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- Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:00 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! Help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3058
Re: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! H
I never did find her ): My birds are in aviaries in a screened in porch and I have no idea how she got out of both her aviary and the screen porch. The only thing I can think of is she flew against the door and knocked it open. She was a violet green, the mate to my blue cinnamon. They had laid eggs...
- Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:50 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! Help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3058
Re: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! H
I really appreciate all the feedback. I really get upset when he does this because of all the birds I have he is by far my favorite. I think I am his too! When he grows out his tail he is really beautiful, turquoise with dark turquoise wings and tail and a bright green head. He just got back into pe...
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 3:01 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! Help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3058
Re: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! H
Mr. Pickle had a mate for a couple of years but they never bonded and lived side by side in the same aviary. Neither one ever entered the nest they had and he eventually was mean to her and she would stay on the bottom of the cage out of his way. She is green and her name is Dilly (Dill Pickle).She ...
- Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:19 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! Help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3058
Re: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! H
Hi! The aviary he is in is on a raised deck and the side he is on faces about 20 feet of cleared space with a fence and then trees and bushes. The whole porch is plastic sheeted for wind and cold protection. It has a roof with an overhang. His aviary has a corner that has wood around it for a sleepi...
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:26 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! Help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3058
Re: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! H
Thanks for the info. I will try some of those ideas. He is a very smart bird and it is possible he could be bored. He has been cranky lately too. He had a girlfriend but he was mean to her and so I moved her to another cage. They were together a year and had a nest box but never went in it and never...
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:16 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! Help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3058
Re: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! H
Thx for your reply. He has lots of toys which I change regularly and is in a 6 foot long 6 foot wide 3 foot deep aviary. There are lot of other birds and aviaries in the screen porch and he can see outside. He has a large treat bar in a plastic container hanging in there that he has to work at to ge...
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:29 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! Help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3058
Re: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! H
It has been a year since I posted this and he calmed down after mutilating his beautiful tail and has been fine for a year. He molted and grew it back to normal. He managed to get out of his aviary last week (I have several in the screen porch) and I had to catch him to put him back. Same turning an...
- Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:52 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! Help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3058
Can't find an answer to this strange behavioranywhere! Help!
Mr. Pickle became very stressed a couple of weeks ago when I was at work and one of the other ringnecks got out of its cage (they are all in the screen porch). My husband who does not take care of the birds normally was the only one home and he had to catch it with a net and put it back. Pickle star...
- Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:18 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this anywhere! Help!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 678
Can't find an answer to this anywhere! Help!
Is repetitive turning around and sommersaults a sign of stress? One of my birds escaped yesterday while I was at work and my husband who doesn't usually interact with them had to catch him. When i got home my more tame ringneck that witnessed this seemed stressed and kept going around in circles and...
- Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:30 am
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Help with aviary plans
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1482
Re: Help with aviary plans
Has anyone out there used thick plywood sheeting either covered with wire or not? My birds flights are in a large screen porch. I was thinking if there are no edges exposed to start chewing they couldn't chew on the flat wood for the shelter part. I know the galvanized sheeting would eliminate this ...
- Sun Jul 17, 2011 4:13 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Eggs did not hatch
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4988
Re: Eggs did not hatch
I thought they might not hatch the first time but I am really anxious to see what this pair produces. They are really bonded and not tame at all although he was supposed to have been hand fed. He is 10 and I think he completely forgot about it! I have another pair that I haven't bred that are very f...
- Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:47 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Eggs did not hatch
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4988
Re: Eggs did not hatch
Hi Glenn, actually I am in California. In the US. We have had some weird weather. We are in the Sierra Nevada Foothills and get snow in the winter occasionally. It should be in the high 90's right now but is more like Spring in the high 70's. No wonder the birds are all confused. It will probably wa...
- Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:41 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Eggs did not hatch
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4988
Eggs did not hatch
My green violet hen and blue cinnamon cock are a bonded pair. i have seen them mate. They got a nest box kind of late this year. We had a strange weather year here with no Spring. My Australian grass parakeets had 3 babies last year and only one this time. Cold with snow up into June and then warm s...
- Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:33 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Help with aviary plans
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1482
Help with aviary plans
I am currently planning some aviaries for my ringnecks. They will be on the screen porch and are under a roof. They will be 6 feet long by 6 feet high and 3 feet deep. I would like to build the sides and top and bottom half of the back of a heavy untreated plywood and the front and top half of the b...
- Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:08 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Gutted!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1588
Re: Gutted!!!
Glenn, I am so sorry to hear that. You can't blame yourself for bird behavior. They are so unpredictable. My blue cinnamon and violet green are still sitting on eggs and they have always been really nice to each other. My turquoise and his mate don't have anything to do with each other, just live in...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:26 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Not sure what to do!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 977
Re: Not sure what to do!
Thx, Glenn now I can relax and enjoy them! I think they know what they are doing more than we do. I am really anxious to see what they come up with but I don't want to disturb her to check the eggs. He yells at me if I go near the cage. He was supposed to be hand fed at one time but has been a breed...
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:15 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Not sure what to do!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 977
Not sure what to do!
My blue cinnamon male and violet green female have a nest going. There are 3 eggs and she is sitting all the time and he is feeding her. I put 3 inches of shavings in the bottom of the nest. It is a boot shaped one. She went in and scattered all the shavings to the other side of he boot and made her...
- Sun May 08, 2011 1:29 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: nest box placement
- Replies: 1
- Views: 841
nest box placement
I have a pair that are in a flight cage that is 5 feet tall (4 feet of this is the actual cage space). It is 36" wide and 24" deep. They are very bonded and feed each other. I put the nest box on the outside where there is an opening The entrance hole is about 2 feet from the top and botto...
- Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:55 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Nest Boxes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1381
Re: Nest Boxes
Thx, could you tell me where he is located and if he ships. What type of nest boxes did you get?
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:05 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Nest Boxes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1381
Nest Boxes
Does anyone know where the best place is to order nest boxes in the US? Also what size and style is the best? I can't find many places to order them and some are wood, some metal and some plastic. Any ideas?
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:57 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: pics-before and after ring
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1186
Re: pics-before and after ring
He is beautiful! Great pictures.
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:57 am
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Viiolet Green
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1386
Re: Viiolet Green
Oops! I said it backwards! You are right as usual, thats why I like your advice.
- Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:54 am
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Viiolet Green
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1386
Re: Viiolet Green
Thank you Madas! The darker ones are more like the actual color of the violet green but the others show how much violet she has better. According to the breeder she either has a violet or blue father and violet mother.
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:51 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Viiolet Green
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1386
Viiolet Green
The pictures are resized and ready to go but the site says the board attachment quota has been reached and I can't upload them.
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:25 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Violet Green
- Replies: 1
- Views: 979
Violet Green
For some reason my pictures won't upload onto this sight. I posted them on my facebook page. Look up Rosemary Campbell. They show the color of the violet green that I plan to breed with my blue cinnamon. Let me know if you can view them!
- Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:00 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Glad to be here
- Replies: 2
- Views: 870
Re: Glad to be here
Welcome from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Lake Tahoe in California, United States. It is amazing how many people you can communicate with all over the world on this site.
- Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:46 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: cinnamon violet
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4700
Re: cinnamon violet
Hi Glen, The possibilities are really exciting and you never really know exactly what you will get. I am debating whether to hand feed. I have someone that offered to teach me if I decide to. If I get some lavender and violets I will not want to part with them! I may keep one for breeding later. The...
- Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:52 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: cinnamon violet
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4700
Re: cinnamon violet
Thx Glenn. What are you going to breed the one you have to? When my connection gets fixed and I can post pictures again I will post pictures of my violet green. She is dark olive green with a purply blue tail and lots of that color on her wings. I read somewhere that the deeper color with a lot of d...
- Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:21 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: cinnamon violet
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4700
Re: cinnamon violet
I have googled lavender and I find listings of birds for sale but not pictures. Would love it if you can post some. Thx, Rosemary
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:03 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: cinnamon violet
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4700
Re: cinnamon violet
I would love to see some pictures of one too!
- Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:23 am
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1144
Re: Can't find an answer to this
Thanks guys! I was told they thought my green had a blue father and lutino mother. If that was not true and she had a green father and lutino mother would they have all green? I am thinking the offspring would be green/blue in that case. I really appreciate the knowledgeable replies on this site. Th...
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:57 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Can't find an answer to this
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1144
Can't find an answer to this
Is a turquoise or par blue (turquoise bird with bright green and head and turquoise wings and tail) considered a blue or a green bird? If he was mated to a green hen that is split to blue what would the results be?
- Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:58 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Hi all from NE Pennsylvania
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2435
Re: Hi all from NE Pennsylvania
They are incredibly beautiful birds with great personalities. I love this site too and there is always something new to learn. Good luck with your new baby!
- Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:58 pm
- Forum: Polls
- Topic: Where are you from?
- Replies: 81
- Views: 34676
Re: Where are you from?
I live in the Sierra Foothills near South Lake Tahoe, California. We get some snow but it is in inches not feet like when I lived farther up the mountain. We are in an area called Apple Hill which has Apple Ranches and Wineries and Christmas tree farms. In the fall everything smells like apple pie a...
- Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:49 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Hi all from Tasmania
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1532
Re: Hi all from Tasmania
Welcome, there are lots of posts that will be helpful on this site. I have learned so much since getting my first one last year. Now I have 4 and plan to breed and hand feed some. They are incredible birds, beautiful and very smart.
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:39 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: Bird-itting / Pet-sitting question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1223
Re: Bird-itting / Pet-sitting question
That sounds like an awesome pet sitter! I wish I could find one that could manage my dogs and birds. One of my miniature schnauzers is diabetic and needs insulin injections twice a day and I have several different kinds of birds. Since Buddy (the schnauzers} care is literally a matter of life and de...
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:25 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: What size flight cage for pair?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 920
What size flight cage for pair?
I have 2 options for breeding pairs. One is to have 3 flights 6 feet tall, 4 feet wide and 3 feet deep. The second is to have 2 flights 6 feet tall, 6 feet wide and 3 feet deep. The first option would allow me one more pair but I want them to have enough room to move around and be happy. They have l...
- Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:49 pm
- Forum: IRN Photo Forum
- Topic: Squwiggle
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3318
Re: Squwiggle
So cute! I am really looking forward to having some little ones this Spring. They are really amazing birds. What colors are the parents?
- Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:46 pm
- Forum: IRN Photo Forum
- Topic: pics of my babys
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1652
Re: pics of my babys
They are beautiful! Can't wait to breed mine.
- Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:49 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Possibilities of violet from this pair
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1611
Re: Possibilities of violet from this pair
Thx for your input. All of these possibilities are exciting. I am anxious for Spring so I can see what the results of this pairing are.
- Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:27 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Possibilities of violet from this pair
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1611
Possibilities of violet from this pair
I found out that the parents of my violet green female are either violet green male with a blue female or a violet green male with a violet female. She is bonded to my blue cinnamon male and I will give them a nest box in the spring. That is a little more info than I had the last time I posted about...
- Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:12 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Newest Pair
- Replies: 1
- Views: 630
Newest Pair
I am so happy because my two newest birds that I put together are bonding and really like each other.He preens her feathers and they sleep next to each other and if they get startled they get on the same perch together. She is Violet Green (also her color) and he is Cloud (a blue cinnamon male) I wi...
- Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:12 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Help! He's in love!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 767
Re: Help! He's in love!
Thx, for the good advice. I am just really happy they like each other since he is the blue cinnamon and she is the violet green/blue I think they will really produce some beautiful babies. I am hoping to move them to walk in aviaries for each pair by spring so they will have even more room.
- Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:13 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Help! He's in love!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 767
Help! He's in love!
My 2 newest irns are getting along well. Starting to sleep next to each other now he is dancing and picking at the feathers on the back of her head. The coldest part of our winter is ahead and I am thinking I should wait until early Spring before giving them a nest box. We are in the Sierra Nevada F...
- Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:03 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: 2 newest IRNs in same cage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 701
Re: 2 newest IRNs in same cage
So far so good. They have calmed down and sit on the same perch 3 or 4 inches apart and they aren't fighting at all. I am still keeping an eye on them. I am hoping they will become a breeding pair since the colors are right to produce some great babies including violets. I won't give them a nest box...
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:09 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: 2 newest IRNs in same cage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 701
2 newest IRNs in same cage
I just put my 2 newest IRNs in the same cage. Its a larger one than either one had before. They have been next to each other for a few weeks and I decided to try putting them together. He is a blue cinnamon aviary bird 10 years old, she is a violet green 2 years old, also an aviary bird. The cage is...
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:44 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Need advice on green violet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1419
Re: Need advice on green violet
I picked up my violet green from the breeder yesterday. She was vet checked and surgically sexed. They had 3, a male and 2 females. The one I picked is and 09 baby that is olive green with violet and blue tail and violet on the edges of her wings. She is split to blue and has brownish nails so is no...
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:35 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Aviary Floor/Substrate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3212
Re: Aviary Floor/Substrate
My deck is high off the ground and it is in an enclosed screen porch. We put hardware cloth on the lower part of the screen to keep out rats after I saw one. I still plan to put hardware cloth under the linoleum. There is roof over the whole thing that is attached to the house. We also put rat poiso...
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:32 am
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Need advice on green violet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1419
Re: Need advice on green violet
Thank you. Your advice is going to prevent some costly mistakes! There is no other way I could learn enough to make the right choices. I get attached to my birds and if I have to keep adding the right mate for them I will have too many pairs to house. Its better to know what I'm doing in the first p...
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:40 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Need advice on green violet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1419
Re: Need advice on green violet
I think the breeder has a lavender. What happens if you breed a lavender to the blue cinnamon?