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by Fah
Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:26 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Anyone with photos of green lavender or pastel lavender
Replies: 4
Views: 1685

Re: Anyone with photos of green lavender or pastel lavender

Lavender is cinnamon voilet, so you want pics of:

Cinnamon Green Violet, and Cinnamon TurquoiseBlue Violet right? Just getting the terms sorted for myself heh.
by Fah
Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:50 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Ants!!!!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 1577

Re: Ants!!!!!!

I use 1 teaspoon of borax (levelish, not under however) and around 1/2 cup of honey. The sweet corn syrup also works. You will want to microwave the honey/syrup a little, not much, just enough to make it nice and liquid like. Then mix in the borax, let it cool. Now, since honey can get kinda thick a...
by Fah
Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:41 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Ants!!!!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 1577

Re: Ants!!!!!!

Oh yah ant rid is good too, a little more expensive for the larger infestations, but a very good product. It is exactly how the borax and honey routine works :D
by Fah
Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:18 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Ants!!!!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 1577

Re: Ants!!!!!!

Unfortuantely Ants are one of those things that are just nearly impossible to get rid of naturally, if not completely impossible. They are the hardiest, most highly evolved scavengers around heh, and they can put up with nearly any sort of abuse to their nests and such. Appart from commercial produc...
by Fah
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:20 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: update on tango, wierd thing happening now
Replies: 33
Views: 7242

Re: update on tango, wierd thing happening now

Here are some heads up for new readers wanting a quick adjustment as to whats going on. 1) Leo had a problem 2) We went through all the possibles, no luck 3) Blood test wont be done 4) Nothing more on these forums can be achieved for Leo 5) End of story and best luck to Leo in his endeavours. US, my...
by Fah
Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:47 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: update on tango, wierd thing happening now
Replies: 33
Views: 7242

Re: update on tango, wierd thing happening now

Leo, you have been in the center of controversy about your ability to keep birds before man, you seem to be a magnet for problems, hence why people can tend to be short with you (like myself in the past). Infact, I generally mull over your problems a few days before I even post, and often regret get...
by Fah
Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:56 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Help!!!!!! what color
Replies: 4
Views: 1795

Re: Help!!!!!! what color

Yup, looks like an Aussie Pallid Blue hen. :D

EDIT: The head seems to have a yellow hint to it, is that my eyes playing up or is it environmental (rubbing on a toy / perch etc)?

I could be seeing things... lol
by Fah
Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:54 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Eyes???
Replies: 2
Views: 823

Re: Eyes???

Just like julie said. The young have 'mouse eyes' so to speak, completely dark in their juvenile state. :D
by Fah
Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:06 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Wire thickness?
Replies: 2
Views: 1296

Re: Wire thickness?

Really wire thickness isnt an issue for the most part. Since the wire isnt going to be something that the bird is going to be perching on (well shouldnt be). It should just be for climbing over and strong enough to not break through. That being said, anything 1mm to 2mm should be fine (though 2mm is...
by Fah
Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:59 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: update on tango, wierd thing happening now
Replies: 33
Views: 7242

Re: update on tango, wierd thing happening now

Leo, you have done as much as you can I believe in regards to figuring out / canceling out this problem, and dragging it on seems relatively pointless since you yourself said your not getting any tests done... so what else is there to add to this cept more posts about it? Sorry if I came off blunt, ...
by Fah
Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:11 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: update on tango, wierd thing happening now
Replies: 33
Views: 7242

Re: update on tango, wierd thing happening now

There is such a thing as being overly paranoid. It can do just as much damage is not caring enough. I am not saying you MUST blood test your bird, what I am trying to say is you should, if you do not for whatever reason, keep an eye on it for it getting worse, but keep in mind quite a few people mig...
by Fah
Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:26 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: update on tango, wierd thing happening now
Replies: 33
Views: 7242

Re: update on tango, wierd thing happening now

Diet is fine then. Next step is sunlight. I am pretty sure you take your bird out now and then no? (hence harness). Are there any smokers in your house? (have heard from another situation a long time ago their bird had degenerative issues with their feathers from smokers). Again... doubtful though. ...
by Fah
Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:05 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: update on tango, wierd thing happening now
Replies: 33
Views: 7242

Re: update on tango, wierd thing happening now

Is this also coupled with some rather patch pale areas? I mean is there a distinct mix of shades of yellow in various parts of the body/wings other than the tail and flight feathers? The red in them is really quite minimal (i mean, the image is showing that it is capturing the pink in your hands, an...
by Fah
Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:02 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: update on tango, wierd thing happening now
Replies: 33
Views: 7242

Re: update on tango, wierd thing happening now

While I cant guarantee there is no alexandrine in the mix, I can guarantee you no hybrids have ever shown red where otherwise it never appeared on an Alexandrine so we can almost certainly rule that out. I chased this option up with two Australian breeders specialising with Hybrid Alexandrines (who ...
by Fah
Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:38 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Looking for pic of pallid-cinamon and ino-cinamon
Replies: 9
Views: 4774

Re: Looking for pic of pallid-cinamon and ino-cinamon

I can imagine, taking realistic life like pics of many IRN colours is nearly impossible on the best of days, and unless your a bit of a photographer at heart (to which I am certainly not), it is one heck of a task for the harder to capture colours like these.
by Fah
Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:34 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Looking for pic of pallid-cinamon and ino-cinamon
Replies: 9
Views: 4774

Re: Looking for pic of pallid-cinamon and ino-cinamon

Did you manage to get any pics of it fully feathered at all Costal? Good looking little fella.
by Fah
Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:28 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: update on tango, wierd thing happening now
Replies: 33
Views: 7242

Re: update on tango, wierd thing happening now

Certainly need pics.

Suffice to say, you have had this red feathering problem before in lutino's, so I am gathering there is a link somewhere (diet, whatever).
by Fah
Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:50 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Looking for pic of pallid-cinamon and ino-cinamon
Replies: 9
Views: 4774

Re: Looking for pic of pallid-cinamon and ino-cinamon

Heya Recio, If memory serves me well, Coastal-Birds was found to have a possible Cinnamon-Pallid crossover, but the photo's were taken down a fair while ago. It might pay well to PM them and get in touch. http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4457 I used to have t...
by Fah
Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:48 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Pallids, buttercup : HOW??? WHY???
Replies: 10
Views: 5267

Re: Pallids, buttercup : HOW??? WHY???

The only reason I was curious about your terminology is due to the fact I wasnt expecting a person so heavily involved in genetics to be using such an outdated and often misused name that is, in essence, a opportunity for confusion on a forum where people from all over the world meet, all of which h...
by Fah
Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:46 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Joining in the fun
Replies: 21
Views: 3185

Re: Joining in the fun

All albino's have a sheen, infact all birds in general have a sheen of colour. This is actually the natural oils etc the bird uses for preening.

Hence why lutino's can sometimes have a green sheen, and albino's a blueish one... its just the oils reflecting colour through the feathers.
by Fah
Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:58 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Pallids, buttercup : HOW??? WHY???
Replies: 10
Views: 5267

Re: Pallids, buttercup : HOW??? WHY???

Well, a few key questions/issues pop up. What do you term as buttercup as being? This is an old debunked name, and has been used extensively between two seperate mutations (combinations of as well) throughout the countries and regions. Pallid-ino (in the green series birds) has been referred to as B...
by Fah
Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:08 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Interaction with babies?
Replies: 8
Views: 1742

Re: Interaction with babies?

As long as you can keep him warm enough, you can interact with it as much as you want. Keeping in mind it does need to sleep a fair bit, but they often just fall asleep tucked under your shirt, or on your lap etc. The only problem with them in the handrearing ages is the food in their crop getting t...
by Fah
Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:05 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: What type of bird would you like?
Replies: 15
Views: 3181

Re: What type of bird would you like?

I had the privilage of raising/fostering a young wedge when I was 10yrs old in the Northern Territory. Was a bushfire victim, had badly singed feathers and blistered tallons. After around 6 months the little guy was pretty much all fit and ready to go out on his own again, but being a kid I was too ...
by Fah
Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:54 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Please help! Health question (budgie)
Replies: 5
Views: 1166

Re: Please help! Health question (budgie)

On an odd chance... maybe. Really you just find that sort of thing if they have eaten an apple, or other high water content fruits / veg. Its like feeding your bird a strawberry for the first time... you go into panic mode thinking they have blood in their poop heh. If your bird is alert, bubbly and...
by Fah
Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:48 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: bubs phots session!
Replies: 8
Views: 2072

Re: bubs phots session!

hehe Well I actually name every single bub I raise as well, its easier to remember them and its fun. I often give them very silly, generic terms, and recycle the names each year hehe :P It just depends on attitudes that surface. When it comes to worrying about getting too attached, try to remember t...
by Fah
Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:19 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Please help! Health question (budgie)
Replies: 5
Views: 1166

Re: Please help! Health question (budgie)

If you have not been feeding your little guy alot of water heavy fruits and veg recently, or changed its diet recently, I would take it down to the vet.

Running poops are caused by many things, none of which are diagnoseable over the forums :/
by Fah
Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:44 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Joining in the fun
Replies: 21
Views: 3185

Re: Joining in the fun

Woo grats mate :D
by Fah
Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:41 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Fertility Questions
Replies: 4
Views: 1140

Re: Fertility Questions

There has been a spate of thunderstorms around Australia, and you only need to combine the birds being spooked out of their nest for just a couple of hours on a really cold night to kill the eggs.

Could be a reason.
by Fah
Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:16 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: bubs phots session!
Replies: 8
Views: 2072

Re: bubs phots session!

Just GORGEOUS hehe, its amazing when you get several diff colours from a nest, just something special about it :D
by Fah
Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:09 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Tilting head bac n rotating it Like a figure 8 not displayin
Replies: 2
Views: 932

Re: Tilting head bac n rotating it Like a figure 8 not displayin

Maybe it just has that excited / happy feeling it gets when cuddle time is on? My little guy gets all worked up and starts doing his little 'cuddle' noises all on his own. My boy also used to do the neck thing alot when he was young, always fun guessing what sex things are lol, but yah, you could be...
by Fah
Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:30 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: 6 week old chick
Replies: 3
Views: 1160

Re: 6 week old chick

I forgot to mention a container of water in the brooder is required, especially with heating systems from lights. It can be a very dry environment, causing skin problems and growth issues can easily come from that. Its just to keep a normal level of humidity around. It needs to be safe from being pu...
by Fah
Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:03 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: 6 week old chick
Replies: 3
Views: 1160

Re: 6 week old chick

There is a stickied thread in regards to feeding routines on the forum. Best to handle the bub as much as possible around feed times (before, after, during etc) this gives interaction, but lets it rest when it needs it. They are generally very vibrant before feed times, so its a good period to get s...
by Fah
Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:34 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Help hand rearing - Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne, Australia
Replies: 3
Views: 923

Re: Help hand rearing - Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne, Australia

Fair enough :D

I do hope someone can lend a hand. I know all too well what hand raising when you cant afford to hand raise is like :/
by Fah
Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:34 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Help hand rearing - Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne, Australia
Replies: 3
Views: 923

Re: Help hand rearing - Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne, Australia

Was there any reason you have pulled them so early in the first place? You will find very few people familiar with raising birds that young.

Hopefully you can get some help. Best of luck :D
by Fah
Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:54 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Help with colour identification of my hen
Replies: 4
Views: 1628

Re: Help with colour identification of my hen

This thread is in two different sections... annoyingly enough. http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8221 But yeah... next to her blue partner in the pic... there is no visual reference to anything other than a blue hen... but your obviously seeing something the pics arent capt...
by Fah
Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:49 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Help. Colour identification of hen
Replies: 8
Views: 1915

Re: Help. Colour identification of hen

You might just have to work on your own efforts to check other blue hens in your area so you can compare live specimins. This is a good example of what we see not being what you see... in the pics its just a normal looking hen for the most part, but obviously not the case for you. Hopefully you can ...
by Fah
Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:23 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Tic-Tacs
Replies: 1
Views: 1112

Re: Tic-Tacs

Can a mod deal with this idiot? Its kind of obvious through several of their posts that they are just here to start problems. Click his profile, search his post history and you will see this guy is false. Dont waste your time arguing about what he is doing as that is all he seems to be here for. Thi...
by Fah
Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:16 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Broken Nail
Replies: 3
Views: 1094

Re: Broken Nail

They have a fair whack of nerv endings in their nails, like other animals, so I can see why it would be hurting. Vet trip would be required as its the best place for bacteria to enter (the only place on a bird thats in regular contact with their poop / food etc). cheshirecat79, either your a complet...
by Fah
Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:21 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: what do you think about it?
Replies: 3
Views: 1253

Re: what do you think about it?

I once changed hand raising food kinds during the rearing process around 3 weeks of age, some of the birds has a similar (though not as much) affect on their feathering throughout the body and I went oooh! One bub even had a yellow tip (beige ish) on its tail... All this grew out on the first moult....
by Fah
Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:14 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Help. Colour identification of hen
Replies: 8
Views: 1915

Re: Help. Colour identification of hen

Cant see anything other than a pair of blue birds from my opinion. What people often dont realise is there is a substantial difference between the colouring of the males and females as they get older through several of the mutations, blue is a good example of this. ie; the different shade the males ...
by Fah
Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:58 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Many many and really many pics of Sam! Boy or Girl?!?
Replies: 7
Views: 2053

Re: Many many and really many pics of Sam! Boy or Girl?!?

heh, not surprised your confused about it sexually, sexing ringnecks, despite common and regular topics / information about them, people seem to just love trying to ask the same question over and over lol.
by Fah
Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:55 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Is this something that males or females do?
Replies: 6
Views: 2046

Re: Is this something that males or females do?

There are plenty of issues and talks about rings, really the search is your friend.

The lighter green / blue hue is not an indication of a ring, neither is a slightly grey tinge, its quite common across green birds (and other mutations have similar rings) even in hens.
by Fah
Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:36 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: When to try again?
Replies: 12
Views: 2251

Smooth work TD :D
by Fah
Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:12 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Nest Box helping please
Replies: 3
Views: 1019

I personally leave mine in all year round, just incase they get scared / shocking weather etc.

It depends on how easy it is to manage things like bee's / other insects, and be prepared to clean them out just before and just after breeding seasons.
by Fah
Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:10 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Egg missing
Replies: 2
Views: 717

A mouse can easily remove eggs, and surprisingly large ones for their size too... amazing predators they can be. If there is not even a sign of egg shell in the smallest amount, I would say mice got it. If they know there is a source of food there, they will be back, so you may want to get some bait...
by Fah
Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:33 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: When to try again?
Replies: 12
Views: 2251

Well, there is no need to 'rest' her at all... I have had Indian Ringnecks pump out 5-6 young per cluch and double clutch at that, without problem... but one thing I have had experience from is they dont tend to go down again after a break.. they sorta go all or nothing during the months they have a...
by Fah
Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:17 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: When to try again?
Replies: 12
Views: 2251

I might have missed another post of yours, but why are you removing the eggs and box from the aviary?
by Fah
Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:15 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Pallid & PallidIno
Replies: 15
Views: 4374

It was bad terminology, but I am trying to make it comprehensible for the forum.. not just for a possibility of 5 or 6 people to understand on the forums... sometimes I guess its not always well done on my part. I honestly believe, at least here in Australia (as other implications can be seen betwee...
by Fah
Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:57 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Pallid & PallidIno
Replies: 15
Views: 4374

It depends on your version of commonly accepted genetics I guess... between the countries there are some remarkable developments in various mutations and genes in Indian Ringnecks. Ino is a sex linked gene but it is linked to pallid. We have put (not just me... those people I know that have bred sev...
by Fah
Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:59 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: How old should the babies be when I sell them?
Replies: 2
Views: 1345

Well in Queensland its illegal (not just a nono, but illegal) to sell young before they are self sufficient and weaned. Like Julie said, around 10 weeks is on average when you will be able to sell them. Really depending on how well you hand rear them, and how much attention you give them they will b...