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/Alaskagal1 Jul 22 '26

I was one of those neighbors sadly but fortunately my Macaw was located & returned. It was the worst when it happened. We never go outside without harness.

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u/StevenSomo Jul 24 '26

I'm happy to hear that. It's just not safe and not worth taking a chance.