Hi all,
We have had our seven parrots for many years; the greenwings bonded some years ago and started to lay eggs twice a year. We do not want to breed birds, we have enough parrots ourselves that were given to us as unwanted pets, however it keeps our macaws happy and nothing has ever happened.
Last week, one of the eggs hatched. We were pretty shocked, we didn't think the male had it in him as they are so tame and think they are kids! After a couple of days of caring for baby, our female returned to sitting on the eggs and the chick was left out. We think the male was supposed to be keeping the chick warm but was too inexperienced to stay. We had to remove the chick and by luck we know a breeder who rushed over, took on the chick and she is doing well.
With it being our macaw's first ever baby, we wish to re-introduce the baby at some point to her parents and have them live together. My question is - how is the best way to achieve this? Should we wean the baby first, or attempt to put baby back when she doesn't need constant heat and we help to feed her? Or later than that? Just looking for advice Thanks everyone !!