My macaw recently made an egg

[Wolf]

As a general rule of thumb when the male is hormonal, he becomes more aggressive, while the female becomes more lovey, so to speak, unless in her nesting area, when she may also be more aggressive. This is only based on my reading about parrots in general as I do not have this species of parrot.

[SkyBirdie]

As a general rule of thumb when the male is hormonal, he becomes more aggressive, while the female becomes more lovey, so to speak, unless in her nesting area, when she may also be more aggressive. This is only based on my reading about parrots in general as I do not have this species of parrot.

Well then .-.

Guess both are still a bit hormonal...
as lately, i've noticed that Benio is Way more aggresive and overprotective than usual...
I'm just sitting still, petra coming to me willingly, then out of the blue and yellow.
Benio lunges at me xD

[Pajarita]

Your birds cannot be anything but overly hormonal going by the long days and inadequate diet they've had for the last 7 years so I doubt that you have seen any non-hormonal behaviors in the last 2 or 3 years.

[SkyBirdie]

Your birds cannot be anything but overly hormonal going by the long days and inadequate diet they've had for the last 7 years so I doubt that you have seen any non-hormonal behaviors in the last 2 or 3 years.

meant that they are going in overdrive, or atleast benio, he's full on aggresive lately, not his usual aggresive

[Pajarita]

Without been there and actually seeing their behavior, I can only give an educated guess but I would say that his 'normal aggressive' is hormonal behavior and that his 'more aggressive behavior of lately' is because she was nesting and laying. B&G are one of the most mellow species of parrots so they are only really aggressive when they are hormonal.

[SkyBirdie]

Without been there and actually seeing their behavior, I can only give an educated guess but I would say that his 'normal aggressive' is hormonal behavior and that his 'more aggressive behavior of lately' is because she was nesting and laying. B&G are one of the most mellow species of parrots so they are only really aggressive when they are hormonal.

Well, there is no new eggs as of yet.
I've just realized, that we don't really have much for them to entertain themselves, whilst we don't have them in our living room :/

they've got few toys and that in their room, but that's about it, and ofc branches.

Any tips on what they can entertain themselves with, when they are alone time?
(i do go into their room from time to time during the day.)
and yes, i'm mostly home, but i can't be looking out for them the entire day, that would be a bit difficult, specially with benio xD
neither is it easy to play games on my console whilst they are in My room. Which does happen occasionally.
either benio wants to stay on top of the TV, having his tail towards me (Blocking the TV) so i can't see.
or trying to bite the thumbsticks

[Pajarita]

I would use large swings, thick natural ropes with knots in them hanging as if they were garlands and some largish pieces of wood strung out together by making a hole in the middle and threading them. Pinecones would work, too. Aside from that, putting up new branches (so they can strip the bark from them) and providing them with large cardboard boxes (for hiding and chewing) often should do it. And some foraging toys, too. I don't think that parrots actually play when they have mates... they concentrate on each other as they do in the wild.