carlsjr Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) never thought i would get a chance to touch or hold one of thise beautiful birds. this one is 13 weeks old and nearly died because the former owner burned its crop with forumla that was too hot. moron. the foster parronot is thinking she will have to hand feed this one for the next year. The beak on this baby is bigger than my greys head! these birds are HUGE! Edited January 2, 2013 by carlsjr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffNOK Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 How great for you! I've never held any Macaw let alone a Hyacinth! So sorry to hear about its injury, but I'm very happy to know the bird is doing better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistyparrot Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I am jealous! Such amazing looking parrots. Steve n Misty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana600 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wasn't that your lucky day. This is a beautiful baby, I have never seen one, but the pictures are mesmerizing. I still have my hands full with Gilbert, but it sure is fun to look at pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 AWHHHH, A gentle giant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Lovely pictures of this huge baby! I would love to have one of these magnificent creatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Pretty, pretty, pretty! Thanks for sharing the pics. What beautiful birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Yes they are referred to as the gentle giants though they have a beak that looks like they could take an arm off if they wanted to. I have seen them before but not as babies, one of the members of our bird club used to have two of them but she fell into ill health and had to find them new homes, they are gorgeous birds but not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleale Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Beauuuuutiful! That blue color is just gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) We had two we cared for a while back, as adult you could carry one on each arm and they would put their heads on your chest. Their diet consist of Red Palm nuts, they are somewhat expensive to care for. We had a problem in 2009-2010 where the breeders didn't feed the parents enough Red Palm Oil [VitA] and they would grow out Stunted[large heads] . We went on a campaign contacting breeders in this area of this problem, which was basically adding additional olive oil to their diet. Edited January 3, 2013 by Jayd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielaWelborn Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Very beautiful ! Thank you for the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana600 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I had to come back to look some more, blue is my favorite color. This baby is so precious, glad you had the chance to hold it and see it up close. It must have been a wonderful once-in-a-lifetime experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsjr Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 yes it was. she held on to my finger for a while while i stroked her beak. the side of her beak was still soft and kinda rippled like supple leather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 They also love Macadamia nuts in the shell. Big blue & beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Truly gorgeous! Are you adopting? Hint Hint! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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