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by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sat Jun 25, 2011 3:46 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: HE IS A BIG BY NOW AND ISNT VERY NICE ANYMORE =( HELP!
Replies: 8
Views: 1639

Re: HE IS A BIG BY NOW AND ISNT VERY NICE ANYMORE =( HELP!

thanks guys for all your advice and help. Things are not better they are worse, I have come to the very sad and unfortunate conclusion that I will need to rehome Asteri. If you know anyone in the brisbane area who would be able to deal with a tempermental indian ring neck such as mine and who could ...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri May 20, 2011 5:42 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: HE IS A BIG BY NOW AND ISNT VERY NICE ANYMORE =( HELP!
Replies: 8
Views: 1639

Re: HE IS A BIG BY NOW AND ISNT VERY NICE ANYMORE =( HELP!

thank you so much for the responses. glenn i dont know if i can put him outside he has always been an indoor bird :shock: I have tried tough love and he is disiplained daily he bad behaviour is always adressed, basically we have a two year old child in the body of a bird, he gets time out he get rew...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Thu May 19, 2011 5:39 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: HE IS A BIG BY NOW AND ISNT VERY NICE ANYMORE =( HELP!
Replies: 8
Views: 1639

HE IS A BIG BY NOW AND ISNT VERY NICE ANYMORE =( HELP!

my once sweet little irn turned one at the end of 2010 and a couple months later got his black ring developing under his chin and around his neck. he also grew ALOT. he almost doubled in size within a few short months lol. from the moment his ring emerged he changed completely, 360 degrees, it is so...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sun May 09, 2010 8:28 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: yay I finally know how to post pics!CHEERS PINKDEVIL (^ _ ^)
Replies: 4
Views: 1863

Re: yay I finally know how to post pics!CHEERS PINKDEVIL (^

aww cheers guys! im def in love wit that cheeky baby hehe :lol:
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:38 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: **WINTER** - ITS GETTING COLD; DO I NEED A THICKER COVER??
Replies: 3
Views: 1342

Re: **WINTER** - ITS GETTING COLD; DO I NEED A THICKER COVER

oh ok, thanks so much julie & pinkdevil! thats gud to know, im not stressed bout it anymore =) yay.

= L =
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:57 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: **WINTER** - ITS GETTING COLD; DO I NEED A THICKER COVER??
Replies: 3
Views: 1342

**WINTER** - ITS GETTING COLD; DO I NEED A THICKER COVER??

Hi, so winter is coming up and i have only had my asteri (now 7 1/2 mnths old) since start of december which is summer so now that it is getting colder i am wondering if anyone has any advice about how to keep my irn warm at night?? if you could help me out that would be awsome, i am already notici...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:31 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: yay I finally know how to post pics!CHEERS PINKDEVIL (^ _ ^)
Replies: 4
Views: 1863

yay I finally know how to post pics!CHEERS PINKDEVIL (^ _ ^)

thanks to the very helpfull, patient and brilliant Pink Devil :mrgreen: I now know how to post pics in the forum and can finally show off my gorgeous now 7month old silver irn ASTERI :D yay! I have loved seeing all your photos, it is facinating. so I hope you enjoy the pics; i am brand new to irn p...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:41 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..
Replies: 23
Views: 4456

Re: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..

Image

asteri eating the said ice cream cone! :D
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:36 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..
Replies: 23
Views: 4456

Re: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..

yay!
aw thanks! yeh im def his biggest fan lolz :D he is so funny
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:38 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..
Replies: 23
Views: 4456

Re: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..

your lessons are invaluable pink devil! :wink:
cheers =)
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:38 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..
Replies: 23
Views: 4456

Re: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..

hehe..i am soo frustrating myself! :lol: i did exactly what you said but i guess it didnt work???? i duno how yours worked and mine didnt :twisted: lolz i feel like giving up :P thank you so much for your advise. hmm maybe i will get one of those photo accounts. I made a twitpic account soley for a...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:12 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..
Replies: 23
Views: 4456

Re: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..

pinkdevil wrote:I just used this address http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1d2h4j.jpg and press 'Img' option near the URL above in the reply window and got this thumb nail sized photo below.

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ooh wow, that's cool thanks pink devil i appreciate your help!
let me try that..
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:10 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..
Replies: 23
Views: 4456

Re: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..

what did i do wrong? :(
lol, frustrating
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:02 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..
Replies: 23
Views: 4456

Re: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..

pink devil i hope this works... :shock: fingers crossed! http://twitpic.com/1d2gyq"%20title="Share%20photos%20on%20twitter%20with%20Twitpic"><img%20src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1d2gyq.jpg"%20width="150"%20height="150"%20alt="Share%20photos%20o...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:48 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: How to post photos
Replies: 3
Views: 1289

Re: How to post photos

aw yay (^ _ ^) thanks heaps!!
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:19 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..
Replies: 23
Views: 4456

Re: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..

hehe.. thanks guys! its so funny & interesting hearing about your IRNs, I am just finding out for myself how truly entertaining they are :lol: they are soooo curious, its amazing to watch asteri find something completely irrelivent to entertain himself with for hours! Ok yeh i was weary about t...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:02 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..
Replies: 23
Views: 4456

Re: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..

hehe really??! it doesn't matter that it's hot??
I will test that one out, it is fun finding out what he likes and doesnt! :D

cheers =)
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:05 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..
Replies: 23
Views: 4456

HE LOVES PLAIN ICE CREAM CONES!!! =) Random..

So I just discovered that my six month old baby ASTERI simply loves plain icecream cones :shock: hehe Truth be told he is mainly playing with it ripping it apart, but he really has a super fun doing it! I was just wondering what random things anyone has discovered that their irn loves?? I def think...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:51 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Light fixation.. (o _ O) Is It Normal??
Replies: 4
Views: 1113

Re: Light fixation.. (o _ O) Is It Normal??

Hey, thaks heaps for telling about smokey! phew, its kind of a relief to know asteri isnt the only one doing it hehe :D wow so i guess he wont grow out of it if ur baby is 4yrs old, oh well its quirky i dont mind.. i was just worried it is bad for his eyes or something, you know?? he truly becomes h...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:40 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: The Boys playing with Dad tonight
Replies: 8
Views: 2718

Re: The Boys playing with Dad tonight

wow..great pics! those are two very beautiful healthy vibrant looking irns :)
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:54 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Light fixation.. (o _ O) Is It Normal??
Replies: 4
Views: 1113

Re: Light fixation.. (o _ O) Is It Normal??

first thought with the fluro light would have been the flicker and the noise they make. But with the other lights im not sure. Not liking bells is a good thing, they can do a fair amount of damage to their beak if the get it caught while trying to destroy them. cheers julie! i didnt realise the bel...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:44 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Light fixation.. (o _ O) Is It Normal??
Replies: 4
Views: 1113

Light fixation.. (o _ O) Is It Normal??

Hey just wondering (as a newby to irn) if being fixated on light is unusual?? I have a now 6 month old silver indian ring neck baby who becomes bazzarly tranced by light - the un-natural kind. what i mean is,; for example when i put his cage on the table there is a long flurestent light right above ...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:52 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Creative ideas?
Replies: 60
Views: 46291

Re: Creative ideas?

Una..you are amazing!!! :shock: those creations are phenomenal..my jaw was dropping more and more as i scrolled down the photos hehe, you clearly put so much time and effort into these toys. those are some super lucky birds you have! i have to say you really have inspired me to want to make my aster...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:15 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Update On Smokey Attacking Me When I'm On The Mobile Phone
Replies: 3
Views: 996

Re: Update On Smokey Attacking Me When I'm On The Mobile Phone

hey, thanks for the advice! aww smokey sounds so fun and adorable, i am beginging to realise how clever irn are :) oh so does he have his ring now??? i would love to see what my asteri will look like when he gets his ring in a couple of years.. smokey must look so handsome. I am having alot of fun, ...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:54 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Flight!
Replies: 10
Views: 3368

Re: Flight!

WOW!
they are possibly the most beautiful photos of a ringneck i have seen so far (and as a newby trust me i have trawled through hundreds! hehe)...
Your bird looks so happy, the way you caught him mid-flight is stunning.

:o
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:19 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: How can I tame my IRN and a few more questions...
Replies: 4
Views: 1271

Re: How can I tame my IRN and a few more questions...

Hi, congratulations on your new friend! :P I am very new to these birds too, I have a 5month old little boy and I have only had him for 2 months now so as you can understand I am still learning. However I did do alot of research before and after I got Asteri from the breeder, books and online as wel...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:51 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Adopted and Scary!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 1694

Re: Adopted and Scary!!!

Hi. I am super new to irn (ive had my baby for almost 2 months now - he is 5mths old) but because of that fact i have done ALOT of research and read heaps of stuff, this forum has been great for "real life" advice too. I read that these birds can become very teritorial of their cage if the...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:25 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Update On Smokey Attacking Me When I'm On The Mobile Phone
Replies: 3
Views: 996

Re: Update On Smokey Attacking Me When I'm On The Mobile Phone

hey just wana say that smokey look pretty similar to my asteri, which is exciting for me caus i am a first time irn mama and i have only been seeing the green variety on all the sites i had been doing research on and although i felt special to have a unique colour it was bazaarly harder for me to re...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:48 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox
Replies: 11
Views: 1991

Re: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox

We just got a boy for our girl and he is about 3 years old and pretty wild and we still let the cage open . Both are clipped but we still do our checks ....toilet seat down all windows closed and the stove is cold . Even tho they are in our daughters room you never know what may happen and often th...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:59 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox
Replies: 11
Views: 1991

Re: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox

I got my first baby 2 and a half weeks ago (his/her name is comet) He had been hand fed but when we went to pick him up it took ages for them to catch him. we let him out in the house the next day and he had a few run ins with walls etc but nothing serious, i found the best way to catch him was con...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:20 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: peanuts?
Replies: 14
Views: 4232

Re: peanuts?

hi asteri babi what is the best diet for parrots? i dont know surely and i think that nobody knows it. for many years i used a seed diet with fruits and vegetables but now i believe that the best is 60% pellets (like harrisons without preservatives and colourings) and 35% seeds, fruits and vegetabl...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:19 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox
Replies: 11
Views: 1991

Re: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox

thanks sooo much for all the info & advice pinkdevil!
i appreciate it =)
trying to soak up everyones advice, hehe, i wana be a good mama!

- L
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:37 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: An Aussie bird
Replies: 7
Views: 2443

Re: An Aussie bird

aww yay, i love kookaburras! :) we have a weekly visiting koukaburra who likes to sit on our clothes line or fence post - i always try to snap a pic of the gorgeous lil thing but he aludes me. I throw him a piece of chicken or bread or whatever but then out of no where the six-sensed blue eyed resid...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:16 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: our new home made parrot tower
Replies: 6
Views: 2155

Re: our new home made parrot tower

wow you made that????? hehe, you are phenomenal, wot a lucky babi u hav! I hav only had my lil boy a week so i am still looking to find a good gym for him :)

- L
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:51 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: peanuts?
Replies: 14
Views: 4232

Re: peanuts?

peanuts are ok but are rich in fat so you must give only few of them in a day. Also be careful because it is very common the present of aflatoxins and aspergilus sp. in peanuts and these are very dangerous. open and check all the peanuts and use only these are fine without any bad spots or signs Hi...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:31 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Well, i found out.
Replies: 11
Views: 2609

Re: Well, i found out.

hi =)
Smaragdine or smaragdi is the greek word for emerald - if you wana be different.
also maybe you could name her despite her colouration and go for a random exotic name :)

- L (newby!)
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:21 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox
Replies: 11
Views: 1991

Re: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox

Welcome L, I agree with Shane, get your baby out and enjoy him. :) If you have any windows that he could fly into, if fully flighted, close the curtains. You could also let him out of the cage in a small room where he can't do too much damage. If you are worried about him escaping, or injuring hims...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:16 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox
Replies: 11
Views: 1991

Re: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox

Hi L Welcome If you have a handraised IRN there should be no problem letting him out of his cage. I only got mine about 2 months ago, but I could take him out and handle him, and he wanted to be out of his cage and on me from day one. Is he clipped at all? Also, if you have all your doors closed, t...
by **_ASTERI_BABI_**
Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:44 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox
Replies: 11
Views: 1991

hi! newby here & newby to IRN (^_^)! aussie girl here.. xox

Hi! My name is L , I'm from sunny Queensland (Australia); new to this site and very new to owning an Indian Ringneck Parrot =) :) Last friday I brang home a sweet 12 week old silver Indian Ringneck.. aww he is so beautiful, I am already in love. I am completely new to the breed, only ever owning bud...