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by rocketrod67
Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:58 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Fighting baby IRNs
Replies: 1
Views: 808

Re: Fighting baby IRNs

I've mentioned previously that I hand raised a pair of IRNs when a cat got their parents before.... Anyway, they are fully feathered, about 7 months old (one green, one yellow) and they are living in an aviary outside my son's bedroom. Anyway, because I hand raised them, they are used to me but I d...
by rocketrod67
Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:48 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: I need help from anybody
Replies: 14
Views: 3778

He is pulling his own feathers out, and he looks mighty strange now with no tail feathers at all and barely any new ones coming through. I called the vet and she said he's either stressed, bored or has mites, so i'm treating him for mites, and i've added more toys to his cage in a hope to stop him,...
by rocketrod67
Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:36 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: I need help from anybody
Replies: 14
Views: 3778

Feather Plucking

To all of you out there who have these most beautiful, sociable and sometimes too loving birds I am at a loss as to why you would hurt your birds by pulling out their quills. My husband and i have now hand reared 4 ringnecks and own 2. These we have since 5 weeks old. Never have we had to pull quill...