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Clare

Hello I haven't been on this site for a while since the death of one of my ringnecks, Percy, but I was recently given a new baby ringneck and just got an alexandrine yesterday. They have both been handraised and were obviously bonded with their previous owners, so I am having trouble getting them to...

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I like your names, I like futurama too.

I suspect the same thing. My bird that I suspect is male, dances and feeds my other bird who I think is female. I would think they would know. I hope so anyway

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Thanks Catschair

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Thanks for your posts. The birds are fine and vet checked. The nurofen tablets are covered in a sugar coating and that was all that was missing. I do look after the birds, keep them locked up and medication away. My parter was home - thats why they were out, and we don't know where the nurofen table...

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One of my IRNs may have eaten some nurofen. I woke up to find it with the pack in its claw and one tablet on the couch with the end missing. I can't find any info on the net about effects on birds. I overloaded it with water in the shower so it doesn't dehydrate. Any other thoughts on what to do? It...

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To view the second one take the t off the beginning and the is off the end

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I just read my original post and it has 'he' all through it. I guess cos we wanted male birds we refer to both our birds as he, but Percy definately shows female behaviours.

Clare

As far as I know Percy is Female and about 18 mths old. She does the head back, clucking thing for a pat - constantly!!! I think I will take her home each night Lauren. The school is alarmed so I am not worried about theft, but if there was a fire or somehow a snake I would be devastated. Plus I bet...

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I am a prep teacher and the class decided to get a pet, and chose a bird. I had all of the accessories and cage already and all I needed was the bird. After lots of searching around here for a hand raised bird with no luck I realised I could take one of my own. Which works out better for me, because...

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Miss Kaos there were crocs swimming the streets. But they are in the water ways up here anyway. We had snakes in the house and that was bad enough. The crocs were seen in new housing estates.

Good news for us today- insurance guy just came and everything will be replaced.

Clare

Not sure if anyone else does, but I live in Mackay, QLD and we have just had a flood. My birds were fine, they were nice and dry inside and spent most of the day sleeping. Here are some pics from my place. The bird cage you can see in one pic is a spare - I didn't have the birds outside. http://i186...

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I went out with my fiance to a nice restaurant last night and came home to find my laptop ruined, and two ringnecks sitting on it, both on one foot and holding a keyboard key it the other, chewing it! They chewed off most of the keys, then the little white bits that hold them on, and the rubber piec...

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I got a mini dachshund puppy called chip and he has been getting used to living with the birds. He goes under their cage and eats the scraps they throw down. http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x78/barry_4703/P1010787.jpg Percy is happy to play around on the floor with him. Chip chases Percy and when...

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This is Chip, my new mini dachie. He is very cute and playful. So far he has been good with the IRN's. I lock them in their cage when I am not in the room, and closely supervise when they are out, but so far so good. They are not really interested in each other. I have got Chip used to flapping wing...

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Does anyone know where to buy rescue remedy in Australia, particularly Brisbane? Would it be at a pet food store or health food. The web site doesn't list stockists.

Clare

My bird does the dance to everything!! Toys, perches, his ladder. He stands tall and puts the tops of his wings out and moves his head to each side of whatever he is dancing to, and pins his eyes. Sometimes he jumps towards whatever it is first.

Clare

I think I got very lucky with Petey. I had never owned a bird and didn't even know about hand raising. I just went and picked him out from a breeder for $25. I took him home and got him out and he was fine right from the beginning. He was probably just so terrified he didn't think to escape He would...

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Probably depends on where you live and the climate. I would worry about snakes here, but I choose to keep mine in my lounge room, becuase I spend most of my time at home in that room, and there is plenty of space for their big cages. I also choose not to lock mine up, so the lounge is safe and escap...

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Hi Adam I am also from Australia and have 2 ringnecks. I got them both when they were six months old. Petey, my first, came straight from an aviary and was never handled, other that having his wing clipped, and is a beautiful bird. He got out of his cage straight away and sat on my shoulder but seem...

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Thanks Melika, great tips/info. Your dachshund is gorgeous! I will post picks when I collect him in 2 weeks.

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You are right - tango is very cute! I can only guess at the sex of mine from their behaviour, but tango looks too young for that.

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I am getting a miniature dachshund and wondering if anyone has introduced a dachshund to their IRN's. I beleive they were originally bred to be a hunting animal so I guess he will be no good around birds. I went yesterday to see the puppy and at 4 weeks they are the same size as an IRN My IRN's roam...

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Mine go crazy for scissors! They are one of the only things Percy will leave me alone for. If I want him to go back to his cage I just take some scissors there. Only thing is they are so very dangerous, and i have to take them straight away. It is impossible to wrap pressies, sew or cut things here.

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Thats a great signature. When I looked this morning I had to scroll across to see it all, but now its on screen. Love all the pics.

Clare

I took Petey to the vet yesterday along with my other bird for a clipping. Petey is looking so much better. I got both wings clipped and when the thick feathers that had their sheaths still on got clipped they bled, so the vey pulled them. It wasn't the neatest job, but they both bit the vet and one...

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Petey is moulting at the moment but still hasn't regrown wing feathers from when he was clipped when I got him in June and tail feathers that were cut too. I am unsure about the shape of the new tail feathers, but don't know whether its just because they are the middle blue ones. http://i186.photobu...

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I won a flight suit in an online competition (at pethomes.com.au - all you have to do is put in your details) and received it last week. I have two 14 month old ringnecks and I can't get it on them at all. They won't stay still and won't stop biting it. I wouldn't get it unless you think you will be...

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Thanks for the advice. We completely scrubbed and disinfected it when we got it home and will do it again before a bird moves in. Thanks for the offer Julie, however we have to get one locally. After I got my first IRN, my boyfriend wanted one too and wanted blue, so i got one for him when i was on ...

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I just bought a nice big parrot cage second hand for only $60, in excellent condition, in the hope of getting an Alexandrine. But I have just thought about any diseases that could be spread. We have disinfected the cage. Does anyone know of parrot disease that can spread with the cage. I am not sure...

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What colour is he? I love the name Elwood for a blue IRN, just wish I had thought of it when I got my Blue.

I love the movie

I am so glad to hear you rescued him and he will have a loving home, and some toys.

Clare

I have two ringnecks both about 14/15 months (I am guessing) and one displays typical male behaviour all the time and the other female, with the trance dance for him and the head back clucking thing for her. Petey (green) always does his male dance to the cage, toys, perches etc, until last night wh...

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I just bought some for a prize for good students in my class at school. The kids were very excitied and can't wait to get them. What a shame. Lucky I haven't given them out yet.

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I have just come across a lady in the Whitsundays (nth QLD) who had Alex mutations on petlink. She has grey-green, green-blue, cinnamon, lutino, blue. I know she also sells ringnecks but I don't know whether her alexandrines are bred with them.

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How long do IRN's retain their feather sheaths on wing and tail feathers?

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I agree. Those birds are so cute. Don't delete them, just add new ones!

Your pictures look like art works, especially the ones of hane and tsume on the branches together.

Clare

Thanks for your quick reply. I hadn't thought to get my vet to consult with an avian vet so I will call one and do that. Moulting started 3 weeks ago, thats when he lost the feathers covering his wings, but only on one side. The deformed feathers are under that wing, but he wont let me touch them to...

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Here are the best pics I could get this morning. He looks terrible today. He has 2 flight feathers starting to grow but they are both deformed. I have an appointment with a vet, but there are no avian vets around. This is the wing that was clipped when I got him, and the area where his flight feathe...

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How long does it take for an IRN to regrow flight and tail feathers? It has been 5 months they havent grown back yet. Also one wing looks terrible. It appears that several feathers are growing from the same shaft and the nice green outside feathers are all gone. He is moulting but I think there may ...

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My IRNs LOVE a dry off with the hair dryer after their shower too. One even falls asleep.

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Does anyone know of a safe paint or varnish for birds? I have made a feeding stand out of pine and pieces of dowel but they stain very easily and are hard to clean. Is there anything safe I can use?

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One of my IRNs was playing on the floor and went quiet for a while. When I got over there I realised it was because he had found a gummy bear on the floor to eat. I took it straight away and cleaned most of the sticky stuff off his beak. My two live together and are friends but not super close. I lo...

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Will is very cute . . . does look a little worried though

I love the way that you are interacting with Elliot before bringing him home.

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Baby Jerry is so cute! How old is he/she?

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Thanks Angie, sounds like a good cause.

I went and clicked lots of times by going back on my browser. I hope they all counted

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I don't have a tee pee, that purple thing is an eggplant shaped food dish. It looked cute so I got it

I was going to buy one but my birds already have favourite sleeping positions - one sleeps on a calcium perch and the other on a circular rope swing.

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I keep my two in the lounge room and I stay up until 10:30 most nights, with the light on. One of my birds goes to bed (fav sleeping perch) at 8:30 every night on his own, the other goes to bed when the go lights off. I cover the cage and they wake up when we do, about 7:30am. If I forget to cover t...

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My IRN has a growth on his wing joint. The vet said there was not much that could be done because its on the joint. She said it may be cancer but didn't do any tests, just said to leave it be and come back before 'it gets to the size of a golf ball'. Its about doubled in size over the last 3 months(...

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I live in Central QLD and most breeders I have visited are retired or doing it as a hobby. There is a breeder here in CQ that breeds as a business in a place called Mount Morgan. At one time, and maybe even currently, it was the cheapest town to buy a house in Australia! 3 bedroom houses are on the ...

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Lovitts sent me a refund today and with it they sent lots of free stuff - cage cleaner, bird vitamins, mite and lice spray and parrot treats. About $30 worth of stuff, plus a $12 refund cheque. Plus, they sent it in a big yellow envelope which my birds went crazy over for half and hour, tearing in u...

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I came across lutino alexandrines on petlink and they just so happened to be where I live, in Mackay! But i was too late and they sold quick for this season. I haven't come across any blue in Aus, but I would love a blue alexandrine.

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Returned to the site with a new IRN and Alexandrine

My bird ate some nurofen

Percy is going to school

Mackay Flood

RIP Laptop

New puppy meeting the birds

My new puppy

Rescue Remedy

IRN and a dachshund?

Feather Problems - with pics

Second hand cages

Can IRNs tell each others sex?

Retained Feather Sheaths

How long to regrow wing and tail feathers?

Is there a safe paint/varnish for birds?

Gummy beak

Removing a wing