Hi Everybody, Im going to take a short break for school work to talk about my flock. Venus is a Harlequin and was adopted from a very nice couple that had her, but started some health issues and could no longer give her the time she needed.
From the same house the husband had found a old man that used to breed macaws and had one little B&G female left. She was always on a T stand, only was fed mini marshmellows and some wild bird seed that would get thrown up to her once in a while because the old mans family was afraid of her. That is now my cuddly Harley. She still struggles with feather growing but she is working on it, and I have never seen a more cuddley bird
Pele is a ruby macaw that was rescued form a rescue that was not so good to her. She too has begun to win the feather growing but has issues that run deep. The original owners were from Chicago Il. and they had her outside in a cage year round, and it was never cleaned in the 9 years that she was there. When she came to the rescue only a few people care about rehabing her. Because she had severe trust issues she was a biter. Mostly the rescue ignored her or took a broom to the bottom of her cage to make her be quite. This rescue is less that reputable so she was never placed because they had to have a very large amout of money for her, stating that there were vet bills, when actually they take the macaws in to get 1200.00 to make up for birds thay can not get much money for. Pele was bald, and never got out of her cage, and in the 3 years she was there she had seen the vet one time, after animal controll forced the issue. That was one month before I went in to get her. She was taken to a vet that does not do birds and her whopping vet bill was 108.00, that is the only vet bill they can come up with in 3 years.
ALL THREE SPOILED ROTEN GIRLS ARE DOING MUCH BETTER AND ARE ADJUSTING. They eat a WAY better diet thanks to this forum and others like it. My feather pickers grow em and then if there is a stressor they will pick em. Toys help alot as does getting to play outside their cages.

That was a fascinating read. Heartbreaking too. I hope that all 3 will continue to prosper. We are lucky to have around here some very dedicated bird people with Macaw experience. That's not me - but I'm a big fan & find Macaw talk quite interesting.

Best of luck to you and thanks so much for giving them all a wonderful loving home!

Bless you for taking in these poor, neglected creatures. Pele in a cage in Chicago outdoors, year-round? AWFUL! I'm sure with your loving care they'll be happy, feathered macaws in no time.

Welcome and thanks for taking those sweet macaws in.

Gary

You are the very best of eggs and I am thankful they have you! Sweet things!

Thanks for offering them another chance.

Thank you for taking them in, sounds like you have a wonderful flock there !

Well an addition to the flock, she (i think) was left in a cage out side my home yesterday. Bluffon I believe. She is in beautiful condition. needs he nails done and her cage was horrible but she is relaxing and has become friendly with myself and my husband. I think someone could not take care of her anymore and knew we had caws and just left her here. So Quarantine begins!

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Oh wow, was there any note with her? What a beauty!! Geeze, why can't that happen to me? ;-)