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Hey Tropical1979,

Over this past year I've learnt he's happy in this position.

Love the pic of your Alexandrine! We've got a 3month old and is loving his cuddle time but boy can he eat!

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Try upload your photos to a service like flickr or photobucket and link to them via either the img or URL tag through the "post a reply" option

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at the moment it seems to be Bravo despite being smaller than the other two hahaha

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Welcome back

I knew I recognized your name from the parrot forum

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Give it some time. Tango has become the loudest of the lot and at times it's annoying especially at night time where he's screaming loudly for no reason. We're starting to think he just wants more attention when he does it hehehe

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ahhh .. since Morgan's 8 yrs old, it may take quite a few months before he finally adjusts to your mum but it really depends on the bird.

Hang in there and let us know of any progress updates!!

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I went to "parrot preschool" on Sunday and I learned something there that maybe useful to you. When the instructor first brought his Macaws home he put masking tape on the windows so that the birds could see there was something there. When he felt the birds understood the boundaries of th...

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Exciting times ahead!!

I just wish I had the time to get them that young before they're weaned

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I've never had one that young before but I'm thinking that if Naboo was scared, I'd say he would run away. It does sound like it's his way of saying "I'm loving this!". Because he's so young, there may not be a thing as handling too much but with older birds, they do need their space. Just...

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Very understandable

our vet even commented that tango is a shy one and we didn't even know birds could be shy hahaha

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No drama

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I assume he's not tame? Either way it's never too late to tame. It just gets harder to tame them the older they become. What you can try is sit next to the cage and watch tv or read a book whilst completely ignoring Darwin. We've got the same problem but after a month of doing this, Alpha now steps ...

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If I were you I would try find and avian vet. It's the only way to figure out what's wrong with the wing. Sorry I can't be much of help. Hopefully it's nothing serious!!

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Welcome to the forums Dawn&Echo!!!

You've got a cutie on your hands by the sounds of it!

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Welcome to the forums!! Believe it or not but your mum be wearing something that your IRN hates. Could be the colur of the clothing, perfume she wears etc ... If you work out that it's not what your mums wearing, there is a simple training method that will help your IRN tolerate your mum. Let your m...

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Welcome to the forums james12345!! Depends on the bird. Tango only started at 8 months of age as he's always been a shy one and he's now 10 months old. Bravo has been chirping since he was 7wks old ... He's now 6months old and we've had him since he was 7wks old. Alpha hasn't chirped too much but is...

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Ooo ... Don't know the definitive answer to that one. Just by the width of our grey cage (120cm) it's plenty of space to fly. It really seems to come down to how much one can afford and much space you want the IRN to fly in. I've seen cages that has zero flying space but the birds are allowed to com...

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When we spoke to PetCity and did our own research, they recommended the minimum size is the black cage in this photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/58811496@N07/5594309050/in/photostream You could easily fit 4 IRN's without issue but anymore is asking for trouble which is why we upgraded to the grey o...

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such a cutie! Nice shot with the cage!!

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if you're really worried about fights, you can always put the offender in a small travel cage and cover it with a blanket for 10min. For us it works quite well as the offender pipes down and doesn't attack for a little while. The more he attacks, the more often he'll end up in the sin bin but it's p...

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love the shot where they are all looking in the one direction. So cute!

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Tango does only probably cos he's not used to other birds or because we got him at a pet store. He's friendly to us but other birds he'd fluff up and pin his eyes whilst they're in the cage. It's taken us about 3 months before he got used to Bravo so now he has to get used to Alpha. Bravo and Alpha ...

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xx_sheena_xx wrote:I have seen some females with rings as dark as that so you will just have to wait and see
and yes a female would be as messy as that

my new fact for the day ... did not know that

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Cheers LiveWire! The missus chose it and I thought it was too big at first but after the boys adjusted to the bar spacing all was good. The only downside was that it was on the more expensive side since we don't know the best places (yet) to get cheaper bird equipment. Budgies are much cheaper :lol:...

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hahaha love it

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Welcome Ring Neck!

Show us the pics!!!!

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Welcome Andrew!

Such lovely IRN's!!

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Howdy Ring Neck! Here's our cage: http://www.flickr.com/photos/58811496@N07/5461254658/in/photostream/ We're housing 3 at the moment. You can see tango (Green) and bravo (Blue) in the outside playground area. Alpha was purchased well after getting this cage so he isn't in this pic. Waiting for IRN n...

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ahh ... thanks for clearing that up Shane

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Crisco wrote:Thats not a male ringneck

Im a little confused here? I can see the start of a black ring or am I missing something?

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Heeeyyyyy!!! Congrats on the progress!!! :D That's awesome news about Keekie!! Sorry though to hear about your budgie. I would say go with what you want since it's usually personal choice but then again I haven't been around budgies for such a long time that Lil Blue may have a preference. :lol: Kee...

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That's awesome news! :D :D :D Keep it up and they'll eventually settle down and be tame before you know it! I'm at the same stage as you with Alpha. He's happy to sit on my hand but I can do a little more with pats and scritches but he doesn't want to accept treats yet. He watches the other 2 IRN's ...

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It does take awhile but each time Tango bit us the intensity of the bite subsided each day. I think it took nearly a month before he got the point. You need lots of patience with these guys but the rewards are huge :wink: We have a newly acquired IRN named Alpha (2 wks ago). He steps up, gets a cudd...

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Hey Guys, Got this curious question. Bravo is one of our tame IRN's and I can get him to lie on this back unrestricted until I get up: http://www.flickr.com/photos/58811496@N07/5593731339/in/photostream He tells me about his day whilst I give him a gentle head/neck/beak massage and usually falls asl...

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Hey Sarah, Hope you've having success with your IRN! If not, here's what I did with our first IRN Biting http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11973&p=72593#p72593 Getting Aquainted http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12575&p=72594#p72594 These t...

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I can only agree with Melika. Our boys always had toys but I would rarely catch them playing with them. They loved natural branches to strip it of it's bark so it got me a bit worried they were getting bored. Then one day I decided to get them a small baffle cage. http://www.busybeaks.com/63026-7_SS...

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I know our boys hate cold food hehehe

would be interested to see what the answer to this is

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Don't worry she'll get better. Just spend a min of 15min of proper quality time your IRN. I tend to sit there for 15min with each of our IRN's and just talk to them even they don't understand a word I say :lol: When I first had Tango he was hesitant to be with me but I'd just sit next to his cage an...

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Hey Doum27, I had the exact same issue with Tango when he was at that age. For us we figured out that he was scared of hands as well as going through the bluffing stage so twice the fun for us :). One technique that worked for us was blowing a brief blast of air onto his nares and saying 'no' firmly...

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Welcome Monica!

It's hard not to find the information you need on this forum

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hahaha I love Robin!

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With Tango and Bravo we don't clip the wings since they're tame but with Alpha we had to since he would fly into the window since he's aviary raised so for us, it was a safety issue.

Once Alpha's been tamed, we'll let him grow his flight feathers back to enjoy his mastery of flight

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Nice work Kibalus!

I can only imagine the relief you felt once the bluffing stage was over! Good to hear you're now enjoying your feathered pal and vice versa!

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Hi Maniiacy, re: pellets If it's possible, you can try and do is use a small baffle cage and put their vegies there in the morning and leave the pellets in their usual feeding containers. Once they've eaten the vegies, they're left with nothing but pellets to eat by the end of the day. Hunger usuall...

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Hats off to you hehehe

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They do that to ya don't they? hehehe

It's times like this you just wish they can stay young, cute and fluffy hehehe

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cute little babies

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it takes time. Tango and Bravo wouldn't touch their play toys and foraging toys when it was first introduced but after 1½ months with it, they go crazy! Just remember to make the hidden treats easy at first (have a bit sticking out so they know the treat is in there) and then progressively make it h...

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Don't give up! Our eldest IRN used to do the same thing. For him he had an issue of being touched (from a pet store) but with persistence and a few sore fingers later, he loves being cuddled with our bare hands.

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Welcome John!

You will love this forum. So far it's been the best place for me to learn about IRN's when I started late Nov 2010.

4 months later we now have 3 and waiting for the next breeding season for number 4

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