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They are high maintenance stubborn birds who need a lot of attention to keep them from going wild. no their not, their a stubborn independent bird that will come to you when it feels like it. not high maintenance. again, some will bite but not all, mine used to bite. i just kept putting my hand nea...

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forgot to add they are not high maintenance etc. my eldest decided to play chicken 2 months ago, spent 3 weeks in hospital, all i had time to do was change his food and water daily, and say hello in the mourning. he coped fine, came to me the moment i had a chance and didnt seem bothered at all by l...

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i had heard all the same stories about irn's but decided sod it and get one any way. 400mile round trip 18 months ago. when we got him he would scream, and yes it is loud. he did bite, and wouldnt come near me. the previous owners couldnt cope with him and dumped him in a small cage and left him the...

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i paid £50 for mine, with cage.

seen babies from breeders for just under £50, what area of the uk are you in?

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Ange, ive just logged out and tried to register, as soon as you click the i am over 13 link you get the error message. its a board problem, maybe from the twats who hacked it. the AOL issue is that the AOL web browser dosnt recognise/accept phpbb emails or cookies, but if you use ie, or firefox it w...

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are they UK based as well?

who do they use as their ISP?

AOL and phpbb dont mix with loads of errors.

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i know the feeling, and the updates are never simple are they.

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might be worth updating

http://www.phpbb.com/downloads/?sid=8f6 ... fe8453fd9f

now on version 3 released a few weeks ago.

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as the sql database is till intact all they seem to be doing is a redirect, also evident in the forum starts to load before being moved to the other sites. what version of phpbb are you running, and have you added the latest security patches. now they now they can do this site they will be back time...

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why no spicy foods?

irns love chillis, hang a raw chilli in the cage and watch them scoff the lot.

its a good natural wormer as well.

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Ryelle, i only paid £50 for Sky, had to travel a 400mile round trip though. i dont know a thing about his past, other then the previous owner didnt want him or spend anytime with him. that was September, now he is a pain in the arse and wont leave me alone, everything i have is his. its funny how wh...

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fruit and veg from off the list.

i found it works out cheaper then pellets/seed only.

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Lutino, i know what you mean about seeing the rat. i think anyone would be pi**ed off watching their flat mate playing with it, and not caring about how you feel. there is no point in beating yourself up with "what ifs" and "if only", it wasnt your fault, your flatmate had her pe...

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sorry to hear about Lutino, not a good way to go. lets be fair to the rat though, its not his fault. its reaction no was no different to an IRN's reaction to something it dosnt know, ie bite. the blame rests with the flatmate, if the rat was put away properly it wouldn't have happened. as to the com...

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i asked my local pet shop, the lady i spoke to breeds them. as he was being put in a bigger cage, her advice was to leave the mirror out and see how he went, if he screams/mopes/stops eating then give it back to him. we moved him to his new cage yesterday mourning and he hasnt had his mirror yet, wh...

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hi all, im after a bit of advice for a tiel. we have just adopted a 16year old tiel, his owner is to old and ill to look after him, and he has spent the last 5 weeks stuck in a cage on his own. i need to get him a bigger cage, the one he is in he barely has room to stretch his wings, and his nails n...

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hope you dont mind Julie, i wanted to see what it was so a i had quick play with your pic

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ive got a 400litre tank, with 100kilos sand, and half the local beach in. filters are pumping water round at just 1000litres an hour. fish are 5 silver dollars, average length from nose to tail is 6inches, 2 silver sharks about 7inches long, 2 plecs, a few tiger barbs, 3 albino corys, and 2 neon tet...

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mafa_loureiro, I'd heard the same stories here in the UK. i found one being sold cheaply as the owners didn't have time to look after him properly. when we got him, he would scream, bite, try to escape and was nasty. the previous owners were scared of him that was 6 months ago. now he steps up on co...

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has anyone in the UK tried the rosewoodpet products yet? m ive been using them for a few months for the sticks and corn cobs. yesterday we tried the chilli stick. its the usual 6inch long block of wood, but rather then seeds is has peppers, chillies, herbs and a few seeds. Sky devoured the lot in le...

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i do. watching Sky balancing on one leg holding a chicken leg bone in the other is funny. he looks like a cave man.

as to not eating meat in the wild prove it. Sky is quite happy to chase and eat flies and spiders. and most animals in the wild will eat whatever they can.

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i thought you were in Indonesia so couldnt see why you were so worried.

my fault i guess.

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how the hell was i to know where you are posting from?

i asked a question no need to get so uptight about it.

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would you stick food out for the other birds or is it because you have a ringneck? they are wild creatures at the end of the day, how do all the other irn's in the wild get their fruit and veg cleaned and cut up, and a nice bowl of fresh water? in captivity we should do our best to look after them, ...

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any admin with concerns about the conditions these birds are in, pm me, i might be able to help stop it.

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I must admit that confused me.

you have at the top bad foods, and list banana, but in the good food section you have banana.

i didnt think iceberg lettuce was good for parrots as its to much water?

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the way i did it with an untamed 14month old was when he bites carry on pushing your hand towards him, dont say anything, dont make a noise, dont react. your finger will hurt, lots, if he bites and wont let go, run your thumb down his beak. if you do it while he is on a wall, perch etc he has nowher...

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he seems healthy, appetite etc is as normal, i can see pin feathers coming through so everything is working as normal, it was just the amount of feathers he was losing at the time, but that seams to be slowing down now. as to a photo, i would love to, but the little sod has decided the camera is his...

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is that only 1 wing clipped?

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sky is about 17.5 months old and started moulting about 2 weeks ago, im aware this is normal for his age, but have a few more questions. 1) its the middle of winter, is that normal, or is it because he is indoors so timing isnt to important 2) he is looking scruffy, and in patches his feathers look ...

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no disrespect nil, yogurt contains milk protein, unless its soya based, for the last 9 years(since he was born) by son has been on a dairy free diet, i have the books from dietitians, recipes from most of the producers(obtain through the shops, or by phoning and asking) and all milk based yogurt con...

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if irn's cant digest lactose then yogurt must be a big no no. lactose is milk sugars, and is found in almost everything, but is in all dairy stuff, cheese, yogurt, cream, butter. as soya is bad for irn's i would forget the yogurt as there seem to be only 2 types on the market, soya based or milk bas...

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not trying to pick but are Avocado's poisonous to irns?

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when the start to bite, no speak, dont scream, dont do anything other then keep pushing your finger towards them, if they wont let go gently place your thumb on the top of their beak, it makes mine let go. keep at it for 10-15minutes at a time. it hurts but it does work. mine drew blood a few times,...

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many thanks Donna.

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hi all, i have a similar question.

my irn is about 16months old and is starting to lose some feathers. when he was flying a wing feather fell out and in the bottom of his cage has been a few more. im in the uk is it normal for this time of year or is it his age?

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cut the top and bottom of the pomegranate of spear it on to a hanging spike, and watch them climb all over it to eat it.

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only just spotted this. Nil are you talking about hemp seed? its the cannabis seed, in the uk(and most other places world wide) its used as fish bait, pet food and a few other uses. its iradiated before being sold so its "dead" for want of a better word. you might find the odd one that wil...

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mine does that same, his got a big, big, cage, and he sits at the top. only ever goes to the bottom half when he is trying to nick food off my plate.

inside measurements are, w 85cm, d 55cm, h 120cm. gives him room to jump, open his wings, and flap from side to side. spoilt little git really.

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sorry Asahel, i was going on the bit i could see.

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sorry, but ive got to ask.

Is that cage big enough?
it looks like a budgie cage.

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any food that is wet or soft gets chucked out the cage. ive tried, banana, plum, orange, mango, grape, kiwi, cabbage, spring greens, broccoli, cauli, carrots, swede, spuds, peppers, tomatoes and boiled egg. he will pick it up and chuck it out the bowl. ive tried a skewer to make a kebab and hung it ...

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i will give that a try. i was going to take all seed bits out and just leave fruit and veg in with him, giving him no choice.

i think part of the problem is the people who had him before just left him in the cage and almost forgot about him.

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many thanks, the bit i was worried about went back with horrible looking pink tint to it, this mourning it was its normal red colour.

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hi Bigchicken, we tried the rice milk, he didnt like it, so thats why he is on soya. trying to avoid dairy i find is fairly easy, but then ive been doing it for the last 8 years. we just avoid cheap nasty c**p as much as possible, burger, sausages, nuggets etc are only an occasional thing. chops, ch...

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thanks for the reply, just got a little worried there.

he's got plenty of chew toys, ropes, wood, apple wood branches leather straps and my fingers. he's also got a concrete perch he like tapping and dancing on.

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i had sky out the cage last night and noticed that the end of his beak(about the first 6mm) is a black colour with a pink tinge. the red bit above it looks like it has peeled off. is this normal? ive stuck a bit of rope in his cage as there was an area he could squeeze his head out of and now all he...

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no its(was) a red tailed hawk(American bird). she belonged to my brother in law, but he didnt know what he was doing and she died. shame he didnt try to find a site like this for info really.

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this is Sky, 14 months old. only had him for 2 weeks. think its a him as he has started displaying. only managed a few photos before he decided he wanted a go with the camera, now he only has to see a camera or a phone and thinks its a toy for him to eat. http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a87/aouten/...

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this is getting confusing http://www.skipio.com/Soyamus1.htm say soya is good

but http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/04yourpets.htm says its not so good.

think i will give soya a miss.

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