or something like that ? Blood. tissue breakdown would probably prevent any blood analysis ?
Sudden death of a 3 year old scarlet macaw at the vets for a well visit ?
My 3 year old well taken care of scarlet macaw was at the vet for his well visit. Vet checked him over said he looked great. Now let’s cut his nails. He fell to the floor due to te assistant not holding him properly. The vet towed him picked him up and showed her how […]
Greenwing – Liver Disease webinar Dr. Lamb
Is it normal that my greenwing macaw always make trow up with his beak why he does this its gagging i thinkis this normal bij liver disseas and he has always bacteria s in his poop and its stinks a lot and i have medicine thats hepa-plus and dysbac liquid but my other macaw gets […]
Rare Spix’s Macaws Reintroduced Back Into The Wild!
The last Spix’s macaw sighting in the wild was over 20 years ago. But, thanks to an exciting reintroduction program, this critically endangered parrot is once again flying free in its native habitat. Eight adult Spix’s macaws have recently been released back into the wild of Brazil.
Macaw
I have a male macaw and I am buying a female macaw when can I put then together what is the process
Black Pin Feather Casing
Hi! I work as a trainer with rescue birds and I came across something I’ve never encountered. We have an 11 year old hyacinth, Mr. B who is molting. I was giving his a nail trim when I noticed something long and black in his feathers on the outside primaries. I looked closer and it […]
Blue and gold Macaw
Hello Brenda. Yes they are over 7 years old, they have the right nest, a wooden one with wood sawings in the nest, they have laid eggs before and had little Macaws in a different nest, in a cage inside our house. This cage is out in the yard, and last year the eggs they […]
Blue and gold Macaw
Hi. We have a pair of Blue and Gold Macaws and the female is laying, actually dropping from the branch she sits on, her eggs on the cage floor. What can I do?
Sounds that a macaw makes
I have a Greenwinged Macaw and he makes a low growling sound I think I know what it means but wanted to see more reasons for why they make that sound.
2 year harlequin behaviors
We have a 2 year old harlequin macaw. Who at times can be aggressive. And she lost her tail feathers. Will this behavior change . We hope it will .
Severe Self-mutilation (Macaw)
Hello, I rescued (2) macaws my friend and her husband can no longer take care of due to their work schedule. They mentioned the female was missing some feathers, so I thought, she must be going through a molting period. When I picked them up, I notice she was missing ALL of her feathers except […]
Teaching parrot to swim?
This might be a silly question, and it’s not something I’m planning to do – but I was curious after seeing a youtube video a few months ago (can’t find it again now) in which someone had taught their macaw to swim in a pool. The bird was using its wings like oars – doing […]
The Macaw Society’s “Foster Program” Is Just One Way It Helps Macaws In The Wild
Since 1999, The Macaw Society (formally called the Tambopata Research Project) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has been dedicated to the study of macaws in the wild, with 40 scientific papers and counting. The Macaw Society’s “foster chick” program is one way it helps increase wild macaw numbers by assigning otherwise neglected chicks to foster macaw parents.
Beak health
what would you recommed for overall beak health and strength in mid size birds such as greys or mini macaws during the younger years as far as diet or physical item in cage?
Juliet The Wild Blue And Gold Macaw Looks For Love In Rio Zoo’s Aviary
Rio’s last wild macaw, affectionately named Juliet, is looking for love by visiting the zoo’s aviary.
Why did he bite?
Our B&G macaw is my buddy. He loves interacting with my wife though. He runs to see her and he talks more to her, and he just gets excited when she enters the room. He calls for me when I’m gone, and he seems depressed. Not so with her. I hold him for long amounts […]
Macaw nails
Question about “excessive” nail growth in a Severe macaw. Are there nutritional or other health aspects to consider, or is it likely environment and activity (he likes to spend the majority of his time on fabric perches). Related, what’s your experience with how frequently macaw nails should be trimmed?
Yogurt or kefir for parrots, hormonal Eclectus, alternative supplements
I’ve heard Parrots in general can have yogurt or greek yogurt. Can they have kefir? I make BOTH my own and do know you HAVE to make them different, but can they have kefir since kefir doesn’t really have lactose. Are female eclectus more or less hormonal caged with a male? Do you feel it […]
Severe macaw
I have a severe macaw named Luna who has the worst Separation Anxiety she is only 9 and has been in 5 homes she plucks and wasn’t sure if there is a medication we can prescribe her for her anxiety issues
I need a cage
Where can we get a cage for our blue macaw
Hyacinth macaw
What should you feed a hyacinth macaw other than macadamia nuts?
CBD oil
I’ve had my Severe Macaw since 1994. He started plucking in 2016. Medical tests are done, he’s on Haliperidol (spelling??), which helps some. Has CBD been tested with parrots to help with anxiety?
Greenwing behavior
I have a green wing mccaw, 19yrs old. seems to nevous, passing back n forth at times, shaking his head and starled. I had him to the vet and had blood work done and it was good. no mites. feathers are vibrant
What is wrong with a parrot being hormonal
I might be missing something: if a “hormonal” (euphemism!) bird is well behaved, gentle and a delight, why would this be a problem? I wouldn’t like it if someone took away or discouraged my “hormonality” and don’t necessarily agree that “hormonality” is bad in a companion bird. What am I missing? (I don’t understand why […]
B&G Macaw and hormones
I have a wonderful blue and gold macaw who is just getting into puberty (almost 4 years old!)… we always cuddled when she was young and she still loves to cuddle (head pets only of course), and i help her preen the pin feathers she can’t get on her head. Is this sending her the […]
Yellow Collar Macaw
I have a male yellow collar macaw, 24 years old. He sleeps under newspaper every night in a separte area and shreds kleenex into thousands of small pieces. Is this normal and safe behavior for a macaw.
SITTING ON EGGS
I HAVE A 15YR OLD BLUE AND GOLD I PURCHASED 3 MONTHS AGO. HEN HAS LAID 2 EGGS BUT I DON’T SEE HER SITTING ON THEM. I HAVE TOUCHED THE EGGS SOMETIMES THEY ARE WARM AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE COLD
nutriberries
Hello, new bird owner here. I noticed my blue and gold macaw loves the nutri berris and i was considering switching to using this line as my main product. does your compnay offer a sampler pack of the different kinds so I can see which ones he likes best?
Feeding Nutri-Berries to a Macaw
I started feeding my greenwing of 30yrs. Nutri Berries . He loves them. Was brought up on hagen pellets fro birth.. Now he only wants nutriberries… He wastes quite a bit. But I recycle if clean. Question. Can this be his main diet? Also feed him lots of others foods
My macaw won’t step off my shoulder
Hey! I have a blue and gold macaw that likes to be picked up but when I pick him up he runs to my shoulder and stay there and if I try to remove him he bites me is there a way to train him to not go to my shoulder or for him to […]
