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by Little Buttercup
Sat Oct 17, 2015 11:42 pm
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: A Thread For Budgie Fans
Replies: 168
Views: 112130

Re: A Thread For Budgie Fans

Hi Missk, So sad to hear about your beautiful budgies. Hope you feeling better by now. So did you get another companion for Frankie? I have'nt been here on this lovely forum in a long while and am trying to catch up with everything thats been going on here and all the new members too. Wishing you a ...
by Little Buttercup
Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:04 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Billie the wonder parrot part 4
Replies: 208
Views: 31021

Re: Billie the wonder parrot part 4

Aj, I got tons to read here, too many stories piling up and not getting the chance to read through. Hope your Billie is doing well and happy. :)

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:43 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: molossus
Replies: 9
Views: 4458

Re: molossus

I've also been looking for some posts that molussus wrote, then I came across this one. I simply don't understand what happened to all. Hope someone can shed some light on why has all his threads and answers have been deleted. No trace of him left here on this site. Don't think you will be able to P...
by Little Buttercup
Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:35 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Looking of help to estimate age of IRN
Replies: 5
Views: 2107

Re: Looking of help to estimate age of IRN

Hi, That looks more like a male to me, and definitely more than a year old. I think wait a little while and you will know for sure, if the ring comes out. At the moment my bird's ring is looking exactly like your one. And I believe it to be a male and over a year old. Even before that slight colour ...
by Little Buttercup
Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:07 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Guess Whatt!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 6909

Re: Guess Whatt!!!

Aaagh man, AJ! Come up with some better ideas for MissK. :roll: MissK, Anwaar is getting a wreath with a perch attached in the centre of it, and a cookie that I will hang on the wreath. Also I made a tiny table for him out of a small clothes dryer kind of thing that came with the oil heater I bought...
by Little Buttercup
Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:43 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Guess Whatt!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 6909

Re: Guess Whatt!!!

Hi Mary, Anwaar is clearly happy here with me, he does'nt bite me even, nor show any intention to bite. I know it would be very hard to give him up, he has become my life now. He loves riding around on my shoulder and kisses me on my cheek and silly me is still so scared when that beak comes close t...
by Little Buttercup
Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:19 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Guess Whatt!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 6909

Re: Guess Whatt!!!

Hi Mary, thanks for the advice, but its hard not to get attached to someone you love and are spend plenty of time with daily. If the owner does turn up, I am mentally prepared for it. Even though I take him to be my own now, I would still give him up should the owner turn up and really wants him bac...
by Little Buttercup
Thu Dec 04, 2014 9:34 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Guess Whatt!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 6909

Re: Guess Whatt!!!

Thanks Wessel for the name suggestion :) . But i'm settled down now with that name. Okay, now I understand why he pins his eyes only slightly, I thought at first maybe its because he very young so don't pin fully. I have'nt seen him upset yet. I started target training with him, he is doing well. St...
by Little Buttercup
Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:40 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Guess Whatt!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 6909

Re: Guess Whatt!!!

Thanks Melika, but you will have to congratulate me again after 1 year when I become the owner :) . I took him to the petshop when I went, he loves the car ride, even on our first car trip when I went to fetch him I noticed he is very much at ease in the car. At the petshop they said he is about a y...
by Little Buttercup
Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:57 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Guess Whatt!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 6909

Re: Guess Whatt!!!

Yes he never tried to bite me yet, but I just feel wary of him sitting there. Anyway the first time he jumped on, I grabbed a scarf and wrapped it around my head :lol: . Ayy i'm such a baby for being so scared. True I feel he is a heavenly gift, so i'm trying to find a name for him in another langua...
by Little Buttercup
Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:24 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Guess Whatt!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 6909

Guess Whatt!!!

Hey everyone! I can't believe it, i'm actually sitting here typing, with an Indian Ringneck sitting on my shoulder! Yes on my shoulder! Oh he such a cutie, what do I say :D Let me explain how I stumbled upon this baba. While browsing Parrotalert, I noticed a found green ringneck ad. So I called the ...
by Little Buttercup
Sat Jun 21, 2014 10:40 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Welcome Mr. Sinbad Silly Pants!
Replies: 109
Views: 54555

Re: Welcome Mr. Sinbad Silly Pants!

Oh Missk, finally you found what you wanted! Wellcome Sinbad and hope you love your new mama.

You make me feel jealous about you having 2 lovely birds!

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Thu May 08, 2014 10:18 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: In YOUR own oppinion
Replies: 18
Views: 5218

Re: In YOUR own oppinion

I don't really know which is the best colour, but I can tell you lutinos are lovely. I nearly bought a lutino about 2 years ago because I find them soo beautiful.

Donovan, you got a gorgeous bird there, Congratulations!

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:19 pm
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: Help MissK with HUMAN enrichment
Replies: 28
Views: 5626

Re: Help MissK with HUMAN enrichment

Good to hear things are getting better! You got some nice things for the Easter basket. If she can hold a phone or a pen then she will be able to do much to keep herself busy. Maybe you can get a book holder to put the magazine in while reading, then she don't get tired of holding it.

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:04 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Teaching Your Bird Survival Skills
Replies: 25
Views: 4629

Re: Teaching Your Bird Survival Skills

Another thing just came to mind now, a while ago I read in the newspaper about a lost budgie, someone found it and kept it in a cage and the budgie kept on repeating its street address. And it that way it was returned to its owner! So maybe those who have talking birds should teach them to say their...
by Little Buttercup
Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:36 am
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: Help MissK with HUMAN enrichment
Replies: 28
Views: 5626

Re: Help MissK with HUMAN enrichment

So sorry MissK, hard not to show sympathy! But What else can I offer. Skye offered quite a bit, but I see you say Mom can't hold a phone or book even to read. So some of the things suggested won't be of use to her. Best I feel would be if you can find someone willing to spend some time with your mom...
by Little Buttercup
Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:20 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: a bit about us and our bird
Replies: 28
Views: 4521

Re: a bit about us and our bird

Hi, welcome. So sorry about your loss. Wishing you all the best with Pennie!

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:15 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Teaching Your Bird Survival Skills
Replies: 25
Views: 4629

Re: Teaching Your Bird Survival Skills

Donovan, reading this thread of yours made the tears roll out of my eyes :cry: Hope Kiwi found a nice human! I have plenty tomatoes in my garden and the wild birds sit on them and eat it, they don't eat the plant though. They hardly leave any for me! Anyway I leave them, I can buy from the store. Su...
by Little Buttercup
Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:26 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: I drew his birdiness!
Replies: 41
Views: 7820

Re: I drew his birdiness!

What a great pic! Lovely drawing that is.

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:14 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Coco is very lonely
Replies: 3
Views: 1504

Re: Coco is very lonely

Thanks Missk, you put everything down so nicely, as you always do for us confused individuals! I have been thinking about it and really do think its best to get a cockatiel. Since I want another bird for Coco and not for myself. If its for myself I would definitely go for Ringnecks. And budgies woul...
by Little Buttercup
Wed Apr 02, 2014 12:14 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Coco is very lonely
Replies: 3
Views: 1504

Coco is very lonely

Hi there everyone! Coco needs a companion, she is very quiet at times, sits for hours in one spot, then again she will scream for ages. She does'nt play and only eats when I say 'eat' or when I sit next to her and eat my meal. When I stop eating then she also stops. I have been looking around for an...
by Little Buttercup
Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:28 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: New IRN owner, Need help really badly :(
Replies: 42
Views: 5962

Re: New IRN owner, Need help really badly :(

Maybe some more out of cage time, if thats possible for you. Or a bigger cage. So that he can stretch his wings.

Above you will see Donovan said its a fine size but make sure he is out of that cage as much as possible. So it shows that size is not good for the bird to stay in most of the time.

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Thu Mar 13, 2014 10:38 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: New IRN owner, Need help really badly :(
Replies: 42
Views: 5962

Re: New IRN owner, Need help really badly :(

I used to use Coco as a lure to get Kiwi into the cage. Before going in I would hand feed him till he is full so putting a treat in the cage would'nt have any effect. I even taught him how to fly around a corner and get into my bedroom while holding Coco in my hands. Seems like he was prepared to do...
by Little Buttercup
Thu Mar 13, 2014 10:31 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hi, from Kalyan, India
Replies: 7
Views: 1820

Re: Hi, from Kalyan, India

Hi and welcome here, Wishing you lots of luck with your Alexandrine babies. But please get a cage for them to spend time in and consider it as their home. Even though you won't be keeping them locked up in the cage all day.

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:18 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: how to improve my relation with my IRN
Replies: 21
Views: 2907

Re: how to improve my relation with my IRN

Lets put it like this: Is fasting a bird for 6 hours starving? After how many hours of fasting would it be considered starving? I really don't know the answer, someone more knowlegable, please answer. I only know to give them as much food as they want and they still take treats from my hand even if ...
by Little Buttercup
Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:10 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: New IRN owner, Need help really badly :(
Replies: 42
Views: 5962

Re: New IRN owner, Need help really badly :(

So nice to hear he had a nice time out. And went back in nicely. That cage don't have enough space for him to fly around. Good luck

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:05 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: IRNs in the "wild" and one Alexandrine
Replies: 12
Views: 3357

Re: IRNs in the "wild" and one Alexandrine

There must be 500 or more sitting on there!

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:23 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: New IRN owner, Need help really badly :(
Replies: 42
Views: 5962

Re: New IRN owner, Need help really badly :(

Hi and welcome. Is it possible that your cage is too small so he goes nuts when he wants to fly around but there is not enough space? He came from an aviary so is used to a large space. Whats the size of the cage?

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:14 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: IRNs in the "wild" and one Alexandrine
Replies: 12
Views: 3357

Re: IRNs in the "wild" and one Alexandrine

Right there in the middle. See the red patch on the wing

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:42 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: IRNs in the "wild" and one Alexandrine
Replies: 12
Views: 3357

Re: IRNs in the "wild" and one Alexandrine

Oh my!! That is just a very wonderful photo! How I wish to be in Ringneck Land and be surrounded by all those lovely birds!

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:37 pm
Forum: Alexandrine Parrot
Topic: MUTATION
Replies: 1
Views: 1680

Re: MUTATION

Ask this question in the breeding section of this forum. One of the breeders may answer you. But I don't think its possible to pair alexandrine to a ringneck.

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:14 pm
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Indian Ringneck Parrots In Love
Replies: 5
Views: 2829

Re: Indian Ringneck Parrots In Love

Lovely birds!

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:13 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: A thread for AJ and Billie about hormonal behaviour.
Replies: 221
Views: 42915

Re: A thread for AJ and Billie about hormonal behaviour.

5 pages!!! I can't keep up with this thread! Hope Billie stops with all those eggs and gets back to normal. I don't know much about egg laying.

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:05 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: The Taming of Aero
Replies: 34
Views: 6040

Re: The Taming of Aero

Hi Alpha, how's it going with Aero? I have'nt been here for a while and I see today no update of Aero's taming! I was looking forward to see your progress. Hope to hear from you.

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:56 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: My Yellow Ring neck not mating :(
Replies: 1
Views: 1179

Re: My Yellow Ring neck not mating :(

Hello, welcome. First learn everything and find out you breeding season then you can start breeding job. If you don't know anything then you can't breed your birds.

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:53 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: I need help you for my issue
Replies: 8
Views: 2762

Re: I need help you for my issue

The parrot in top picture with no black around the neck is girl and the parrot in bottom picture with black on the neck is boy. Why you want make it breeding? Just keep them 2 and play with them. When they want to breed then they will do it on their own. You can't make it breeding. Just give them fo...
by Little Buttercup
Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:36 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Thanks For the Add
Replies: 2
Views: 805

Re: Thanks For the Add

Hi and welcome to this forum. Hows it going with Jade, hope he has settled down now. You will have to re-train him.Try and get him to an avian vet for a check up.
Wishing you all the best with Jade.

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Sat Jan 18, 2014 7:49 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Louie my African Ringneck
Replies: 8
Views: 3990

Re: Louie my African Ringneck

Unbelievably cute and sweet...

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Sat Jan 18, 2014 7:16 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Should he be weened by now?
Replies: 39
Views: 10965

Re: Should he be weened by now?

Wishing you lots of luck!

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:06 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Kari!
Replies: 21
Views: 5776

Re: Kari!

I'll go with patience in this case. And wait for a surprise!

May 100% of us are wrong :lol:

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:09 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: My IRN likes to bite me
Replies: 30
Views: 4545

Re: My IRN likes to bite me

And you have to keep her busy to distract her from screaming. I know my birds will scream if they are feeling bored and will stop if I take their boredom away. Ash So you're teaching your birds that they get what they want by screaming? No, I am not teaching him to scream. I look at it this way, if...
by Little Buttercup
Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:25 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Kari!
Replies: 21
Views: 5776

Re: Kari!

Tiff, Here in South Africa in a town about 50 miles from me there's a garden centre with a bird section that regularly employ an avian vet to sort out the town's feathered issues. He sexes the birds by putting them to sleep and then push an endoscope at a precise point between the bird's wings. The...
by Little Buttercup
Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:19 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Lola the Ringless wonder
Replies: 6
Views: 2837

Re: Lola the Ringless wonder

I like the second and third pics, not the first one.

Kiwi's tongue feel so soft and warm, few times he gave my finger a lick before taking the treat:D

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:16 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: pooping rates
Replies: 5
Views: 1658

Re: pooping rates

Suppose in summer the bird is getting more fruit?

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:12 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Raw meat
Replies: 24
Views: 4852

Re: Raw meat

I could not buy halal, l do not agree with the way they are killed, l gave Billie some cooked chicken today and she went barmy bit me on my lip, she won't get chicken again for some time. So it no chicken tonight for her! AJPeter AJ, I made in-depth research in the commercial chicken killing indust...
by Little Buttercup
Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:27 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: A thread for AJ and Billie about hormonal behaviour.
Replies: 221
Views: 42915

Re: A thread for AJ and Billie about hormonal behaviour.

I really feel sorry for both of you. Thank goodness Coco layed only 2 eggs and stopped her weird behaviour after the second egg. I placed both eggs in a small cardboard box with a hole in the front, she went in a few times but wasn't interested in sitting on the eggs. It was lying in the box for qui...
by Little Buttercup
Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:13 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: My IRN likes to bite me
Replies: 30
Views: 4545

Re: My IRN likes to bite me

Birds are very switched on to body language. You can't blame a bird for biting you if you don't see the signs - "he's had enough scratches" for example. This only comes with experience and trial and error, expect a few bites along the way. Sometimes though, especially as you're not the in...
by Little Buttercup
Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:06 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: moody female - but it's not breeding season
Replies: 15
Views: 2932

Re: moody female - but it's not breeding season

InTheAir, not so! My female is an almost completely different personality between clipped/flighted. When flighted, she is more aggressive, less interested in interaction (seems to prefer sitting ontop her cage doing nothing to interacting), very disobedient (refusing to return to cage etc and flyin...
by Little Buttercup
Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:43 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hello from Bentley in Canada
Replies: 6
Views: 1420

Re: Hello from Bentley in Canada

Welcome, very nice of you to give Bentley a good home. And such lovely company with 9 cockatiels, and a large cage.

Keep up the good work, and you will be rewarded soon.

Ash
by Little Buttercup
Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:53 pm
Forum: Our Angels in Heaven: Rainbow Bridge
Topic: lost of Bluey
Replies: 11
Views: 4823

Re: lost of Bluey

Oh my, so upsetting to hear such news! He must've been such a lovely bird. I was following all your threads about training Bluey. Yes, it is our fault when such accidents happen, but we should try not to blame ourselves too much. I see it serves no purpose. The accident itself teaches us a lesson to...