Hatch Date: 1996

Brandy is a statuesque Green Wing Macaw. Brandy has been DNA sexed male.

Brandy has lived in one home since a fledgling, but unfortunately, his mom is ill and can no longer care for him.

Brandy seems to have a preference for women. He is much more animated when women speak, sing and dance with him. He is a skilled dancer and sings opera!!!!! He enjoys watching YouTube videos, movies and cartoons. 

He has a huge personality to go along with his large body. Many nights when his foster mom tells him it is time to go to sleep, he yells, " What????  He also says Hello and, when given chop or a treat, he first asks - "Is that good?" and then after tasting something yummy, will say, "mmm... yummy". He will sometimes get in moods where he mumbles and it sounds like he is cursing you out. 

Brandy loves interaction with humans, on his terms, and seems to also like calling back with the cockatoos in his foster home. In his foster home, he prefers to come out of his cage himself and go on a play stand. When out of his cage, Brandy needs supervision for his own safety and the safety of destructible items within his reach. He shared a room with an African Grey, Ripley, for  10 years and was very protective of him.

As with all parrots, Brandy will step up on his own terms only. He will lunge when not wanting to interact.  He will bite if pushed. Brandy can be sweet and interactive one minute and then turn aggressive the next. He will only be adopted to a home who has experience with similar birds.  

His foster mom found out that Brandy definitely has a mind of his own. She needs to allow plenty of time for him to go back into his cage. If you try and get him to step up when he isn't ready, he will lunge at his foster mom's arm, saying, nope, I am not yet ready to go into my cage. Fortunately, he is food motivated, so that helps. 

Brandy is on a healthy diet of pellets, veggies and fruit.

Although Brandy didn't have toys in his previous cage, he learned quickly that toys are lots of fun. He will destroy a large, multistrand, wood toy in a few days. Daily his foster mom is putting new toys in his cage.  So if you are interested in adopting Brandy, make sure your budget can accommodate his love for destroying toys. 

Brandy will only be adopted to a single-family, free-standing home. No exceptions. Brandy is a big boy and can be very loud. Brandy will not be adopted out to a home with young children, as he could potentially injure them. His forever home MUST have large bird experience.

Brandy is being fostered in Manalapan, NJ and will require three in-person visits before adoption; we do not ship our adoptable birds.

Educating potential adopters and the public is essential to reducing the problem of unwanted birds being kept in captivity and providing those birds living in homes with the best lives possible.