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Tyeman

lol that was my first stop i have come to the conclusion that the wild life span is the same as the captive (20-30) but in captivitY they have been recorded at upto 50 years old

Tyeman

does anyone know the life span of a wild irn im doing a report on them google wont give mt the answer lol

Tyeman

hmm well thats good to know dont think they were mites then i haven't noticed anything on the birds and they looked more like miniature ants of some sort. i was just looking up the ivomectin and apparently you can only get that through vets over here in Australia as it is a controlled substance.. I ...

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i clean the play area once a week i think the moisture from the water bowl on the wood made the mould ive never seen the bugs before but i would love to know if they are mites or just some other insect that likes the wood, so yes i think it does matter.

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has any one got any pics of mites? I was cleaning the play area today and under the paper that the water bowls sits on there was some sort of mould and a few miniature ant type things they were yellow ish or see through i think.. none of the pics for mites on google seem to match so if anyone has so...

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have you tried the anti plucking spray

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InTheAir are yours both boys? How long have they been together? do you have problembs with aggression during breeding season?

Tyeman

ahh right yea i get ya

Tyeman

I want Abbi to gradually reduce the distance that he sits from the bird, to help him get in closer, to help Heisenbird accept him closer. He cannot currently get close enough to pass the bird a treat directly without upsetting the bird. yes but i was just wondering if inching the treat closer to ab...

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just a thought would it be more effective to move the treat closer inch by inch or yourself closer inch by inch?

Tyeman

hmmm yes well i would have to disagree with that like i said it would only work if the bird had its wings clipped and even then there is no need for cornering the bird it can simply walk away straight away or when it gets bored of biting and thats when the positive reinforcement comes in. no force a...

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Abbi, That sounds like a bit of improvement. Have you found anymore favourite foods? my guys can be pretty fickle, they love one thing for a few days then decide to scorn it :lol: Clicker training can be very effective, I haven't tried it myself. I caution anyone against using any form flooding to ...

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congrats!!!

but don't get to excited my males do the female display, so not sure if females do the male one as-well but that's something to consider

Tyeman

does he have wings? seeing as you dont seem to want to get close to him you could try clicker training... and just do basic targeting with a stick if he understands it and enjoys the interaction enough he should get excited enough to target onto your shoulder(if he has wings)... though he doesn't so...

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The theory behind grabbing the bird and holding it is here: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness yea i can see where they are going with that theory but you could say the same thing about wing clipping... i should have worded it differently by picking him up i didnt mean just grab hi...

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Tyeman ~I really would recommend against flooding. It's clear to see the bird is in a cage too small in an extremely vulnerable location. He's scared and it will do no good to scare him further. At this point the very least he needs is to be raised so his high perch is at least 5 feet from the floo...

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seeing as its a young hand tamed bird if it still isnt coming round to you by now i would recomend using the sock over hand method and just pick him up and let him realise you mean no harm... The longer he goes without contact the harder its going to be to ever get him back to tame... dont be afraid...

Tyeman

not sure i dont really count i just know im cleaning up like twice as much as usual

Tyeman

probably... its been pretty hot over here in qld lately and ive been having to clean the play area allot more than usual

Tyeman

thats a good idea with the crumbles

Tyeman

impossible to sex but i would deffs say allot older than 6 months going on beak colour

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ellieelectrons wrote:Jute is generally fine but as MissK said there could be a problem with the dye.

Ellie.

yea you want to go with fully untreated... u can always send an email to the manufacturer to find out

Tyeman

dont forget your happy voice.. and confidence those 2 always help along with eye contact

Tyeman

what formula are you using

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my guys pretty much live on the play gyms i would deffs go for number 2 looks to me like it would actually be easier to clean and hang toys off i clean my ones with a knife and just scrape the mess of then vacuum it up with number one their is metal you would have to scrub also and there looks to be...

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random question...

Does hotter weather make birdies poop more?

Tyeman

how old is it

Tyeman

I'm a great supporter of chicken wire but the mesh is too large l might find something in the hardware stores, all l have to do is nail it onto the wooden window frame. then l can have the window wide open all year! I would only do that to one window the landlord might kick up a dickens of a row if...

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well im in qld and mine just finished a massive full molt still a few flight feathers coming out every now and then so not quiet finished but the main part is over...

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i dont think thats a good thing maybe he has saw legs.....I Know some birds like to play on their back but im not sure about sleeping

Tyeman

ohh sounds like a lucky event AJPeter....

ringneck yea i had a few neighborhood people looking at me like i was crazy to lol... Was dervi's wings clipped that time in the canyon... because thats one thing to remember sometime even when wings are clipped the wind can be enough ...

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Thanks all for the valuable input, much appreciated! The breeder was here today, and his take on this is that when Coco left the nest he needed feet to do so. He must have broken both feet and legs as the older birds "welcomed" him into the group after he left the nest. Coco is doing bett...

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yep ive only got a small unit no stairs unfortunately.. But i do have the other guy coming on command when im out of sight the one that got away inst quiet their yet though... I think ill get one of those stick on shower perches find the highest spot in the unit to put it and starting teaching them ...

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if you hold a perch or something under his feet does he have the perching reflex if so i would keep working on this put sticks and stuf in his cage or whateva he is kept in and hold him up several times a day to kinda teach him how to perch if you know what i mean... But if its really bad ...looks l...

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So one of my guys went for a field trip this morning.. I havent jumped fences like that since the last time i was running from the police.... My recall training didnt seem to help much the tree that he ended up in (after flying through the trees of about 5 high fenced back yards with dogs that i was...

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We saw hundreds of rainbow lorikeets flying into the dark in a panic when the public fireworks display started near their roosting tree last night. funny you say that i once witnessed a weird occurrence of many dead rainbow lori's all over the streets after fireworks at a festival thing...Not sure ...

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AJPeter wrote:Nice article on cages MissK but is it really safe to buy a used cage? The previous tenant may have died of some rampamt virus.
AJPeter

Yea i think if i did buy a used one i would give it a thorough spray with disinfectant before letting my birds anywhere near it..

Tyeman

thnx guys Hi Tyeman, looks like where are on the same boat :D . I found this really massive cage for really great prize. It is from petco and it costs around 200$ but this cage is really large. It has a play top on top and you can remove the seed guards. Here is the link:http://www.petco.com/product...

Tyeman

anyone had any good experience's buy massive cages online like ebay and such.. they seem allot cheaper but not sure wether to risk it..

Or anyone know where the best place to buy a massive cage in brisvegas is...

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good idea thnx

Tyeman

ahhh genius... thnx

Tyeman

yep they understand that its a window no crashes so far... They love the natural light seems to make them allot hapier compared to my last residence wich was not very well lit.. Yeah im trying to make a bamboo wall along the back fence before they had wings they used to play around in the garden the...

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Haha, his girlfriend! :lol: Dudes LOVES these kinds of balls, but it does worry me that his intentions are to destroy the plastic frame to get at the metal ball, which as you know is not really a ball as such but a bit of metal floded into a rough ball shape. I'm sure these can cause damage to tong...

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Brendadup...... And anybody else plz recommend me some good treats ..... Magical treats .... Like he wud get hypnotizedand cum towards me and take it from my hand! Lol for my clicker training i use raisins chopped up peanuts, almonds and big peicies of fruit/veg as a final big reward.. But as you a...

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lol

Fair enough makes sense,,, There was a few feral colonies starting to move in over here in western Australia years ago i think..but they were eradicated..

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MissK wrote:You'll need to keep your IRN out of Jersey too, unless they've changed the law. I hear mutterings of it changing, but no confirmation yet.

you guys have laws against owning irn's over their...Why's that?

Tyeman

thought so thnx

Tyeman

so a little birde broke a wing feather flying around the house must have clipped something but its broken at the base so im just wondering can this cause problem's or will the tip just come out with the next moult

Tyeman

I bought a tame irn with hacked wings aswell because i didnt have a proper inspection it also had a big scab that the vet had to stitch up from hitting the floor to hard like you described so be carefull.... I ended up plucking just enough feathers so he could fly because i couldnt bare to leave him...

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