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by Briony
Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:11 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Thoughts and advice on splitting up a pair of IRNs
Replies: 0
Views: 684

Thoughts and advice on splitting up a pair of IRNs

Hi everyone, Its been a long time since i have posted. I have 2 IRNs, a tame male and a not so tame female, both i have had since they were 8 and 12 weeks old respectivley, they will be 5 at the end of this year. The last year i have had to keep them in seperate cages as my male can be a bit aggress...
by Briony
Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:49 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Feather Mites
Replies: 1
Views: 1128

Feather Mites

Hey everyone hows it going? just wondering if anyone here knows much about feather mites? i think my nibbler has them, he is in moult at the moment (and very cranky i mite add) and he has like black marks on his feathers, espescially his tail it almost looks like someone has gotten black shoe polish...
by Briony
Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:14 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Silverfish in house
Replies: 4
Views: 1600

Silverfish in house

hey everyone hows it going?

ive discovered i have a silver fish problem in my house and was wondering if anyone had any pet friendly ways to get rid of them?


thanks :)
by Briony
Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:47 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: How do you stop your birds from waking you up at 5am..
Replies: 1
Views: 894

How do you stop your birds from waking you up at 5am..

hey everyone..

the sun is rising sooner and so are my birds, ive tried darkening the room, covering the cages etc but to no avail, so what do you guys do to stop your birds making a racket at the wee little hours?


thanks
by Briony
Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:03 pm
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: My Nibbler boy
Replies: 3
Views: 2363

thats soo true, hey i also have a vid of my female lori u guys might like
by Briony
Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:08 pm
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: My Nibbler boy
Replies: 3
Views: 2363

My Nibbler boy

here is a vid of my boy nibbler, the clicking noise is my cam focusing

u can hear him say weeeeeeee and what u doin but he can say more than that :)


http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 ... ure001.flv


hope you like
by Briony
Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:58 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: IRN Anatomy
Replies: 6
Views: 2447

Hi Jim, the sweeling appears to have gone done and she is eating fine and being fairly normal, i am still going to keep a close eye on her though. she has been biting a lot more but i think this may be due to it beng the breedingseason, though she wont step on your finger (she will just bite it) she...
by Briony
Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:23 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: IRN Anatomy
Replies: 6
Views: 2447

Thanks Jim

does it sound normal that ones a bit bigger than the other like ours get sometimes?

she had a bit of a accident with a pear clip last night so im just wondering if she couldve irritated it or something
by Briony
Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:10 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: IRN Anatomy
Replies: 6
Views: 2447

IRN Anatomy

Does any one on here know much about the anatomy of ringnecks and i guess birds in general?

THe reason i ask is ruski has like two glands either side of her lower mandible and one seems a little bigger than the other.

going to take her to the vet just wondering what you guys think :)


thanks
by Briony
Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:28 pm
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: My new babies
Replies: 15
Views: 4226

Hey PD

they are soooooo cute:)
by Briony
Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:56 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Almost Tame
Replies: 4
Views: 1616

sounds like a lacewing to me
by Briony
Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:01 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Almost Tame
Replies: 4
Views: 1616

We cant really help you with what type he is untill you post a picture :)
by Briony
Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:53 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Just curious
Replies: 3
Views: 1286

as far as i know he is a normal green

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 ... re2040.jpg
by Briony
Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:10 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Just curious
Replies: 3
Views: 1286

Just curious

what would happen if my nibbler turns out to be a boy as i suspect and he breeds with my green lacewing hen?
by Briony
Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:19 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Please HELP! Im new to this!
Replies: 5
Views: 1501

Hey Lauren, Nibbler makes the same sound you are saying the meow sounding one when he does his dances....

keep up informed with what happens being they are both tame and all

Briony
by Briony
Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:16 pm
Forum: Ringneck Stories
Topic: Where'd she go???
Replies: 5
Views: 2607

OMG!!!! thats sooo funny
by Briony
Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:43 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Keeping Rainbow Lorikeets
Replies: 8
Views: 2877

20 years... wow I read 7 to 9 oh well I brought scratchy home last nite and she is slowly settling in. She is 3 to 4 years old and is a girl ( she as been laying eggs) She isn't tame but im still undecieded what to do, she didn't try to bite me when I was trying to get her out of the traveling wood ...
by Briony
Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:37 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Keeping Rainbow Lorikeets
Replies: 8
Views: 2877

I wouldn't leave them unsupervised, especially as ill have a very young budgie to tame as we'll.

Was cookie tame or did you have to tame him?

Did you have him clipped?

How long do they live?

Thanks
by Briony
Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:17 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Keeping Rainbow Lorikeets
Replies: 8
Views: 2877

Keeping Rainbow Lorikeets

Hey guys i know a few on here have loris as pets and it looks like this weekend if not the next ill be bringing home a rainbow lori thats an unwanted pet. i know they eat necter and fruit and they have really runny poos hahah but what i want to know is how big of a cage i should have for it, how eas...
by Briony
Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:25 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: random green feather on blue IRN PICS
Replies: 9
Views: 2505

i think (dont quote me and please tell me if im wrong) that green irns are all split for blue...... i may be worng if i am someone please tell me :)
by Briony
Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:20 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Being really bitey..
Replies: 7
Views: 2228

yeah he is still a babe in arms usually he will only try ti bite when im getting him out of his cage, and if im quick its like he forgets to try. occasionally he will bite me on the nose and its straight back in the cage and covered up.... its like a mad house here atm they are all acting weird
by Briony
Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:47 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Being really bitey..
Replies: 7
Views: 2228

Im in Gladstone Queensland...... Nibbler would be coming up to his first birth day in september (going by what they told me when i bought him..
by Briony
Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:40 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Mojito 911 Please Help!
Replies: 15
Views: 3850

ive noticed that if i give my irns something red they will poo red......

with the beak thing ive noticed if my birds dont have shell grit for a few days they do this, they need the shell grit as it helps them digest the food in their crop (so im told)
by Briony
Sat Jul 26, 2008 11:01 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Being really bitey..
Replies: 7
Views: 2228

yeah tell me about it i have 4.............. and it seems as thought they are non stop from about 7 am till they go to bed
by Briony
Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:35 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: question
Replies: 5
Views: 2338

Hi Jamie, id only have jasper out under supervision espescially if she can fly about.

i usually try for an hour or more a day out of cage time for my birds
by Briony
Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:59 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Ringnecks and Alexandrines
Replies: 2
Views: 1479

Ringnecks and Alexandrines

just wondering how these guys would go in an aviry
thanks
by Briony
Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:32 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: IRNS, budgies, and Galahs
Replies: 1
Views: 1427

IRNS, budgies, and Galahs

Just wondering how ringnecks get along with budgies and galahs. any one had any experiance? thanks
by Briony
Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:44 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: any budgie ppl on here?
Replies: 4
Views: 1921

my budgies eggs have just hatched (well im assumimg going by the tweeting thats coming from the nest box)


im soooo excited as im going to keep one as a tame pet :):)
by Briony
Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:10 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: any budgie ppl on here?
Replies: 4
Views: 1921

any budgie ppl on here?

just wondering if theres anyone on here that breeds budgies?
by Briony
Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:56 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Being really bitey..
Replies: 7
Views: 2228

Being really bitey..

the last few days nibbler has been doing more than his fair share of biting and making a racket, could this be because of the changing in weather?

thanks
by Briony
Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:52 am
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Ruski being clucky..i think
Replies: 1
Views: 1878

Ruski being clucky..i think

here is a vid of ruski, she will only let you do this when she is in her cage... weird

enjoy

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 ... CF0047.flv
by Briony
Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:45 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: question for the breeders
Replies: 8
Views: 1978

powders a cutey, howd you go with the vet?
by Briony
Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:42 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: what is ruski?
Replies: 1
Views: 818

what is ruski?

just wondering if you guys can identify what sort of colour mutation she is?
thanks


http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 ... ic8002.jpg
by Briony
Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:22 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Inquiring Minds want to know!
Replies: 11
Views: 3010

Wow He is goreous :):):)

careful i mite come over there and steal him heehee


i hope my nibbler looks that spunky :)
by Briony
Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:18 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: does it happen?
Replies: 6
Views: 1500

could this also be why my female is clucking and why nibbler is lunging and biting my boyfriend?
by Briony
Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:15 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: its over
Replies: 115
Views: 22941

i hope u fnd her leo *hugs

and i wouldnve punched him as well, cruelty to animals is something i wont tolerate

good luck :)
by Briony
Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:01 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Is KuKoo - Male or Female- Please help
Replies: 4
Views: 1510

how old is s/he?

looks way to young to be showing a ring yet as the ring (if its male) wont come out till its about 2 years old :)
by Briony
Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:13 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: pellets or seed?
Replies: 8
Views: 2496

i give my birds seed mainly and they get vedgies and fruit also and they seem to be fine :)
by Briony
Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: He keeps scrapping his beak
Replies: 8
Views: 2410

mine do it as well, i think its normal, just an irn trait i guess
by Briony
Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:09 pm
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Need i say more? heehee
Replies: 7
Views: 3035

he can say hello and can sort of say good boy and what u doin... sort of.

i think he s a boy, but he is only 8-9 months old, just a feeling i have :) i know everyone will say he is too young and stuff, but its just a feeling i have :)
by Briony
Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:55 pm
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Need i say more? heehee
Replies: 7
Views: 3035

you guys should see him in the morning when its cuddle time before i go to work heehee or when, (excuse me for saying this) im getting ready 4 a shower and he wolf whistles at me LOL! or lol when i lean back and he lies / sits on my chest and i talk to him and rub his neck.... awww he is such a cuti...
by Briony
Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:09 am
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Need i say more? heehee
Replies: 7
Views: 3035

ususally he gets in my ear and trys to feed it
by Briony
Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:07 am
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Need i say more? heehee
Replies: 7
Views: 3035

Need i say more? heehee

excuse the camera handling, wasnt easy:)

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 ... CF0033.flv
by Briony
Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:28 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: untame Indian Ringneck - caught for winter. need advice
Replies: 56
Views: 14306

awwww he is a spunky boy
by Briony
Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:49 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: free DNA test for tango
Replies: 37
Views: 7192

i think tangos gorgeous no matter what s/he is :)
by Briony
Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:46 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Silly season already?
Replies: 5
Views: 1761

i think i speak for everyone when i say we DEMAND a video heehee
by Briony
Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:32 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Cupcake Moves Head In Front Of Mirror and seed comes up
Replies: 2
Views: 992

she is trying to feed her reflection as birds dont get it that it is her reflection and not another bird, dont wory, my NIbbler is doing that atm to my ear....
by Briony
Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:33 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Highly Strung? thats my Fry
Replies: 0
Views: 866

Highly Strung? thats my Fry

Hey guys, ive had fry since he was about 7 weeks old and now he would be around 6 months old and while he is tame and doesnt get handled all that much he is very highy strung.

he is heatly and eats well and like the others likes to pick on my Nibbler he is very jittery.. any sugestions?