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by SilverGull
Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:14 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Indian ring neck behaviour
Replies: 2
Views: 1544

Re: Indian ring neck behaviour

I'm certainly not the most qualified here, but I'm in a similar situation, and have been seeing real progress. I'm a few months into building a relationship with a parent reared one-year-old whose only experience with humans before me was having the seed bowl filled, and then suddenly being caught a...
by SilverGull
Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:21 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Considering giving up my bird. Hoping for advice.
Replies: 10
Views: 3308

Re: Considering giving up my bird. Hoping for advice.

Thanks everyone for the advice. My plan for now is to reassess my approach and keep trying. There's a lot to take on board here, but hopefully we can make some progress and I can convince Cirrus that I mean no harm. I appreciate everyone taking the time to share your experience, and hopefully I'll h...
by SilverGull
Sat Sep 20, 2014 5:25 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Considering giving up my bird. Hoping for advice.
Replies: 10
Views: 3308

Re: Considering giving up my bird. Hoping for advice.

Thanks for the reply. Believe it or not, this was at Brisbane Bird Vet. I'm bad with names, but the first vet, a man, was good, and made me feel confident about coming back; the second was a woman, and gave head scratches until the bird stopped struggling before moving on with the exam. It was a big...
by SilverGull
Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:15 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Considering giving up my bird. Hoping for advice.
Replies: 10
Views: 3308

Considering giving up my bird. Hoping for advice.

Please excuse the wall of text; the problem is complex and I want to get the details straight. My ringneck, Cirrus, has been with us for about a month now. Not sure whether this bird is male or female, so I'll use xie/xir. Cirrus is aviary bred and in theory 11 months old; the breeder seemed honest,...
by SilverGull
Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:25 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hello
Replies: 1
Views: 741

Hello

Hi! I'm from Brisbane, in my 20s, and as of almost two weeks ago have adopted a ten-month-old white ringneck. In general I realise that this may have been unwise, as young Cirrus has never been handled... but even scared, in a small temporary (and thus unfamiliar) cage with a much more energetic cou...