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by nil
Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:36 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Weaning Indian Ringneck
Replies: 23
Views: 32225

Re: Weaning Indian Ringneck

if he doesn't eat enough all the day, and he refuses to accept more food
you can try to give him a meal in the night, 10-12 pm
normally he will sleepy and accept a good meal.
by nil
Sat Nov 09, 2013 10:45 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Weaning Indian Ringneck
Replies: 23
Views: 32225

Re: Weaning Indian Ringneck

Until he begin to eat alone you must give him 4 meals a day. The bird must increase his weight.every day until he finaly weight 120 gr. A night meal with help him to take the remain food of the day. Maybe it is better to cover. outside the 3 sides of the.tank with a dark paper , he must live normall...
by nil
Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:29 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Weaning Indian Ringneck
Replies: 23
Views: 32225

Re: Weaning Indian Ringneck

it looks that the baby start his weaning stage, but he is young for this.
Try to give him 1 meal at the night, 2-3 hours after sleep,
normally in the middle of his sleep he accept the feeding.
Does the baby lives in a nest or something similar box or lives in a cage?
by nil
Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:19 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Weaning Indian Ringneck
Replies: 23
Views: 32225

Re: Weaning Indian Ringneck

4 times in a day is ok at this time
your baby must be around 120 gr, is he?
you must give him around 12-13 ml per meal.
the 10-12% of his weight.
by nil
Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:09 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Weaning Indian Ringneck
Replies: 23
Views: 32225

Re: Weaning Indian Ringneck

how old are he? and do you know his weight?
what do you feed him?
by nil
Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:15 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: green*blue
Replies: 7
Views: 1821

Re: green*blue

Hi Julie, how are you? i was out of forum for long time.
No, of coarse not brothers and sisters, i was mean green-blue*green-blue :wink:
by nil
Fri Jun 03, 2011 4:48 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: green*blue
Replies: 7
Views: 1821

Re: green*blue

thank you Ta Glenn!
by nil
Thu Jun 02, 2011 4:35 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: green*blue
Replies: 7
Views: 1821

Re: green*blue

thank you,
if 2 of these babies breed,will their babies be green,green-blue and blue?
Have i undestand right?
by nil
Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:26 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: green*blue
Replies: 7
Views: 1821

green*blue

hello
i have 3 pretty babies, now they are 2 months old.
Their mother is green and father blue but all the babies are green.
as i have read their color should be green-blue, do you know something about that?
by nil
Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:06 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Male or Female?
Replies: 5
Views: 1459

Re: Male or Female?

hi
he looks like a male!
probably you must wait until the next molting to see the rose ring and the white area bellow the beak, a year more.
if you hurry you can send feathers for dna sexing or take him to a vet for a surgical sexing :wink:
by nil
Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:24 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: New ringneck, completely untame
Replies: 13
Views: 3240

Re: New ringneck, completely untame

live with her 2-3 months and then begin a training all these months, she must live calm without any fear her cage with 1 or sides near a wall, like a corner of a room. she must sleep at least 9-10 hours every night at darkness and without noices she must eat well (seeds+fruits+vegetables+vitamins or...
by nil
Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:14 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: female ring neck dieing ?
Replies: 11
Views: 2494

Re: female ring neck dieing ?

.........are there any news for the bird?
by nil
Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:08 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: walnut tree
Replies: 3
Views: 1408

Re: walnut tree

thanks Zeke & Shane Fresh tree branches are very nice treat for the irns but i live in central so i cant find trees near me yesterday i discovered a walnut tree..... i have used for many years apricot trees with excellent results but i found in internet that apricot wood is not safe!! i dont kno...
by nil
Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:33 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: walnut tree
Replies: 3
Views: 1408

walnut tree

hi all

do you know if walnut branches are safe for chewing?
I am wondering because it has something like resin with enough strong flavour
by nil
Mon May 31, 2010 6:33 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: AviCalm, Featheriffic, AVIx Booster & AVIx Sunshine Factor
Replies: 5
Views: 2694

Re: AviCalm, Featheriffic, AVIx Booster & AVIx Sunshine Fact

hello sunshineusa Avixbooster and sunshine factor are made from avix, a branch of harrisons company http://avijan.com/osc_jan/catalog/index.php?cPath=21&osCsid=2efa8f35d610a0d92020037b1e4e012b http://www.harrisonsbirdfoods.com/products/avix.html avixbooster is made from red palm fruit and an edi...
by nil
Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:07 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Bitting fingernails
Replies: 2
Views: 904

Re: Bitting fingernails

if he hasnt any problem with his nails, it probably is psychomatic.
are you sure if he is feeding correctly (vitamins-calsium)?
try to keep him, as much you can busy, with new toys (shreding),foragings,company with you, etc
by nil
Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:12 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: peanuts?
Replies: 14
Views: 4221

Re: peanuts?

This is only a worry with peanuts in the shell. It's the shell that can have the 'mold'. the peanuts are growning in the ground so their shells curry a lot of bad microorganisms, like molds, coliforms, escherichia coli, bacilus cereus, listeria monocytogenes and many more, but it needs many of them...
by nil
Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:43 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: peanuts?
Replies: 14
Views: 4221

Re: peanuts?

hi asteri babi what is the best diet for parrots? i dont know surely and i think that nobody knows it. for many years i used a seed diet with fruits and vegetables but now i believe that the best is 60% pellets (like harrisons without preservatives and colourings) and 35% seeds, fruits and vegetable...
by nil
Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:20 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Interaction IRN with other species?
Replies: 3
Views: 1148

Re: Interaction IRN with other species?

please dont mix them
ringnecks must be alone in cage
by nil
Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:27 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: peanuts?
Replies: 14
Views: 4221

Re: peanuts?

peanuts are ok but are rich in fat so you must give only few of them in a day.
Also be careful because it is very common the present of aflatoxins and aspergilus sp. in peanuts and these are very dangerous.
open and check all the peanuts and use only these are fine without any bad spots or signs
by nil
Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:09 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: what size cage?
Replies: 8
Views: 12920

yes it looks nice
but as i see it has vertical bars and it is preferable to has even 2 sides with horizontal bars because your irn may climp easily on horizontal bars
by nil
Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:21 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: can a hand-reared tame male pair with a female?
Replies: 2
Views: 1043

thank you Jay
i hope so
by nil
Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:30 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: can a hand-reared tame male pair with a female?
Replies: 2
Views: 1043

can a hand-reared tame male pair with a female?

i have a behaviour problem with my lazaros, a 2 yrs old male indianringneck, hand-reared from at age of 2 weeks lazaros has a very strong relationship with me and prefer humans than birds it is nice to have this relation with my bird but this absolute necessity affraids me because i think this is no...
by nil
Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:03 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: what size cage?
Replies: 8
Views: 12920

your cage is small for a irn if your bird is always in,
if he flyes sometimes outside from his cage , maybe it is enough

i prefer a 32*20*55 in cage or bigger
by nil
Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:52 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: red mites
Replies: 1
Views: 1061

you need pesticide powder for the birds, cages and the outside area like this
http://www.24parrot.com/Blast-Off-Mite- ... 50g-P6190/
but if you have big problem withs mites this must be better
http://www.24parrot.com/ExMite-Easy-Mit ... tem-P6192/
by nil
Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:36 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Cat/Dog Pellets
Replies: 1
Views: 1013

hi omseth

in small quantities maybe are safe, but it is better to avoid them
by nil
Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:08 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: How do i pair my tame lazaros with an untame female?
Replies: 7
Views: 2255

hi all finally i take a female for Lazaros she is a yellow one I have her 5 months now, and 3 in the same cage with lazaros she was wild but now she is enough tame but i cant touch her or even move close her She has the same age with lazaros - 2 years old. when i put them together, lazaros no give m...
by nil
Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:54 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Food and house
Replies: 6
Views: 2041

i think with patience and time you will tame and learn him to eat fruits and vegetables.
try also with peppers, green,red and chillies.
have you any pics from your bird and his place?
by nil
Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:15 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Spider Problem.... weird but true!
Replies: 14
Views: 4015

glue traps may be useful ( traps for mouce), also a pyrethrin powder but are dengerous for the birds too,
some good advice http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-magazin ... -room.aspx
by nil
Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:57 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Food and house
Replies: 6
Views: 2041

hi Omnicromm fruits and vegetables are necessery in their diets. they must eat a lot of them everyday because only a seed diet gives a lot of fat and less of vitamins and trace metals. my birds eat various of them, like apple,pear,orange,banana,pomegranate,grape,appricot,peach,cucumber,carot, fresh ...
by nil
Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:10 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Sharp nails
Replies: 5
Views: 1739

it is very useful to have one sandy perche in his cage, this perch help to keep his nail trimmed
here you can find it http://www.24parrot.com/src/XMAS07/sess ... es-P4349a/
by nil
Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:05 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: weight
Replies: 6
Views: 1684

an adult irn is about 115 gr, but a 7 weeks old is sure less,i dont know how much
by nil
Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:23 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Peaches?
Replies: 2
Views: 1581

my irns dont like very much peach.
in summer i give them peaches with skin but only few times,
i dont know but i think this is safe.
Good washing is always necessary
by nil
Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:10 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Sneezing
Replies: 5
Views: 1538

he hasn't sneezed since

he is ok then, maybe something was in his nose, maybe a feather dust :)
by nil
Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:43 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Sneezing
Replies: 5
Views: 1538

are there something to irritate him, there?
if not, he may catches a cold.
A mutivitamin supplement in his drinking water, or in his fruits and vegetables is useful.
If sneeze continue i suggest to take him to a vet, maybe for an antibiotic.
Has he any other syptoms?
by nil
Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:30 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Handrearing Question
Replies: 4
Views: 1354

by nil
Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:27 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: new member with questions :)
Replies: 4
Views: 1548

tara i think you must try to learm more about irns and feather picking, internet is a easy way to do this First of all i think that a cage is necessary, not smaller than 40*60*60 cm with enough toys and treats. The cage is better to put near a wall in a place of your house with no much noise Irn mus...
by nil
Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:11 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: learning to eat
Replies: 6
Views: 2106

it depends from the bird but usual at three months.
the better and more safe way to see if he feeding ok is to weight him.
if you find that he looses weight or stays the same for a few days you must increase the handfeeding otherwise is ok
by nil
Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:51 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: My lonely boy
Replies: 4
Views: 1306

If hes not pestering me for attention and its all quiet, hes usually in the box with Lola. He will spend atleast 15 minutes in there with her about 2 or 3 times a day. I just hope he's doing enough for her! When she comes out to stretch and poop, she makes a mad dash to the food, takes a beakfull a...
by nil
Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:13 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: happy hatchday to my big 2 year old Amazon
Replies: 3
Views: 1913

happy many returns amazon.
i wait pics from the party
what is his present amazonite?
by nil
Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:13 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: My lonely boy
Replies: 4
Views: 1306

how long is jibby with lola Lauren?
Is this their first time?
Jibby likes so much confused with this new for him situation.
Does jibby go into nest and feed lola?
I am curious what will he do when babies arrive
by nil
Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:35 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: learning to eat
Replies: 6
Views: 2106

hi Tyeman if your baby dont eat food himself, one feed per day with syringe is inadequate. You must bring down the number of handfeeds as your baby begin to eat. For tthe weaning stage, i have seen that the most useful foods are fresh or frozen corn on the cob and millet sprays. I hang them on cage,...
by nil
Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:55 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: new member with questions :)
Replies: 4
Views: 1548

hi tara, and welcome here there are many reasons for a bird to feather picking. in this article you may see more for this http://www.birdcareco.com/English/Arts/Health%20arts/Feather/Vet/Vet.html but your bird is very young for feather picking, it is not usual at that age. And he is not only feather...
by nil
Sat Sep 20, 2008 2:45 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Serious problem.....
Replies: 7
Views: 2027

I have find that millet spay and fresh (or frozen) corn on the cob are the best foods for the weaning stage ( at least for my birds). I hang them in cage, so the bird plays and starts to eat them. Can you try with seeds like sunflower, peanuts? .S. This bird also has a SERIOUS chewing problem! I hav...
by nil
Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:41 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: hello vegans!
Replies: 37
Views: 9637

As far as I know, a vegetarian diet is much healthier, from articles and tv shows i've seen, but I'm not in it for health reasons. i am sure that a vegan diet is healthier than meat but I'm not in it for health reasons, too When I was little my parents use to force me to eat meat. I guess they thou...
by nil
Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:00 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: They are here at last!!!!
Replies: 45
Views: 11463

what lovely babies :)
my congrats pinkdevil
by nil
Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:57 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: guess who is going to be parents?????
Replies: 8
Views: 1937

nice family pinkdevil!
i wish soon with babies.... :)
by nil
Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:20 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: hello vegans!
Replies: 37
Views: 9637

lets keep it as a 'vegetarians in the group post' Not a moral argument. i agree with you dan, how many years are you vegeterian, are you vegan? you may be healthy now but it can cause alot of problems down the track. Animals create amino acids that our body does not make however these amino acids a...
by nil
Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:33 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Parasites - Toxoplasmosis
Replies: 6
Views: 1688

We actually asked the obstetrician about this the last time my wife was pregnant. Cats are evidently the only animals who shed the toxoplasmosis in their feces. Birds can catch it but they don't transmit it. i know the same as jim says. also my wife was recently pregnant and the doctor affraid us b...
by nil
Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:41 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: balance problem???
Replies: 9
Views: 2540

everything looks ok
you have a healthy baby :)