Macaws breeding

[Leanne16]

Hi there we have a breeding pair of macaws. we last seen them mate around 5th Jan around the 13th Jan she went into nest box and hasn’t came out. when we go into feed clean the avairy he gets very protective and tries to attack us. we are movinf house the weekend and have built a new avairy for them and have left them till last to move over.
our concern Now is we can’t hear chicks is there even eggs in the box ? she’s still in there doesn’t come out he’s feeding her.
what’s the best way to move them and has it been too long her sitting on them is something wrong.
can anyone help.

 

[Icey]

Can you somehow distract him so you can have a look?
It's 30 days since she's been in there and no sign of her at all?
I will tag some members who may be able to help.
@Macawnutz , @aooratrix , @faislaq @Toy. @expressmailtome

 

[Toy]

I have no experience breeding parrots, but if it were me I'd try to distract her to come out & have a look. Since you're moving you'll need to get her out anyway.

 

[aooratrix]

It's been a month. There should be babies already, if not by the time you read this. My surmise is that she's sitting on infertile eggs. If they're in breeding mode, there's no good way to get them into a kennel or transport. You're going to have to catch them, and it won't be pretty or easy. Bite the bullet and move them. Even if, by some miracle, there's a fertile egg, it won't survive transport. If there's a chick, you'll have to move it in a heated carrier, get the parents set up again, as close to the original set-up as possible; and hope the pair accepts the baby back. If not, you'll be handfeeding every 2 hours around the clock. Good luck!