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LOL!

Busey told them to "get ready for beddie byes"!

Xenobia

LOL. They just keep on going, don't they? Busey is up to: Hi Shake hands What? Good bird Pretty bird Are you a good birdie? Very good bird C'mere Kiss Give him kiss Give her kiss Gimmee kiss Thank you Wow! Oh! Huh? Do you need a time out? Get ready for beddie byes BEDDIE BYES! Night night good birdi...

Xenobia

I've heard IRNs with lots of different clarity levels in thier talking. Busey says somethings REALLY clear, but other things sound kinda jumbled. Some IRNs will only be able to be understood by their owners. I think just keep on talking to him and he'll get better at it. When Busey learned to say &q...

Xenobia

Okay everyone. I'm an illustrator on a stock site and sometimes I search the other stuff on the site. Look what I found yesterday! http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1052193/2/istockphoto_1052193_rose_ringed_parakeet_nestlings.jpg OMG! SOOOOOOO CUUUUUTE!!! They look like they're smil...

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Ringnecks like shiny things. Busey kisses/talks to mirrors, the screws in his playstand, the window - anything shiny and reflective. A few times a day he'll get up in the mirror and do his "dance" for it. I honestly think that they're just very vain birds! As long as your birdie still gets plenty of...

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I don't mean to sound rude, but what is a "decent size cage"? You stated that you can pick it up, which lends me to believe it may be too small. Busey's cage is 4x3 and I can't imagine ever picking it up to get him to fly into it! IRNs really need a cage that's at least 3 foot by 2 foot. Bare minimu...

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I agree with the ignoring thing. Busey likes to get up next to me and yell for my attention. When he does it I completely ignore him. As soon as he makes a nice noise I lavish him with attention. So... now he's learned that if a few yells don't work to remember to say "pretty bird" or laugh at me an...

Xenobia

Busey started talking around 8 months and just said a few things. He's about a year and a half old now and is STILL learning new things! The newest are: Good kitty Get ready for beddie byes Will you be good? Are you a good bird? Nite nite good birdie. So, he's actually learning longer phrases as he ...

Xenobia

I LOVE WILLIE NELSON!!!!!

And I'm glad that I'm not the only one who named my bird (Gary Busey) after an eccentric human!

Xenobia

Well, I finally got some video where the lighting isn't terrible! Here is Busey talking! If you listen, you'll hear him say: Step up Kiss What Hi Will you be good? Pretty Bird Are you a good bird Hi Kitty Thank you Get ready for beddie byes Nite nite good birdie Shake hands Good bird Gimme kiss Good...

Xenobia

Busey is now the proud owner of a microchip!

He had his annual checkup today and the vet said he's sexier than ever!
(I love my vet!)
He weighs 110 grams and the vet says he's the picture of perfect health.

So, in case anyone was wondering - YES IRNs can be microchipped!

Xenobia

Hi!
Mom of a former "duck butt" here!

The tails grow back when they moult. Busey now has a pretty tail. Everything will be fine.

Busey's tail was all broken off from him jumping and playing hard. His 1 year moult brought it all back!

Xenobia

OMG!
Busey JUST started laughing on Saturday!
And when he laughed, we laughed, and it just escalated from there.

Xenobia

Another "dancing" video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gueIUK8qJ8

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So... anyone have THIS problem? Busey likes to bite. And it's not that annoyed nip you get sometimes when you ask him to step up and he doesn't want to, it's more like an EATING bite. He'll just fly up and walk up to my arm and lick it and then bite it. Like it's the best food in the world. At first...

Xenobia

OMG! That was awsome.
Everytime they said "Gimme kiss" Busey would kiss the screen!

Xenobia

AWWWWWWW!
That is the cutest thing EVER!
He's so helpful!

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I guess I should save my money, huh?

Xenobia

Wow, I haven't been on here in awhile! Everyone's birds are looking so good! But Busey will be heartbroken to find out Datsun's a boy. Here are the latest pics of Busey - as you can see, he actually DOES have a tail now! I think it was just a matter of getting used to that whole "landing" thing. htt...

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Busey has the bell.
He MUST punish the bell!

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He turns one year old on April 24th!
Awww, it's almost his birthday!

Xenobia

Hey Tom! Play with and handle that new baby a LOT in front of your not-so-tame IRN and see if he starts to want to get in on the action. I know that Busey ALWAYS wants what you have and ALWAYS wants attention if he sees the cat getting some, so maybe that will help with getting your guy more used to...

Xenobia

Hello!
I'm your neighbor about 5 hours to the east in Reno!

Beautiful beautiful birdies!

Xenobia

Dear Mikaela, I TOTALLY understand what you were talking about with Baby all of a sudden just starting talking a LOT! In the past two weeks Busey has learned: "Shake Hands" "Gimme kiss" Kiss noises "WOW" "Thank you" "Step up" and various other things that I'm not quite sure what they are yet. Man, w...

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Red? Wait... I guess Busey is okay with red because that's the color of my hair! (Ah! I can't get a pic to load tonight. ) LOL And as far as the tail goes... Busey had NO tail for awhile because he'd jump off things and break the feathers. Then it grew back. Now he's broken it again! I think the you...

Xenobia

You description sounds just like Busey's dance!
He's a DNA sexed male.
Go check out the video section for his dancing video!
Oh, and a whole TON of other awesome videos as well!

Xenobia

AWWWWWWWWW!

An eclectus is our next flock addition. Whenever we get that house we want...

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Look at that big gorgeous boy!

Busey's molting too now, but I didn't think to keep the feathers. that's a good idea - you can make crafts with them!

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The lady on the teevee SCARES me!

LOL. Very nice place!

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What breeder in GA?
I got Busey from Brightwood in GA & it would be cool if your girl was related to him!

Xenobia

OMG! Busey just learned to say "shake hands"! When you stick your finger out to him and say shake hands, he does. So... I'm watching him on his playstand and he's holding out his claw to nothing and then really clearly he just goes "shake hands". YAY! Now if I could figure out what the other things ...

Xenobia

LOL!

You're not alone!

It's hard for me to get out of the parrot store without spending at least $50.

Xenobia

My vet told me that it's okay for ringnecks to eat SOME seed. They are rather active birds and it doesn't tend to cause obesity in them as much as in other species. They just should be on a pellet diet as a staple and get plenty of dark green, orange and yellow vegetables. Sweet potatoes, chard, mus...

Xenobia

Busey's cage has "curtains" that we shut when he goes to bed so we don't wake him up with lights, etc. And also for a little warmth. We put him on his cage when it's bedtime and shut the curtains on three sides. He puts himself to bed after grooming a bit and then we go and shut the cage door and th...

Xenobia

I FINALLY got some video of the Businator! And yes, I did even get him doing the dance! If you'll notice, his tail has actually started growing back in. But, of course, he has a messed up feather on his wing now. *sigh* Will my bird ever be ALL THE WAY pretty? If you listen, you can hear him wolf wh...

Xenobia

Well, IRNs eat just about anything.

I've heard tomatoes aren't really good for parrots because of the high acidic content. BUT they're not DANGEROUS for them - I'd assume just give your birdie tomatoes as an occasional treat.

Xenobia

I feel your pain!

Busey's tail feathers all broke off from him being so rough playing and he had "duck butt" for the longest time.
They DO grow back!

He finally looks almost like an IRN is supposed to again!

Xenobia

There's a vet doing research on how pet parrots are kept and she has a survey online for bird owners. http://intercom.virginia.edu/SurveySuite/Surveys/Birdowners/index2.html It was kinda fun to fill out. BUT she doesn't have IRNs on the list! How unfair! Everyone go and give her some IRN love!

Xenobia

Hello! I'm not sure about changing the name if she knows herself by the other. As far as time spent with your IRN goes: We have about an hour with Busey in the morning, getting ready for work. We come come for lunch and have about 45 minutes with him. Then, after work, he's with us all evening until...

Xenobia

Well - he doesn't have a mirror in his cage... Three WHOLE WALLS of our condo are mirrors! He likes having his playstand up against the mirror wall. But he can also see US and the rest of the room in the mirror, so I'm pretty sure he knows it not another bird. Just some clarification - no mirrors IN...

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What's everyone's opinions of letting your IRN play in front of mirrors? Busey LOOOVES the mirror and will kiss it and groom himself in front of it, but I worry that he'll get too vain. I also don't want him to think it's another bir that he can never actually reach. Anyone have any advice on the va...

Xenobia

Busey started dancing at about 5 months.
I personally think it's about the cutest thing ever!
Gotta try to get a video.

Xenobia

Yep - that's what Busey says now! He'll be 10 months old on the 24th and he has learned his first words! I'm so proud of him! He's not totally clear yet, so sometimes it sounds like "gooood brrrrrr", but at other times it's crystal clear. The other day he bit Rick and then told himself he was a "Goo...

Xenobia

Wow!
That is one gorgeous bird!

Xenobia

Thanks guys!
I'll have Giftmas pics up soon. He got lots of toys!

And I assure you, his cage is nice & big - when he's actually IN it!
LOL
He lost his tail entirely OUTSIDE of the cage.
Because jumping off things is the most fun ever.

Xenobia

LOL - the guy at our local parrot store told me the same thing when I was looking to get an IRN. But it was too late. Actually, I got into IRNs when I saw a "FREE Indian Ringneck" in the newspaper. My partner and I had decided that we had the time/money to add a bird to our lives and were looking fo...

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Nope - the seed is NOT enough! (And a lot of pet stores have NO clue about parrot diets!) Seed is very fatty, and while IRNs can have seed in their diets, it should not be ONLY seed! My vet said that seed is actually good for them in limited amounts, but they should be on a high quality pelleted die...

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This is the best pic I've gotten of him! http://xenobia.com/busey-good-web.jpg Here's his favorite game lately. (yes, he has "duck butt" from breaking off his tail feathers playing rough.) He sits in his food dish on top of his cage. Then he tries to lift the dish out of the holder while he's IN it!...

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Okay - what are some fun games/tricks that you have taught your IRN? I've seen Archimedes putting coins in the dish and Kai getting his treat bowl. Thanks to the videos of Baby, Busey has learned "Gimme 5"! he was so confused about that one at first. He also knows how to give kisses and likes to pla...

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I do believe Busey is practicing his talking! Over the past week, he's been making all kinds of interesting new noises in a voice that sounds like the talking IRNs I've heard here. No words just yet, but he's making sounds that sound like phrases and the inflections we use when we talk to him. My tr...

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Busey does the dance!!!!!!

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