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- Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:51 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Mewing irn
- Replies: 1
- Views: 637
Re: Mewing irn
Hey, I have a baby IRN who is now 9 weeks old. I have been hand-feeding him since he was 2 weeks old. All his feathers are grown up well and he could fly with ease. His tail needs to grow a bit like the older ones. He now steps up on command but don't know what step down means and never leaves my fi...
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:45 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Is my baby happy?! Concerned
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1112
Re: Is my baby happy?! Concerned
Tobiloh, Hey I have a 8 week old baby Ringneck as well. I have named him JoJo. A fully flighted bird who literally flies everywhere around my house, but he loves to cuddle and sleeps in my pillow with me. A bit potty-trained as well (After seeing him not poop on me or my dad, haha) How old is your b...
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:41 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: When to start weaning a baby IRN ?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 819
When to start weaning a baby IRN ?
Hey, I have got a baby Indian Ringneck, JoJo who is now on his 6th week(born approx. on 1st week of March'2013). He is a very healthy little fella and a very vocal companion. He has also kinda learnt not to poop on me when he sits on my laps or when he plays with me( Very clever birdie) I have been ...
- Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:35 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Does he seem to like it or am I forcing him ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1317
Re: Does he seem to like it or am I forcing him ?
Thank You MisSk and Ellie - You guys have helped me a lot for me to come to this level ! Much Appreciated
- Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:33 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Does he seem to like it or am I forcing him ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1317
Re: Does he seem to like it or am I forcing him ?
Hi Subodh, Thanks so much for your reply ! I have been hand-feeding Mike over a month and he mostly accepts only sunflower seeds and slices of apple ! Sometimes he eats a bit of banana as well. What I do here is I hold the food on the edge of the fingers so that he recognizes his favorite treat on m...
- Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:15 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Does he seem to like it or am I forcing him ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1317
Does he seem to like it or am I forcing him ?
Hey, I got my new feathered friend, "Mike "four months back and now he is nearing his first birthday in April. He is a Male IRN who wasn't hand tamed when I bought him from a local breeder. Now he accepts food through the cage bars, food from my hands. In my attempts to tame him, I approac...
- Wed Dec 26, 2012 2:07 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: How to touch/tame an IRN which accepts food from hands ?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 630
How to touch/tame an IRN which accepts food from hands ?
Hey Everyone, My 8 months old, male IRN Mike is with me for the past couple of months. Initially, he was a very very scared bird who rushes to the corner of the cage if I am approaching the cage. My mind ran out of ideas and was helpless. Then,I joined this forum 8) to overcome those hard days where...
- Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:10 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Towel the IRN and pat him - Bad method of taming ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1002
Re: Towel the IRN and pat him - Bad method of taming ?
Thank You so much Ellie for spending time to answer my queries and for the vivid answers ! I will give a look into the DVD's and the article on Toys to get me closer with my feathered friend. He is 8 months old as of now and I think I can follow the methods you suggested and don't have to pull a rab...
- Mon Dec 10, 2012 2:03 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: got new IRN, plz hlp
- Replies: 3
- Views: 987
Re: got new IRN, plz hlp
Hey. Welcome to the Forum,Makk ! We all know how difficult the first few days were as a first time bird owner. I will share my experience so that you will know about the mindset of the bird. Since she is been moved to a new place, climbing up the cage, hanging up side-down or circling around the cag...
- Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:44 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Towel the IRN and pat him - Bad method of taming ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1002
Towel the IRN and pat him - Bad method of taming ?
Hey Everyone, I have got a 6 month old male ring neck a month ago from a local breeder. I have been feeding him through the cage bars with a wooden stick for a month till now as he very rarely accepts food from my hand. When the cage doors are open, he loves to come out and spend some time out. I ha...
- Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:37 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Hi :) New Member and his New Indian Ring Neck
- Replies: 1
- Views: 856
Hi :) New Member and his New Indian Ring Neck
Big Hi to Everyone, My name is Sujith and I am new to this forum. I just bought a 6 month old Indian Ring Neck from a local breeder.I read the story of Alex, the African grey parrot and its death a week back and got really moved. I have never owned a parrot before because I wasn't aware how good com...