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This was Kiwi's third year laying eggs (she's going to be 11 next month). Definitely DO NOT remove the egg, that will encourage the bird to lay more, and as you know egg-laying takes up a lot of resources health-wise. You might want to make sure your bird has access to calcium-rich foods right now...I don't know if macaws can be given a cuttlebone? Kiwi only uses hers when she's laying eggs, but it's in there all the time (before I gave it to her she'd try to eat the walls!). Once the bird stops laying eggs (she may lay a few) leave them in there a while, a few weeks works for Kiwi; if I take them out earlier she starts laying all over again. :P When you do take them out don't throw them away, hang onto them until you're *sure* your bird isn't laying any more. When Kiwi is laying she lays one every other day (sometimes ever three days), but I don't know how quickly macaws produce eggs. Kiwi always lays three eggs then stops, then wants them in the cage about three weeks after that. I'm sure macaws may well be different though.
Kiwi's personality does change some when she's "setting" (she does not actually "sit" on the eggs but she wants them near her). She wants to be returned to her cage more often, spending much less time out with us than normal. That's the worst part about the egg episodes, I miss Kiwi! :P Although she becomes quieter and doesn't scream at me to uncover her in the morning so I get to "sleep in," lol. Anyways I know a conure is not a macaw but if you have more questions about this I have three years' experience. ;)
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