HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-nausea medication metoclopramide appears to be a safe and effective treatment for morning sickness, Danish researchers report.
Macaws are the largest family of parrots, and some can grow as tall as three feet and weigh up to 4 pounds. Since they are the largest parrots, macaws also have the longest life expectancies. If a young macaw joins your family, it probably will outlive you, as healthy macaws can survive 60 to 80 years. Even the smaller macaws, like the Hahns macaw, can live up 60 years.
Large macaws (other than a Hyacinth macaw) â 15 to 24 weeks. Hyacinth macaw â 30 to 35 weeks. Small macaws â 11 to 15 weeks. Parrotlets â 6 to 8 weeks. Pionus parrots â 11 to 13 weeks. Senegal parrots â 10 to 11 weeks. Toucans â 7 to 9 weeks. Exactly what age a bird weans at varies, depending on a number of factors.Parent-reared chicks usually wean more slowly than hand-fed babies, and birds in the wild typically take longer to wean than birds bred in captivity.n general, smaller bird species wean at an earlier age than larger birds, and softbills wean sooner than most psittacines. Some average weaning age ranges for bird species kept as pets are: African grey parrots â 12 to 14 weeks.