The
Beautiful Catalina Macaw
The Catalina Macaw
is absolutely stunning. Catalina Macaws are the offspring
of a Blue and Gold Macaw, and a
Scarlet Macaw. Catalina's
normally have a yellowish/orange colored chest, a green head and
a blueish/green color scheme over their back, neck and feathers.
And the good news
about Catalina Macaws is that if you love the coloring of the
Scarlet Macaw, yet don't want a bird with that much attitude, this
crossbreed between the Blue and Gold and the Scarlet causes the two
personalities of each bird to mix; the result is a more even
tempered bird than a typical Scarlet Macaw, yet a bit more
active than the Blue and Gold -- but with the more vibrant colors!
And like with all
Macaws, you'll need to make sure you brush up on your parrot
training techniques before deciding you just want a Catalina Macaw
as a house decoration.
The Catalina needs
to be raised a lot like a child would, making sure you teach it
socialization skills, not to bite, and not to scream.
3 Tips For Raising
Catalina Macaws...
I'll tell you what I
tell all my clients who want to know how to raise a
Catalina
Macaw...
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Introduce your
Catalina Macaw to new situations as early and often as possible.
Make sure you let your Catalina be handled by calm, supervised
children, be near well mannered (tethered) dogs, greet people
with beards, fat people, people with big hair etc.
The more you vary the variety of people your Catalina comes in
contact with, the more happy you'll be with your parrot in the
long run. Catalina Macaws that aren't socialized
early are known to bite and scream and strangers, and are often
given up in fear that they'll attack children.
But don't worry... a well socialized Catalina Macaw can
be one of the most loveable Macaws in existence, it's just up to
you to make sure you educate yourself on how to make this happen
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Get Your
Catalina Macaw used to being touched all over it's body. From
day one get your Catalina used to having it's feet, neck, ears,
wings, toes, tummy and back touched. A Catalina not
taught to let you touch it all over will become harder to tame
as it approaches sexual maturity at around 4-6 years.
Don't Be Fooled
By Your Catalina Macaws Early Good Behavior. A well
bred Catalina Macaw baby should be loving, not bite, and like
social interaction with you. But this doesn't mean you
don't need to set boundaries and teach him things. Almost
all parrots are nice when they're babies, but it's how you teach
them to interact with you and the world as they approach sexual
maturity that will determine if they end up being a good parrot
for life.
Catalina Macaws will become aggressive, possibly bite, scream
or pull feathers if left untrained as they mature.
Even just 5-10 minutes of simple training a day is enough to
keep this from happening when they're young. Make sure you
realize this and follow through.
And make sure you at
least sign up
for a good Catalina Macaw newsletter that can
walk you through the step-by-step processes you'll need to go
through to raise a happy Catalina Macaw that won't develop biting
problems.
Check out this link if
you'd like to
see some pictures of Catalina Macaws.
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