Wow, my friend's mom has a macaw and he's the worst. Not sure how old he is, but she had him 20 years ago. He chased me upstairs and on to a table. He hates me with a passion. Her mom has put it in her will that my friend gets the bird when she dies.. My friend has no kids so IDK who's going to end up w/ it after she's gone b/c it sounds like it'll probably outlive everyone. He's beautiful, but a turd. I'd like to say he's gotten better, but he was still a jerk when I saw last saw him a few years ago.The chicks are the reason there are so many pet Greys! But, they grow up into terrible teenagers @ about age 5. They are much slower to mature than chickens! Dylan is 25 now, laying well, nice adult. She could live into her 60's to 80's, no real reliable statistics. But some documented Greys in their 80's. That's why I did not need to get a chick!