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Originally posted by surfy
Almost forgot, Cake- how's the macaw?
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Well, if I had listened to all the people who regaled me with horror stories and warned me against getting a macaw as my first bird, our lives would have been a lot less enriched over the past 10 months. Sprocket is an awesome, wonderful bird. Even though I was very intimidated in the beginning, we have both grown to trust each other a great deal. He will turn a somersault on command -- only for ME! -- and lay on his back, totally trusting me. I trim his wings and his toenails with him laying on his back, in my lap, without toweling him or restraining him in any way. Even though he's still very young, about 4 years old, he's a great big silly bird that we love and adore. Having him has really opened our eyes to how fascinating birds are. We added a Fischer's lovebird to our family in November (my husband's gift to me for our fourteenth wedding anniversary) and we were considering buying a not-quite-weaned scarlet macaw in the spring but now we're moving to a new house and don't want to upset Sprocket's little world too much. All in good time.
I also want a sun conure.
I especially owe KarenHorn a huge debt, since she was very enthusiastic, realistic, and helpful in our deciding to buy our macaw. She and her partner actually were the two who pushed me off the fence.