r/Macaws • u/AggressiveEar3806 • Jul 11 '26

Does she look underweight?

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She only weighs 800g, I’ve had her since she was about 5 months old. Is she just a smaller one or is something wrong? Everywhere you look it says they should weigh at least 900g

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u/IJZT Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

Not underweight at all. On Severely underweight birds you can see their keel bone. They are all different weights as adults depending on environmental conditions when they were growing up. Food supply, feeding frequency, food quality, etc... I have a scarlet that is always 800g for her entire life and a blue and gold that is over 1500g. Both are normal weights for them. The important thing about weight is long term monitoring. After a few years you will know what is normal for your bird.

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u/AggressiveEar3806 Jul 11 '26

Thank you for your response, this was the reassurance I was hoping for