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Mikaela

YOU NEED TO FIND THE BIRDS REAL HOME. THAT IS WHAT TAGGING IS FOR. Someone out there lost their bird and love it and want it back. Please, consider this. I wish I knew the website but there is a link you can go to and type in the birds tag info and it will tell you the history of the bird. Please, t...

Mikaela

India's mood has improved since her second wing clipping. Now, realizing she needs me when she gets in places she doesnt like to be (floor), she squacks for me to come help her. HUGE trust builder. Before, she had massive flight ablity... took off like a bald eagle. Now, she can only flutter safely ...

Mikaela

Never any punsihment? Then how are they to know what IS and IS NOT appropriate. When India is a bad girl and I put her in her cage, she knows whats going on. Only problem is, she clings to the door and makes cute baby sounds and I HAVE to let her back out. I don't know how well I am doing with her b...

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Hey Hun: India, my 10 week old IRN just had her wings clipped Wednesday. She had massive take off and flight, enough to easily break her neck if I didnt clip soon. This was her second clipping. She can barely flutter now, she is safer. You protected her. You did the right thing. She needs to be more...

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My comment... It is better to have a sweet, happy bird than one that is not well-behaved and has a 250 word vocabulary. Be thankful for what you have. When it comes to talking... no guarantee,. we knew this when we got an IRN.

Mikaela

I have a 10 wk old hen named India. Sweet girl and so fun to watch. She likes to be AT me but no touch. She will tolerate it for a stoke or two but then she has had enough. If I dont stop touching, she squacks and looks at me like "mom look, I really love you. I just dont like being touched... can y...

Mikaela

Every 15 minutes, every girls dream. I am lucky to get to go once a week. Damn fiber

Mikaela

Hey ya'll I have a kitty cat and she likes to hang on the side of the cage and watch my IRN. India (the IRN doesnt seem to mind it.) Should I allow them this 'bonding time' or not? The bird isnt scared of the kitty and when she gets tired of being stared at she bites at the kitty until she hops down...

Mikaela

Somehow I know this is a stupid question yet I doubt myself. I am having my 9 wk old IRN's wings clipped tomorrow. Will they grown back and need to be re-clipped? I think the answer is yes but I must ask. Thanks yall. She has full flight and is going to hurt herself. Besides, now she can just go awa...

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Mom2marty:

Sounds to me like he just doesnt care for them. My baby IRN (9 weeks old) is able to tear open peanuts and loves doing so. He may have a more sopisticated diet such as papaya, she loves that too.

Mikaela

Can you use the clicker for negative behavior instead, i.e. biting? Or only good behavior? Also, I would like to say I too have a 9 wk irn that has been handled very much but hates it. She likes to chill AT you but not on you. If she lets you touch her it is because she hasnt noticed you doing it ye...

Mikaela

My babies first words will be "shoulda gotta boy' hahaha. Mean lil hen!

She is now, at 5 months saying, "hey baby" but it comes out hey beepee.

Mikaela

Darn, now I am torn. My baby is usually out with me. She is in her cage maybe 10 hours a day TOPS! But I want a chatty baby. Hrm. Have to rethink some of this.

She would actually prefer to be in her cage more. She has lots of fun in there. Think I may pay her too much attention.

Mikaela

My 9 week old IRN, India is no bluffer. Touch her when she so not desires and you draw back a nub... even at 9 wks. Very sweet baby, just hates to be touched. She doesnt like touch ever but will sometimes tolerate it for maybe two or three strokes them BAM! enough is enough she says.

Mikaela

Day 3 and India is still in a bad mood. I am keeping her out of the cage but allowing her to go back in when she wants and leaving the door open. She lives in her food dish and is still refusing my hand feedings. I am going to miss feeding her, already do. She was sooooo cute when feeding hehe. I di...

Mikaela

That is my main concern. This hen is ruling the roost.

Mikaela

Thanks for the understanding. I think I am going to give her a day or so of no touch. Let her keep coming to me on her terms when out of the cage. On her terms when in her cage, being calm and soft with her.

The viciousnous was shocking. Hurt my feelings actually.

Mikaela

Look ya'll: God knows I love my bird but she is pushing my patience. She refused her hand feeding two days in a row and lives in her food dish. She has gotten VERY aggressive since. She use to step right up and come out of her cage like a proud peacock. Now, she bows down and lunges when I want to b...

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I have always wondered does this hurt her? Is that uncomfortable for her? Well, I don't have to worry about that anymore. When India gets hurt she makes an awful squack sound. One which I will never forget. Our youngest couldnt catch her lastnight so he lost his patience and grabbed her by her feet ...

Mikaela

I know Billy loves you and wants to be with you. You love and spend huge amounts of time with him or you wouldnt be here. See it like this, the boy loves his cage and that's a good thing! I have an 8 wk old IRN and she flies the coop to be with me but she is just a little needy baby. Your Billy is p...

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Having four boys, I thought my days of playing pick-up were over... ha! India is worse. I didn't put it together what she was doing until now. I am realizing, she has more sense than I give her credit for. I put her at the mentality of about a 2 yr old. Now, more like a 5 yr old because she knows ho...

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I know of many that have flown with their IRN's and all was well EXCEPT the bird was scared. Heck, even all of us are a little iffy about flying lol. I wouldn't put my baby through that unless it was best for the both of you. Should you decide it is, I would go for it if Baby is otherwise healthy. I...

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IRN's hate their cages covered. They are very sensitive and feel too isolated when covered. Don't cover the cage for a night. Bet you'll see a difference!

Mikaela

No, please never cover your IRN's cage. They are sensitive and feel too isolated.

Mikaela

Hey Ya'll

Tampa here. Small world huh.

Mikaela

Wow, I should consider myself lucky. My India can't get enough formula. She is a little piggy. She would eat 50 cc's a day if I let her despite the fact she spends alot of time playing in her food dish.

I need to learn what is enough at this age? 20 cc's a day? Less? If less, how much?

Mikaela

The slippery perch could absolutely be it! My 8 wk old IRN has a slippery perch to which she avoids because it causes her to fall forward or backwards when she relaxes and she has to catch herself. She now avoids that perch. Process of elimination. I would bet you she wanted to perch but kept her fo...

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Hun: I am far from a pro as a am a mother of an 8 week IRN. I got her a week ago. I can tell you this... although she flies or climbs from her cage to chill with me, she still shakes sometimes when I talk to her. She may be still a little scared of me or she may be so excited to see me. I can tell n...

Mikaela

Congrats on your 8 week old baby. My IRN is too 8 weeks old. She naps alot like a baby. She sleeps with her head and one foot tucked. Good luck. Does your baby make much noise yet? Does your baby keep one eye closed more often than the other? Mine keeps her left eye closed more often than the right....

Mikaela

Thank you for your advice. Boy, she sure is sweet BUT she lunges and bites and pulls away. She only allows slight touches when I have her on a stick. I walk around all day with a bird on a stick, have a lost my mind? hehe. My family thinks I have. The stick I carry her with around the house is about...

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Mikaela

My goodness: Thank you so much for all of your help. I am new to the board so it will take me some time to learn to navigate it. I just now saw your response. I will listen to EVERYTHING you said. I know, no gloves, but for a short time may I use a real thin golf glove to make myself less timid? Iii...

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I know, I know, no gloves! But India (8 weeks old) is a lunging hen that draws blood everytime. No matter how hard I try, I can't help but snatch my hand away. Please, someone tell me it is ok for a short time to use a very thin golf glove to begin handling her. I have been successful in teahing her...

Mikaela

Does eye pinning mean leaving one eye closed for a long time? My 8 wk old has had her left eye shut for over 12 hours now... WORRIED!

Mikaela

I am brand new to IRN's too but beg of you NEVER to stike them in any way. After all, we are working so hard to make them tame and friendly. They mimic us. We work day to day to get them TO TRUST US rather than to expect a newspaper wacking. My bird is only 8 weeks old and I can tell her No in a fir...

Mikaela

hehe... that is cute and coincidental. I got my 8 week old IRN the other day and I am kinda stuck on India. She responds well to the way I say it. with hi and lo sounds. I say good job on the name, especially if it is a boy!

Mikaela

You are right... this baby is only 8 weeks old. Thank god she can fly Ok but lands like a brick. To be honest, I don't see where her wings are even clipped. I got her last Sunday from a lady at a flea market booth. I had looked hi and lo for an IRN and couldnt find one, til the other day. Best part ...

Mikaela

That is SO true. I was able to teach my 8 week old IRN 'step up' in ONE DAY! It is less tramatic for both she and I to get her in and out of the cage. She is a mean little hen with an attitude but she has a sweet side that makes up for it. Grrr, really tired of sore fingers though.

Mikaela

Thank you Libby.... I am so in love. I am so scared that I am going to do something wrong. I need to relax and let India take me all in. I have taken that approach today and she has come to me alot! Flew from her cage to my desk to see me! Made me feel as if I must be doing *something* right. Now, f...

Mikaela

Hey ya'll: Concerned Mom here... India will not open her left eye. She has had it closed since she was taking a bath earlier. Could she have scrathed it? Am I over-reacting? Also, her feathers are trimmed but she can still get some pretty good flight (half across the room). She NEVER lands good. Alw...

Mikaela

Hey Ya'll! I am new to the board and new to birdies. After a tremendous amount of research, I decided on a IRN. I am thinking of the name India, what do ya'll think? Of Course you can't tell for sure if it is a boy or girl at 8 weeks but it is believed to be a girl. The breeder I got her from said s...

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Love new baby but baby doesnt love me :(