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- Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:23 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Question On Bluffing
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24467
Re: Question On Bluffing
Note to the innocent: Do Not google gentle dominance! No doubt the targeted advertising is going to haunt me for a while. Imran I'm going to continue to follow proven scientific principles in training my birds. Thank you for sharing your studies of ethology, it is great to know that most adult ringn...
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 2:53 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Question On Bluffing
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24467
Re: Question On Bluffing
I'm very pleased to hear you are evolving in your approach to bird handling and the advice you are putting out there. It is unfortunate that other sites appear to have copied your old article, and "taking" bites is still promoted on some ringneck social media groups. Even though there much...
- Wed Apr 06, 2016 8:19 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Question On Bluffing
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24467
Re: Question On Bluffing
Hi again Imran, After reading your post on your observations of flock dynamics, I think we are not clear on the topic we are discussing. This is what myself, and several others are referring to: You have just purchased your new Indian Ringneck and all is going well. Within days or weeks after settli...
- Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:25 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Question On Bluffing
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24467
Re: Question On Bluffing
You're right Imran, we both strive to give the best for our birds in our own way! How could you not, they are just awesome and deserve it! I have not done a wonderful job with my birds, I strive to learn and improve every day. Anyone who can read, has the interest in learning and observing can have ...
- Fri Apr 01, 2016 5:51 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Question On Bluffing
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24467
Re: Question On Bluffing
Yep, Imran, we all have that in common! I did not put a lot of effort into describing body language in my first post, just an oversimplified example of some easy to spot signs. Yes, they are similar to arousal and a bad choice by myself as not so relevant to young birds. I will correct above post. H...
- Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:53 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Question On Bluffing
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24467
Re: Question On Bluffing
To clarify: I did not say asking a bird to step up is aggressive. I also expect my birds to step up, fly to me and go to their cages. It is essential behaviour that needs to be reliable. It is perfectly possible to teach a reliable step up by using positive reinforcement without any use of coercion....
- Thu Mar 31, 2016 4:13 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Question On Bluffing
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24467
Re: Question On Bluffing
Hi Imran, Barbara may be a business woman and selling her product, she also has a very solid understanding of behaviour mechanics and principles. So do Dr Susan Friedman, Greg Glendell and Hillary Hanky who I have also questioned on this topic. Despite all being highly respected professionals in the...
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:47 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Question On Bluffing
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24467
Re: Question On Bluffing
http://goodbirdinc.blogspot.com.au/2015 ... f.html?m=1
here is link that should have been in above post
here is link that should have been in above post
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:44 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Question On Bluffing
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24467
Re: Question On Bluffing
I don't subscribe to the "bluffing" theory at all. Nor do my 2 ringnecks. By using positive reinforcement, applied behaviour analysis and carefully reading and respecting our birds communication it is perfectly possible to develop a good working relationship with a ringneck. I recommend yo...
- Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:24 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: IRN biting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3696
Re: IRN biting
http://goodbirdinc.blogspot.com.au/2015 ... f.html?m=1
Check out her other posts and videos too. Heaps of good stuff in there!
Parrot training is a personal challenge in how to sell your idea of what you want the parrot to do to the parrot ;)
Kia Ora btw
Check out her other posts and videos too. Heaps of good stuff in there!
Parrot training is a personal challenge in how to sell your idea of what you want the parrot to do to the parrot ;)
Kia Ora btw
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:02 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: IRN not liking my hands
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4210
Re: IRN not liking my hands
I was talking to a lady from my local parrot society, and when I told her Sanjay detests hands, she said it is because he'd been grabbed at some stage, this makes perfect sense to me, dogs become "hand shy" for exactly the same reason. It doesn't necessarily have to be being grabbed. If h...
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 2:08 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: IRN not liking my hands
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4210
Re: IRN not liking my hands
Hey, #1 advice is don't chase him with your hand. Hold great treats and l;et him come to you. Be patient. try as many times as need be. Thank you I have noticed he looks a bit panicked when I go to the cage now:( Just thought weird as when hes out hes happy as can pat him hold hin etc just not good...
- Sat Feb 27, 2016 11:50 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: IRN biting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3696
Re: IRN biting
Have you been rewarding him for stepping up?
- Fri Feb 19, 2016 2:46 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: New and frightened IRN - any help would be appreciated
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2098
Re: New and frightened IRN - any help would be appreciated
It sounds like you have a very sensible vet! Clipped doesn't equal tame, it just limits the birds ability to flee, which is not nice for a nervous bird. I used the method sanjaysmummy described to transfer my girl before we made friends and it worked well. I recommend reading this http://learningpar...
- Fri Feb 19, 2016 5:57 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Unfertilized Eggs -- Help. I don't want to upset my hen
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2388
Re: Unfertilized Eggs -- Help. I don't want to upset my hen
Hi Michele,
She should lose interest in them soon... if she doesn't get bored of them on her own, she probably won't mind if they magically disappear...
best of luck to you.
She should lose interest in them soon... if she doesn't get bored of them on her own, she probably won't mind if they magically disappear...
best of luck to you.
- Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:30 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Walnut tree
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2497
Re: Walnut tree
You could try to research what exactly about/part of the walnut is considered unsafe and if there is any way to minimise the risk. Personally I'd just find a different tree. There are a few ways to prepare branches. I let them dry out first and use f10 to clean them and rinse them in very hot water....
- Mon Feb 15, 2016 3:00 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Nutritional advice please
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4500
Re: Nutritional advice please
My word that sounds like a lot of food. Does he eat it all? We give half an icecube of defrosted vegetable chop per bird in the morning. We are lucky if they eat half of that. They also have some pellets from their foraging toys in the morning. Check out this, it is quite useful for working out a ba...
- Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:58 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Genderswap??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2203
Re: Genderswap??
Dna tests can be wrong, it is a small percentage but that doesn't make any difference to the person who gets the hen that was meant to be male... Young hens will do the boy dance too. My hen will sometimes do it for a little to get the attention of our male and then switch to girly stuff to try to s...
- Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:28 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: New IRN
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3489
Re: New IRN
Just to put it in perspective, ringnecks have a wing span of up to 42 - 48cm and are built to fly miles every day. The Rspca recommends that a birds cage should be at least 3 times longer than its wingspan.
- Mon Feb 08, 2016 2:09 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: New IRN
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3489
Re: New IRN
Hi and welcome. What size cage does he have? That is likely to influence his behaviour in the cage as Sanjaysmummy said. What does he have to keep him busy in the cage? Browse, foraging, toys, perches? My birds have very large cages (by the standards of pet keepers anyway) but they still need to be ...
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:20 pm
- Forum: Alexandrine Parrot
- Topic: Feather issue
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5951
Re: Feather issue
Hi, Goodness, youre not wrong that that is an awful clip! Your bird should moult in spring or early summer. The most obvious signs of moulthing is you tend to find a variety of different sized feathers everywhere and then the bird starts to look a bit "scruffy" because new feathers come in...
- Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:01 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2671
Re: Hello
Hi and welcome. It sounds like Jazz 2 is taking over the household quite comfortably! Young parrots do tend to have messy tails, my girl had both long ones broken/bitten off when I got her. The guy we got her from loves his birds and takes great care of them! She is a pretty rough and tumble kind of...
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 3:40 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Fostering Indian RingNeck Found on Streets.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7479
Re: Fostering Indian RingNeck Found on Streets.
Ringnecks don't tend to take kindly to collars, it might not go well with trying to make friends with her. We found the only collar that worked effectively on our guy was a long plastic one but he was also incredibly depressed when wearing it. Foraging for all food (except for treats that you use fo...
- Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:57 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Fostering Indian RingNeck Found on Streets.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7479
Re: Fostering Indian RingNeck Found on Streets.
Hi Marie, I recommend ignoring Ajpeters at all times, I haven't worked out if he is a troll or just completely socially inept! What ever it is i don't think i have seen a sensible post from him. I saw your post but was hoping Missk would reply as she has more experience with older birds. I would hig...
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 7:54 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: help with handfeeding my ringneck
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2989
Re: help with handfeeding my ringneck
Reviewing Melika's post here http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=799 I'd say you're not feeding enough. Her schedule seems to have feeding every 5 hours or so. I've never fed a baby bird, but off the cuff I would say feed more often! Remember you may need to set a timer and lose som...
- Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:49 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Need help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2435
Re: Need help!
#1 Stop putting the hand where he will bite it. oh dear is someone snowed in and suffering from a little cabin fever? That was slightly less than your usual tact. :mrgreen: Hi Jackind, as blunt as the above reply is it is also very accurate. Don't approach your bird unless it wants you too and back...
- Sun Jan 24, 2016 4:15 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: YUCCA PLANTS, SAFE OR TOXIC???
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4916
Re: YUCCA PLANTS, SAFE OR TOXIC???
I realised after posting that link that it lists some plants as harmful which are listed safe elsewhere!
Here is another list which I'm pretty sure is ok to use (my birds are still alive at any rate) http://www.eclectusparrots.net/safeplants.html
Here is another list which I'm pretty sure is ok to use (my birds are still alive at any rate) http://www.eclectusparrots.net/safeplants.html
- Sun Jan 24, 2016 4:05 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: YUCCA PLANTS, SAFE OR TOXIC???
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4916
Re: YUCCA PLANTS, SAFE OR TOXIC???
I did quite a bit of searching online about yucca a couple years ago as I wanted to grow some to havest for the birdies. I can't find the info now, it is recommended to give birds the dried wood. Some lists have yucca sp. listed as safe. The concern is the saponins in the leaves may be harmful if in...
- Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:55 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: Few questions regarding IRN recently given to me
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2385
Re: Few questions regarding IRN recently given to me
Hi and welcome! Congratulations on your new buddy :) S/he is lucky you came into his/her life. My hen bathes like that in her water bowl, but the bowl is slightly smaller and her tail always ends up pointing at the sky while she is doing it :lol: As far as age, is he/she moulting at the moment? I no...
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:10 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: IRN don't make a single noise
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1965
Re: IRN don't make a single noise
Hi,
What do you mean by "taking him"? Did you mean taming? If that is so I's a bit late to tell you that wings don't need to be clipped to get birds friendly... or did you mean something else?Bird lover wrote:I had his wings clipped so I could start taking him
- Sat Jan 16, 2016 5:02 am
- Forum: Alexandrine Parrot
- Topic: feather grow back time
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2156
Re: feather grow back time
Hi.
Wing feathers moult once a year in spring/early summer.
Wing feathers moult once a year in spring/early summer.
- Sat Jan 16, 2016 12:08 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Training and wing clipping
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4559
Re: Training and wing clipping
Sorry, I completely disagree, that bat is so cute and tiny! Bird proofing is an ever present challenge! Along with enrichment. My boyfriend and I have been joking about making a meme of 8 hours enrichment for our neighbours cat (give it a new cardboard box) vs 8 hours for parrots (a few hundred doll...
- Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:01 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Training and wing clipping
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4559
Re: Training and wing clipping
Wow, baby bat must have been adorable! You will enjoy Echo, parrots are really interesting behaviour wise. Here is some more reading material I like, for when you have spare time: http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21956&hilit=recommended+reading http://www.iaate.org/com...
- Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:29 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Indian ringneck won't gain weight.. what should i do?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4878
Re: Indian ringneck won't gain weight.. what should i do?
Fresh squeezed juice is fine, just in moderation. Golden syrup isn't a good idea either. I recommend ignoring ajpeters advice in most instances unless you have verified that it is a good idea by researching it throughly or asking your vet. Parrots eat unsweetened oats btw. A lot of breakfast cereals...
- Wed Jan 13, 2016 4:30 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Indian ringneck won't gain weight.. what should i do?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4878
Re: Indian ringneck won't gain weight.. what should i do?
Don't give him milky porridge! Milk is not good for parrots! Did you visit an avian vet? To make pellets more attractive you can put a little fresh fruit juice (preservative free) on them. If you mix up pellets with hot water you can make a porridge with them, which many birds like. We had to squeez...
- Wed Jan 13, 2016 4:04 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Training and wing clipping
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4559
Re: Training and wing clipping
Hi, Congrats on your new friend. He sounds lovely. I do not subscribe to the "bluffing" theory at all. I've asked quite a few professionals for their opinions too. Here's one: http://goodbirdinc.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/do-animals-bluff.html?m=1 Whenever any type of parrot bites there is a ...
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:54 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: 6 month old Ringneck
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4014
Re: 6 month old Ringneck
I didn't really tame my birds, Nila was hand raised and I used bribery and a good understanding of body language to get Sapphire to and trusti me. Every bird and person is different so there is no set time it takes to build up trust with them. Having flighted birds is great. You still need to resear...
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 6:35 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: 6 month old Ringneck
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4014
Re: 6 month old Ringneck
Hi again, As far as getting him a friend, your motivation for it is important. If you would like him to be a friendly pet, an already friendly male may help show him that you are cool, but won't necessarily make him tamer without great effort and understanding on your part. Male ringnecks usually ma...
- Fri Jan 01, 2016 4:59 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Taming
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1695
Re: Taming
Welcome to the noisy world of indian ringnecks :) I have a hen who was raised in an aviary and she responded incredibly well to the technique described in links below. http://learningparrots.com/blog/training/working-with-fearful-parrots/ http://learningparrots.com/blog/training/parrot-behavior-myth...
- Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:33 am
- Forum: IRN Lounge
- Topic: Advice on adopting a (wild ringneck)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2525
Re: Advice on adopting a (wild ringneck)
Hi there, It is hard to know if he will respond well to being a pet, if he is an ex pet he may respond very well. Taming birds has so many variables... and I guess the main thing is assessing what you want from him if you do adopt him. If you want a super tame shoulder rider, it is possible but not ...
- Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:25 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Jealousy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2658
Re: Jealousy
Here's a really great video on training that should help you a lot http://youtu.be/QQ2MpmxUgSA You can also check out www.goodbirdinc.com for some training tips. Does he approach you when you offer him a treat? The way to train a ringneck practically anything is to convince the ringneck that what yo...
- Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:02 pm
- Forum: IRN Lounge
- Topic: Beak and Feather Disease
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2101
Re: Beak and Feather Disease
I'm so sorry! I have no experience of the disease myself, I have done a little reading on the subject though. It is highly contagious, so keep him away from other birds. Also ensure you shower and change your clothes before handling other parrots. Apparently the virus is still shed by birds even if ...
- Sun Dec 27, 2015 2:55 am
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: fly in aviary
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2971
fly in aviary
Seasons Greetings everyone. We finally built our guys an aviary! We put it in the patio, up against the house, so the birds can step straight out the door into it. It is 4m by 3.3m and 2.2m high. It was a major pain to build, but well worth it. Surprisingly, Nila was happy to come out and play as so...
- Sat Dec 26, 2015 2:31 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Jealousy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2658
Re: Jealousy
How are you trying to train him to step up?
- Sat Dec 26, 2015 5:09 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: 6 month old Ringneck
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4014
Re: 6 month old Ringneck
Welcome to the forum. 1) How often should I try to go near his cage? I really recommend you start by reading these links http://learningparrots.com/blog/training/working-with-fearful-parrots/http://learningparrots.com/blog/training/parrot-behavior-myths-building-trust/ www.goodbirdinc and behaviorwo...
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 2:02 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: IRN/mustache parakeet....?!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3765
Re: IRN/mustache parakeet....?!
anyway, you say 'that leg' i think you assume I think theres something wrong with it? if so, there isnt like, a worry, I was just noting how his hips and legs were wider apart that any IRN or mustache I'd seen and they seemed to be sort of, almost bow-legged looking. he doesnt seem to have a gripe ...
- Tue Dec 22, 2015 1:06 am
- Forum: Feather Plucking / Feather Mutilation
- Topic: Wing Feather Mutilation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2707
Re: Wing Feather Mutilation
A complete health check from a qualified avian vet is the place to start. They can help you go over the diet if there is no medical reason diagnosed. If they are like my vet, they will also go into cage details, amount of foraging and enrichment, environmental factors etc.
- Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:32 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: IRN attacking my head
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3233
Re: IRN attacking my head
That sounds very much like hormone related behaviour. My girl was looking for nest sites in June, which is the middle of winter here. I believe it is the change in day length that triggers the breeding cycle, when combined with the other factors. I fed a pretty low energy diet also for the past year...
- Mon Dec 21, 2015 2:32 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Two baby IRNs and taming
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1963
Re: Two baby IRNs and taming
Hi, Congrats on your new birds. I think keeping them together is more humane. A bond can be built by the birds learning that you are predictable, won't force them to do anything and bring them yummy goodies. I haven't tried it with a pair, but that's what I'd be doing. You can also use your budgies ...
- Sun Dec 20, 2015 2:37 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: IRN attacking my head
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3233
Re: IRN attacking my head
I'm sorry to hear that. It sounds very much like the behaviour that one of our moderators hen displays over breeding season. If you search for a post titled "what to do with Janey", Ellie goes into some details about triggers if I remember correctky. I believe that this is a challenging be...