[birdsnthings]

I know this is addressed to the Macaw Experts but I need to point out a very important issue.
For birds to fledge in the wild, they leave the nest and the parents.
In captivity, a domestically raised bird needs to leave the handfeeder to fledge.
If the baby doesn't leave the handfeeder there is an issue of overbonding with one person. Hence you may not have a well socialized bird.
I have raised my macaws and this is what happened to me. The ones I got weaned were very social except when the female B&G became hormonal.
There are so many issues in raising babies. Personally I would not let any baby go home until the bird is weaned and agree with what everyone on this board is trying to advuse here. Also you can become more stressed than the bird when weaning. I should know, been there. If a bird is not properly weaned then you can have additional problems and never know why.
Be safe and take one home weaned to just enjoy the heck out of.