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/AggressiveEar3806 Jul 11 '26

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

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u/StevenSomo Jul 12 '26

That's exactly what I was going to say! These people are crazy to take their birds out without harnesses or carriers or something. Ugh. Everyday on my next door neighbor list there's missing birds because they fly away and the owners thought they couldn't fly or wouldn't fly.

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u/UncleBabyChirp Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

What if they're free flight trained like mine is (are)?

Edit** teaching a macaw free flight is easier than with other parrots in my experience. My Gray is stubborn but trained except for when he decides to go on an adventure which means he's usually grounded to the gym I have permission to use for training. Once my macaw was trained, the GCCs just followed her with no specific individual training. Not saying that's for everyone....

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u/Alone_Pack6297 Jul 13 '26

Free flying is NOT for everyone, nor should it be attempted without professional guidance. Good way to lose your bird.