Rocky Giroux

the Hahn's Macaw

Rocky is a gentle, lively bird; so funny and cuddly and cute!  He is a pig for food and if he thinks you've got something edible he flies right over to investigate.  He has started to imitate some speech sounds.   We are immensely enjoying his company.

Rocky came to us from Tiny Rascals Aviary / Joanne Cormier near Moncton, New Brunswick.  He was hatched on November 5, 2007.  Joanne did a lovely job raising and socializing our boy...he arrived "ready to rumble" so to speak.  Joanne raises Poicephalus parrots and Hahn's Macaws and if you are interested in seeing more of her birds, visit www.lovebirds.ca   Joanne also has a fantastic online store called Healthy Bird where you can buy everything under the sun for birds--foods, toys, cages, supplements...you name it, she's got it.

Above, centre:  Rocky's cage, with the playgym that Moe made fixed to the top.  The playgym is made of PVC and wrapped with VetWrap for stability.  Rocky clambers all over it and loves it.  It also has rings attached so that we can hang toys for Rocky.  From the side of his cage he can easily climb onto the wall perch that goes across the window. 

Below:  The apple branch play stand that Moe and I made for Rocky.  He absolutely loves this one and spends lots of time attempting to chew it up!  Great mental stimulation for a parrot (they need this sort of outlet in order to stay sane).

His cage is located in our sunroom, and his apple branch play stand is located 30 feet away at the opposite end of the dining room.  Rocky spends his entire day (when we are home and can supervise, that is) loose in the house free to go where he chooses.  He is usually on either the top of his cage or on his play stand, on me, or stomping around the table demanding a bite of whatever we're eating.  The first thing I do when I wake up is open his cage door, and in the evening when dusk is falling I put him in his cage for bedtime.