Pairing Hyacinth Macaws
Pairing Hyacinth macaws prefer a horizontal nest box than a vertical style nest box. I use sheet metal nest boxes that are 18 inches and have a thick piece of wood mount on the front of the box for a more natural appearance. The Hyacinths nest boxes are mount with the entrance. The entrance of the nest box. The inspection door dimensions.are not as difficult to pair successfully as some of the other species. Overall they are amicable towards other birds although some Hyacinths may be choosier about their mates than others. A method that Jean Pattison uses with her African species should work well with any psittacine bird. The females are all flock together in a large flight. Smaller flights containing single male birds are place against the large flight. Each female has a different color so that she will be easy to identify from Hyacinth Macaws
Flights
Suspended flights should be a minimum of 8ft long by For walk-in flight the height is increased to 8ft (2.4 m). The flight must provide the birds with a clear view of the entire area since Hyacinth Macaws like to see any thing approaching them. It is amusing to see several flights of Hyacinth Macaws when all the pairs are inside their nest boxes peacefully looking out over the aviary.
The birds should feel that predators cannot sneak up on them from the rear. So a barrier should be place near the back of the flight around the nest box area. I like to have two feeding stations one at the front of the flight where. The food is offer and one near the rear of the flight. This encourages exercise. However once the hen is sitting eggs all food and water is serve at the rear location closest to the nest
Nest boxes
Hyacinths prefer a horizontal nest box than a vertical grandfather clock style nest box. I use sheet metal nest boxes that are 18 inches and have a thick piece of wood mount on the front of the box for a more natural appearance. The Hyacinths’ nest boxes are mount with the entrance on an 18 inch by 18 inch side. The entrance of the nest box is 10 inches. The inspection door dimensions are 12 inches (30 cm) by 7 inches (17.5 cm).