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Sorry I don't know but just wanted to say I think that's great

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The babies I have seen are dark on the top part of the beak and the time it takes to turn completely orange/red varies

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Looks Cinnamon Blue to me, the flash shouldn't be used to get a true indication of colour because it does alter the appearance of the bird quite a bit in the pic

Beautiful birdy!

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Male Pallidino to me

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Sounds normal to me, during that stage I just increased the amount of offerings until they are eating enough of the other foods to start cutting feeds down again.

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Birds need time to settle in to a new environment, be patient! It may take even a few weeks until he is comfortable depending on how you are with him.

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You are right in saying any visual Lutinos will be female but you will need to DNA the greens. Females will be split to Blue and half the males will be split to blue and half split Blue and Lutino I believe...I am still learning genetics though so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

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If he is in long enough he will get wet, and especially if it is warm water. Our Ringnecks love going in a really warm shower and do so often that they do seem to have lost some of the oil from their feathers and look "soaked" quicker than they used to. Lucky they will forever be spoilt in...

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Hi, I am in Queensland and I use DNA Solutions. You can order the kits from their website and it's very easy to do yourself. I expressed posted the samples and had the results back via e-mail in just under a week

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Last post about Hazel, as it has taken me a few months now to be able to do this without bursting into tears but here goes... I went overseas to visit my sister in the June/July school holidays and while I was gone a simple mistake cost Hazel his life :( My daughters and husband made some bird toys ...

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Yes, it is common for them to double clutch, especially if the first lot have been removed for handraising

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I will PM you my name on FB rather than reveal it here :) And my pairs haven't got anything on yours! When I decided I wanted to breed them it wasn't because I was into the mutations but more just wanting to try handraising. My pairs are a grey/cinnamon cock with a blue hen, a pair of pastelblues an...

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Sounds like a good start, how is Berry going now?

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Wow, I am pretty sure they had a problem last year or the year before with thei rfood. Not good.

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Hello there! I have seen some of your bids on the IRN Mutations page on Facebook :) What beautiful birds you have! I have had pet IRN's for a few years but last year was the first time I tried breeding and handraising. It was a success and this year I am also hoping for a DF Violet from a new pair. ...

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So it's definitely not a cinnamon blue? Could be my computer colour settings because that's what it looks like to me lol

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At the end of the day it depends on the individual bird, I have 3 handraised males together and there are no problems. Also had a female for a little while in there and she did seem to pair up with 1 of them but we didn't have a box in ofcourse and she wasn't interested in mating but was willing to ...

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If she is happy then I say you are doing a good job

A bored and lonely IRN will most definitely let you know about it!

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They do go through a big moult so that is most likely all it is, however he should only look "shaggy" fo a couple of weeks so if it goes on longer than that I would be concerned. My boys looked HORRID and like nobody loved them during their last moult but came back more beautiful than ever...

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My first 2 males didn't get their rings until they were 3 years old. On the other hand, I have a 17 month old who has just had his ring come in his last moult. It varies but allow up to another 2 years to find out for sure or just get a DNA test done

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Hello, how old are they? And also, seeing as seed should only make up about 30% of their diet I would probably try offering more variety of fruit and vegetables

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Sometimes the term "hand raised" is thrown around a bit too loosely, they might have been hand fed but the breeder may not neccessarily have been taking the time to actually teach the bird to step up, and also maybe not spending quality time with it aside from feeding time. Not saying this...

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Very sorry for your loss

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How wonderful of you to give Tessa a home, wishing you and her all the best!

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IRN's certainly are characters and not a bird for the faint hearted! I hear so many people saying they do not make good pets because they can be aggressive but I call it "feisty" and I have to say that's what I love the most about them

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Oh no

I am so sorry for your loss. If I wasn't on the opposite side of the country I would give you one, although we all know a pet of any kind can never be replaced.

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Yep, sounds like you are doing the right thing. Baby steps and if you are patient enough I am sure you will be rewarded for your efforts

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Was this an aviary raised bird or handraised and allowed to turn wild?

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It is important they do not eat lettuce or avocado and as for the seed, as I have said in another post: by only changing the seed every couple of days it encourages the bird to eat all most/all of it instead of just picking out their fave (and not as healthy!) bits.

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I only give mine seed every second or third day, and fruit and veg everyday. I find by not keeping the seed always topped up it encourages them to eat all of it instead of their favourite bits, which ofcourse are the sunflower seeds and yes you are right, they are fatty so not good to have too many

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Thanks for the nice words everyone and I am so glad that there are others out there like me who will do anything they can to help a bird in need. Sometimes it just seems there are too many of the OTHER kind of people in the world:( Hazel is wonderful, he is obviously nowhere near as tame as Amber bu...

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My only bit to add is that I have heard you should leave the males wings and only clip the female as she is usually the more aggressive one and so it's better he has a better chance of escape from her IF she attacks him.

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Sounds like what my boys always do

So perhaps your "he/she" is a he and displaying for you?

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That's why I love IRNs :) Sounds like my boy (Mr.) Amber. At first he used to spend the most of the day out of his cage and only go in at night but the more confident he got the more destructive he got! Like yours, he loves the TV remote but only because he has a fetish for anything rubber so most b...

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I have, it was slow going though. I just let him take his time, I have had him for 3 years now and he has only just been stepping onto my hand to come out and go back in his cage in the last couple of months :) His story is in IRN stories - "Hazel's story" if you are interested so I gues i...

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Wow, they are awesome! Thanks for sharing, what perfect parents and obviously soulmates

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Are you sure he/she is scared and not just bluffing? They do go through a phase of that and it can last anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of months.

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I don't know a terrible lot about mutations but I am pretty sure that if they arn't split to anything else that anything you put them with would result mostly in greens because it is the dominant colour.

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That's awesome, they have such unique personalities as I am sure you are finding out

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Oh, and I forgot to add, definitely do NOT feed avocado or lettuce.

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I don't know about Alex's as I only have IRN's, Cockatiels and Lovebirds but fruit and veg is vital 2 the IRN. I am not saying what I do is the most correct thing as I know it's each to their own, but I will tell you what I give mine :) I only give a bit of seed every second day, it's just a parrot ...

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Thanks everyone :) Here is an update... When I seperated Amber from Hazel and Peaches (the Creamino hen) Amber got a massive case of the sulks. He was refusing to step up and come out of the cage when usually he wanted out ALL the time, so I would lift him out and instead of wandering around looking...

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UPDATE: I have found out from another site that my bird is a grey green. For anyone interested, an olive apparently has dark blue tail and flight feathers, grey green has yellow. So...any chance a grey green and a creamino will have other colour chicks besides green? I will be happy with green becau...

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Hi Ellie, Amber is not phased, he is such a mummys boy :) He refuses to even look twice at female ringnecks, when we fuss over the other 2 he seems to make a point of checking himself out in his mirror and preening himself as though to prove he is more beautiful lol I am not putting the nesting box ...

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Hello everyone, I would just like to share my bird Hazel's story with you because I am super proud of him! Hazel (yes a boy despite his name!) started off being sold in a local petshop as a hand-raised young bird. Unfortuately he was bought by a family member who shall remain nameless (married into ...

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HI, I am having a really hard time trying to find out what the difference is between a grey green and an olive ringneck. All the websites I have been to don't give enough of a description on the different colourings and even when I look at pics, my bird looks like the olives and the grey greens as w...

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Hello! I'm in North Queensland, Australia and have 2 boys, both green but 1 is olive. My bright green is just beautiful and very much a mummys boy. Has to be in on everything that happens, loves snuggling up under my neck when I'm laying down and having warm showers. My olive is not as affectionate ...

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