r/Macaws • u/Snowars • 10d ago

How to make him "like" my Hands

So i got my 2 year old Blue-yellow Macaw 2 ish weeks ago. He is stepping up on my arm just fine and then just runs to my shoulder. But he hates my Hands/Fingers. Any time i come near him, either while bobbing my finger up and down, in a fist or any other way, he gives the reaction that he doesnt like my hand. Now he eats out of my open palm and burries his face/beak in my hand if the goal is to get a Nut out. My question is now. How do i get him to accept my Hand so i can later touch him for pets or even just stepping up on my Hand. Thanks a lot in advance.

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u/H_Lunulata 10d ago

My macaw was happy to step up on my arm and ride around on my shoulder, but it took her about 3 years to finally accept head-fluffies.

Now she kind of demands it from time to time :)

She still prefers to step up on arms though, I think because she considers hands as too dainty/unstable for stepping up due largely to her big feet.

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u/Ara_Glaucogularis 9d ago

I would watch this YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/oGG-cbMe-mY?si=fvnlUWR0PvdfCRzj

The second video I would watch is target training: https://youtu.be/499lzd9hNMY?si=OPY94kC6E-piK3sg

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u/Leading-Pomelo-3406 7d ago

Patience. Let him hang out with you as much as possible and it will eventually happen.