I am worried.

[Jessalyn Eaton]

Been reading up on macaws and how they change at maturity. What if Ruby doesn't love me anymore or chooses my hubby? What to do? What to do???? Have any of ya'll had a baby macaw that reached maturity? WHAT HAPPENED?

ps Even if something bad happened ~ don't tell me. Only the good stuff please! :banana:

[WingedVictory]

Wow if that happens send her to me and then you can have Christy send Isis and see if that is any better................

gary

[Jessalyn Eaton]

Originally Posted by WingedVictory

Wow if that happens send her to me and then you can have Christy send Isis and see if that is any better................

gary

Well, you are of absolutely NO HELP! Try again please!

[DancingGreenBird]

I don't know. Perhaps wiser heads on here will have some good advice. I always wonder about those articles though which talk about how a bird will become a one bird person. Does it matter if the bird is in a multi-bird household or a single-bird household. It seems to me, given how social they are, that if they are the only bird, they wouldn't be inclined to only socialize with one person? When I was married before, my YCM started off loving both of us. Over time, he preferred me, but still loved his daddy. He would start off visiting and snuggling me and then he would go visit daddy for a while. It wasn't until after I divorced that he became a one-person bird, and even then he still loved my mother and my best friend, people that he considered part of the flock. When I met my current husband, Elmo didn't want to have anything to do with him (or anyone else that I dated or new friends I introduced), but after about three years, he warmed up to my husband and they became buddies. To the point that when he got sick and had to go to the vet frequently, he would run to Pete for comfort when he knew that I was getting out the carrier.

So, I guess my opinion is that it is never set in stone, and even if Ruby starts to prefer one person, that can be changed with effort.

And! Too soon to worry!!!

Sherry

[Michelle & Fids]

It's a roll of the dice as to what may happen when she reaches maturity. I have some that love me more, some less and some that never changed.

[Christy]

Lol, Gary, seems you have it all figured out! Our Macaws are all under the age of 3, thinking about it ALL of our birds are under the age of 3!
Good question though Jess, I've wondered too.

[7 macs]

Even if she does prefer your hubby you'll still love her .

If she does prefer hubby in the future it's likely she'll be okay with you when he's not around. Best you can do is go with the flow.

None of my macaws were babies when they came to live with us, though 3 of them were pre-sexual maturity age. The youngest is now 10 so we are past the crossover and other than having moody, broody times, they still love me best.

[Jessalyn Eaton]

Thanks ya'll. I am feeling better now. I think! ha!

[Irish]

I'm with 7 Macs--'caws will be what they'll be when they grow up, and we just have to accept them as they are.

Eddie came to us as a mature bird, and loved Z almost immediately. 4 years or so later, and he's finally learned to tolerate me :-).

Bob is maturing. He still loves me, but he's very protective and jealous of his buddy, Arthur. Poor bird can't decide WHO to bite in situations like that :-).

The rest of our macaws are still babies, so Dog knows what will happen when they mature. We shall see!

[MacawDude007]

hey i got an idea........If ruby changes and bonds to Hubby, then do what most of us would do in that situation.....................


GET ANOTHER MACAW!!!!!!!, Thats what I would do.....007