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Aye, the Bites they can give can mean missing fingers! Having worked with parrots I certainly would never recomend any macaw to a first time parrot keeper. Even some die hard parrot people wouldn't keep them.
One thing I can recomend is, search for a sound clip of a macaw in full screatching mode. Play it on the loudest volume for 3 to 8 hours solid. If you haven't topped yourself then, then maybe you'd not lose your mind having one. But Like Ssthisto has said, maybe a smaller parrot specis would be your best bet.
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22-10-2009, 06:53 AM
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What about the "mini" macaws like:
Chestnut-fronted Macaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Also known as the Severe Macaw, total length 18 inches - body size is about the same as a Timneh grey parrot) Red-shouldered Macaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Two subspecies, also known as a Hahn's Macaw or Noble Macaw depending on which subspecies you get. Total length 14 inches, not much bigger than a cockatiel) If it's the colour you like, what about a lory or lorikeet? Rainbow Lorikeet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chattering Lory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Had one of these sit on my shoulder on a nature walk, decide he liked my ponytail "that way" and then whisper "I'm sorry" in my ear afterwards...) If you've never been, I would recommend visiting Tropical Birdland next spring - when it's just starting to warm up and all the parrots there are going to be practicing their best "getting ready to mate" screeches. There are free-roaming macaws (or were the last time I went) as well - if you haven't picked one up before (and tried to put it back down when it doesn't want to go!) you don't know what you're missing. That's where the Hyacinth bent my wedding ring. I don't think he's out wandering around any more since they found a mate for him - but there are plenty of blue and golds, greenwings and scarlets for you to meet. TROPICAL BIRDLAND Incidentally... they've got a pretty good general parrotcare guide on their site.
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22-10-2009, 12:57 PM
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This may help you there are lots of useful articles here.
UKPR Forums Rescue ~ Rehabilitate ~ Rehome ~ Educate - Powered by vBulletin but there is a lot to consider -they can live to 80 years old-they ideally need bird company which can be difficult to get right and who will look after the bird when you go on holiday -it is very very hard to get birds boarded-you need a very good Avian vet !-they are few and far between and you ideally need to be in a detached house as the noise can be heard for miles -my macaw knows my car and you can easily hear her down the road when I drive up. They are like 3 year olds mentally and need stimulation and they have a pair of wire cutters called a beak. my girl is a rescue -now 16 years old and lives in an aviary specially built that is literally half of a room  
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22-10-2009, 05:26 PM
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ive looked at all the mini macaws and other better beginner parrot species but i still cannot drag my self away from the scarlet macaw but if they are the hardest i may look into the blue and gold macaw as ive read there better temperd. thanks for all your support guys!
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22-10-2009, 06:10 PM
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You might want to run the idea past your parents before deciding to go out and buy one. That's provided you've got the 1,200+ quid you'll need for the bird and the other 1,500 you'll need for the cage, toys, insurance, microchip, food, supplements etc etc. Oh, and the 30 quid a week on fresh fruit and veg, most of which will end up on the floor or up the walls.
Seriously though, take the advice given and look at a smaller species first. 
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 that is so true,have fun with strawberrysbut tbh i agree with everyone else i would certainley look into other parrots,most people want them becuase they are beautiful looking and are fun,.. most of the time like others have said they are EXTREMLY loud and any kind of parrot i would compare to a toddler tbh but maccaws take the biscuit join a few parrot forums and read about other peoples exsperiences in the end you will do what you want but i say go for a lovely conure maybe a sun conure? not as much hardwork mega HUGE personalitys and absolutely stunning good luck !
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Dunno why so many new parrot keepers always want the big flashy birds. It's like someone who has kept a grass snake in the past, sudently deciding they want an anaconda.
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my mum and dad have said yes aslong as i do all the reasreach which is why i am buying that book a few people have recommend on here, and yes i have the money (just about anyway lol) but im getting more and more convinced to buy a gold and blue because of the better temperment but i still love the gold and im sure i would be prepared to put up with the poo, noise, bites and many other factors
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 Another thing to be aware of, Sam.... Since you do live with your parents, what happens if the bird bonds to one of them and takes a serious dislike to you? We had a Timneh grey parrot living in the house - originally Choco was sort of supposed to be mine, and I spent a lot of time with her. But she decided she liked my ex-hubby (before he was ex) and that I was Satan's lieutenant. She growled at me, chomped my finger down to the bone once, and if my ex left her on the perch in the room with me, she'd proclaim an oddly nasal Oh, S*** before flopping off the perch to run after him. When he moved out he didn't take her with him... and although I would have loved to have kept her - she was a fabulous personality and I loved sharing my life with such an intelligent animal - she still hated me, and it always seemed as if she blamed me for ex-hubby leaving her. She's since been rehomed with my fiancé's sister, and we do see her occasionally. She doesn't spare any love for me when she sees me.
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it might be an idea to let your parents see a few comments or exsperiences with these birds as it would be a shame to get it,and it end up being another passed on parrot due to it not turining out to be how they exspected
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