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i always keep some plastic items , card board boxes etc and when mittu screams i put them in the cage or when he is out i leave them with him and he gets busy biting and tearing them to pieces. another alternative is to cover the cage with a cloth and ignore them for sometime - it works like magic

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you gave me the idea, my one is always into breaking the carrot into hundred pieces and spraying them all over the floor like modern art - never eats into it - i shall try boiling it , yes sweet potatoes are their fav

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since the bird is already 5-6 months old it is not accepting you as the owner still - suggest you keep the cage around the place where you work, watch tv etc , it wont happen immediately but slowly it will start losing fear of you - and as someone suggested eat in front of the cage and leave pieces ...

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my alexandrine started making noises from around 4 months and actually talked (most of the time its mumbled but when you realise what they talk its clear to us -atleast to the person who has been patiently talking and teaching them) - it was in the 8th month - he has 5 words in his dictionary now an...

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covering according to me is fine, mittu doesnt make a single noise until i open the door , he is left all alone in the room and i draw the curtains to make sure it isnt too bright in the morning - i am an early bird so i am always up by 6 am rain or shine , i open the door for him by around 6.30 aft...

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I am not an expert on any of these issues, but my alexandrine mittu is all over the place trying to bite and break things, so i keep giving him few of these items : used ball pens ( without refills), any card board boxes which come thru shopping (cereals , malt, egg cases etc), old tooth brushes, wo...

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yep another prob, first time i bathed forcibly and the poor things shivered like anything and got scared ( i had two but only one is left now) , now i bathe mittu by the misting pump - he loves it and i do that only when its nice and sunny - if its a bit cloudy i cover a towel and wipe off the wetne...

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guess you are going thru my phase, i was patiently talking to mittu for 9 months until he replied back , he was whistling names from 4th month onwards but now he talks but very very mumbled voice - we have to deduce what he says - now he has hello, how are you and namastey(indian hello) , smrithi - ...

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even i didnt see my birds drinking water for the first few months, but later i kept a small bowl (10ml plastic cup) and he started taking it in , even now its very erratic, sometimes he drinks sometimes it lies there waiting guess seasons also make a diff, its winter /rainy season in india now so gu...

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thank you for your advice, i shall follow the same, as you said when he screams we try to shut him up and i guess its working on the wrong side ..

thanks again

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thank you ash, mine is okay with coming onto my finger anytime, he goes to anyone from my finger when i put him there ( he doesnt go to anyone directly or willingly so i lift him and transfer to my daughter who loves that tingling feeling when his claws scratch). thankfully he is not averse to comin...

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same way discovered that mittu likes cherries - throws the pulp out and plays with the hard seed for hours together

amusing to see that fellow drop the seed on the floor and go dancing all around it as if it was a prey

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very cute and nice to know he knows so many words, how old is he ? my alexandrine is only 9 months old, he calls my daughters name by whistling and in voice also , says how are you and hello (talk) - but the prob is that he "talks" if you can call that talking only when i hold him and rub ...

dholari

For a 9 week old bird you could try soaked (4 hrs) chick pea, they love it , additionally you can try boiled veggies (they eat very less but nevertheless you could try) , in case of chick pea you can break it into smaller pieces so that they can digest it easily.. good luck

dholari

Hi Everyone,

Lots of views but no one has given any reply , please please give me some suggestions.

Thank you in advance

dholari

Hi, My alexandrine is now around 9-10 months old, he has been good until a month ago, the new problem is his high pitch screaming and shreiking /whistling - for no reason, sometimes i thought he wanted to be out of his small cage - took him out and left him free but no luck took him from the room an...

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Hi, if your bird is 4 weeks try soaked chana daal - soak it for around 3-4 hrs and feed by hand they just gulp it off like a machine - you can break each part into two for easy consumption for them - continue like this for another two to three weeks , later on you can try rice , pieces of vegetables...

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mine is around 6 months old and keeps biting but not too hard (thankfully) , he has increased the frequency of late with pinning the eyes to show he is angry - i read in our forums (thanks to the good souls around) that a clenched fist will not give a chance to bite - it really helped and if he is i...

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maybe he was a musician or a music lover in his earlier janam as we say in India.. but it was very interesting to hear that.. from my end mittu is just 6 months old and can only whistle my daughters name (smrithi) in a couple of different ways .. still trying to force words into his mouth (beak)

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Hi ellie, i dont know who barabara is becos she is a celebrity , but for newbies like me and others around you have been more than any barbara in giving out your practical advice with tons of patience .. you are no less a celebrity on this forum .. god bless you and your family(birds included) three...

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I was surprised to read this post, ellie, who has always given info , getting into a situation where she needed advice- great !! it shows how we as humans have to still learn to deal with a small birds needs. learning never stops and really appreciate ellie for coming out with problems which could b...

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getting onto the topic, is it normal to like sneeze once in a while ( cant call it sneeze - its like two small cluck clucks and the head moves to and fo )
otherwise no discharge no discomfort

i thought he was allergic to me and i was allergic to him

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i agree with ellie on this count, every sunday we go to my parents house 25 kms away and tag mittu along in a small cage, last sunday i tried to forcibly take him out of the bigger cage and he was not willing to come out (they are very possessive of their homes- ie cages) .. in the process he injure...

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went thru various posts and wikipedia, yes ellie you are right , its an alexandrine - reminds me of my principal at the convent named alexander and who used to terrify students :-) .. history has it that alexander when he invaded india loved this bird and got thousands of them exported to european c...

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even my experience has been quite ok, my daughter (8) was more afraid of the bird than the other way round, but now she has got the courage to offer her finger to step up and mittu goes on to the finger .. sometimes when they are not the moods they show it by fluffing the feathers and making that ag...

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Hi, I chanced on your post today and read every single one line by line, i have an alexandrine (which i was assuming to be an IRN till now ) , with your knowledge can you please clear a few doubts 1. how do you know if its a male or female (dna test ruled out becos we dont have that facility in the ...

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real cutie pie, keep posting pics

dholari

wow, didnt know about that , since you said it now, will try gathering more info.
this is the local variety what we get here in south india and so i assumed IRN.
more work to do now

i was assuming its a boy , you said "she" any particular reason ?

dholari

Hi everyone,

couldnt put up pictures on this forum due to various reasons, just put them on flickr and the link is below

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpaani/

thank you ...

dholari

Have you tried feeding them with a syringe ? also check the type of feeds , foods, etc this forum is rich in experiences , spend some time and you will find all the answers just be patient and dont scare them . they will start trusting you .. and btw when they move their heads up and down - it means...

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very cute .. i like the janey janey thing

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thanks for the reply, my second query is did they leave first two and last couple of feathers on the outside for the bird to slide down ?
thank you for the time

dholari

Hi Ellie,
I had pm 'd you and also requested for your advice on the clipping post of mine, request you to please have a look at it

thank you

dholari

yes you can, i used to give showers when the babies were around 4-5 weeks, i mean misting them with the spray bottle , be sure to put the bird cage in bright sunlight to dry him quick and fast . i used to towel them up and put them in sun - beware - never use a hair dryer to dry them quick - it cont...

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exactly the same prob, i face, even i have a "he"(almost 5 months - irn) whom i assume is a he ... he does bite but strangely not too hard , he tried to bite and warn that i can bite stronger than this - sometimes he makes hissing sounds and thats when i know he can bite "Hard".....

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Yesterday i lost one of the two irn's i own - the female one was lying dead at the bottom of the cage when i came back from work - i am still confused as to what led to the death - totally at loss - both seemed so happy and playful when i left them in the morning with food and water .. need some inp...

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Hi everyone again, I need a help on urgent basis, my female irn ( i guess female) has been acting a bit pricey, she doesnt want to come near to me, once i open the cage door she climbs over and flies off to perch on a curtain rod, whereas the male one comes to me, attacks me , bites me ( i guess its...

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Hi Silent h, Your observation is so interesting , hats off to you, In my case when i come home to feed my parrots (2) , the moment i come and they hear me, they go wild squeaking and shrieking and when i feed them i open the cage , the come out and eat like good kids , and after some eating they try...

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Hi, I have been making a ready meal out of cooked sweet potatoes, egg plant, carrot , beans etc which i cook in a cooker and mash them up, freeze them in the fridge and thaw it daily when i feed it ( in a microwave) , i had read in the recipe list that we can add up the vegetables as finely cut piec...

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very interesting updates in the past two days, thank you folks, i put up a slanting rod in the new cage and one rod diagonally, the slanting one has four 5 inch long steps (more like a ladder) they love it and keep fighting (yes again) to sit on the topmost step ...:-) , but not a serious fight of s...

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One small question again, my female IRN doesnt like me touching her and secondly when i try to approach her she spreads wings (like a parked aeroplane) - even when i feed her from far off - is this normal behaviour ? i got a special cage made almost 4 feet /2 feet ht/width , and now they dont fight ...

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thank you both of you, once again it was a great insight into the subject, I was giving a bit of pressure onto my grey cells and realised that we are not home almost 8 hrs and come what may atleast they have each other, dont mind them not socializing with me ( i was staunchly against having a winged...

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Thank you bruno and ellie, i dont think their poop smells, i was only complaining of the work involved in cleaning up the cage :-( , rest i am comfy , i did more than this for my daughter when she was small :-) .. back to good ol days .. my male one is getting agitated when he sees me or my daughter...

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how to add a pic, i got quota has been reached

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Thank you elli, it was very very informational.. my male fella ( i presume male becos he spreads his wings like a heart and is light coloured) has learnt to fly and wow it was all of a sudden , but strangely he seems to think that the wall will move and bangs into it , dont know how to teach him not...

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hi, i am not an expert but still went thru the stage you are going to go thru, you can hand feed them (with clean hands) try breaking chana daal into pieces after soaking them for 2-4 hrs , they will eat from your hands , go on that diet exclusively for 3-4 weeks , you can add up small bits of egg, ...

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fifty plus views but no answers to my queries, pls pls can someone answer my questions

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Thank you very much, the article was informative, can i have some answers for my questions ? reg poop, reg when they talk , when they get a ring on the neck etc ... i couldnt get any info on these questions

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Birds are lactose intolerant... they should not have dairy. Give them access to fresh water and keep this sparking clean. Dal sounds like a pretty limited diet (albeit tasty) and it is good you offer so much variety for them... read up on the foods you cannot give your birds (besides dairy). Thank ...

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Hi everyone, Firstly my intro, i am from India and very happy to be a parent of two IRN's ,Its been two weeks now with my darlings, had dug up into the internet and got many tips how to feed and handle these cuties... I picked them up from unorganised market (bird bazaar) - yes its like that in indi...

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