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by jmlw7
Tue May 05, 2015 12:40 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Pregnant and getting IRN ready for the baby
Replies: 2
Views: 1596

Re: Pregnant and getting IRN ready for the baby

Animals ain't daft!, your baby will just be a new member of her flock!, regardless of species, animals can suss out most things, I should imagine she will be curious at first. The only thing Sanjay gets worried about when my grandchildren visit, is sudden movement, especially if they get too close ...
by jmlw7
Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:02 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Pregnant and getting IRN ready for the baby
Replies: 2
Views: 1596

Pregnant and getting IRN ready for the baby

Hi all, Its been a while since I posted on here. Remy is our 3 year old female IRN, doing amazingly well and is officially a cuddler. She turned from a 1 year old biter and lunger to a sweet cuddler over the past couple of years. She is extremely tame and thinks she's a person. Of course this isnt a...
by jmlw7
Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:16 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Lonely IRN
Replies: 18
Views: 2827

Re: Lonely IRN

Hi all - so I think we figured out the sulky behavior.. its lack of sleep. Ever since we've moved into our new home, we've obviously had been getting things situated, unpacked, etc and waking so early in the morning... with the new daylight hours of spring and the slightly later sleep time and wake ...
by jmlw7
Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:31 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Lonely IRN
Replies: 18
Views: 2827

Re: Lonely IRN

Would you, could you, consider squeezing in a couple of Budgies? My Budgies provide a lot of interest for Rocky. On the one hand he can't get physically close to them as he would like, but on the other hand, he has built in enrichment. Budgies do require a little bit of care, but compared to a Ring...
by jmlw7
Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:28 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Lonely IRN
Replies: 18
Views: 2827

Re: Lonely IRN

My bird has a similar lifestyle.. alone for long periods during the day.. some days he is in full play mode and wants to follow me around and force me to interact with him... .. but some days (like yesterday) when I came home he just kinda sat around and stayed bored... I would say it's natural .. ...
by jmlw7
Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:26 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Lonely IRN
Replies: 18
Views: 2827

Re: Lonely IRN

No, l have a single hen bird and l do not think it is cruel, l leave her alone 3 or 4 times a week but you could follow MissK suggestion that you change the layout of Remy's cage, and maybe Remy was having an off day, would Remy like a soft toy? I was thinking of the long time Remy is alone and tha...
by jmlw7
Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:41 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Lonely IRN
Replies: 18
Views: 2827

Re: Lonely IRN

are you suggesting that its cruel to have just one bird? Ive heard its fine if we keep interacting with Remy and making sure we spend quality time with her when we are home. We do not have neighbors that can care for her, and its really just the three of us - me, my husband and Remy. Every time some...
by jmlw7
Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:42 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Lonely IRN
Replies: 18
Views: 2827

Re: Lonely IRN

molossus wrote:Such long daytime hours alone is a recipe for problems. is the bird completely alone during this time? if yes is it inside the house ?
if yes then try and do something about correcting this .
?
by jmlw7
Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:42 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Lonely IRN
Replies: 18
Views: 2827

Re: Lonely IRN

Hi. It's been a while, so I'm glad to hear things seem OK with you! I would suggest give Remy a day or two to bounce back and then don't start being concerned unless she fails to return to normal. Everybody gets an off day or two sometimes. Recently I felt Rocky was bored, and I put him in a differ...
by jmlw7
Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:00 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Lonely IRN
Replies: 18
Views: 2827

Lonely IRN

Hi all, It's been a while since I've been on here, lots happening at home (moving, traveling, etc) but Remy - who is 1.5 years old now, has seemed happy with all of the busy changes. She actually seems to enjoy new things. She is still super affectionate and sweet and still loud and clingy and follo...
by jmlw7
Thu Dec 05, 2013 3:14 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: What to do with Janey?
Replies: 89
Views: 48154

Re: What to do with Janey?

Oh, and I meant to say thanks for everyone for your support. It's really lovely to read your ideas and encouragement. A new behaviour has developed. It seems to happen when I'm standing at the kitchen bench. Janey will start flying for my face. When it happened for the first time two days ago, I'd ...
by jmlw7
Thu Dec 05, 2013 3:04 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Female IRN is SUPER affectionate and hormonal, any advice?
Replies: 4
Views: 1438

Re: Female IRN is SUPER affectionate and hormonal, any advic

Hi Ellie - yes, I've seen your Janey thread (amazingly helpful - you are very patient!) and its not that bad yet (knock on wood), but you are right that her cuddly nature could turn more aggressive next season.. she is still so young so we are hoping we can change things up soon. Basically, in answe...
by jmlw7
Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:22 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Female IRN is SUPER affectionate and hormonal, any advice?
Replies: 4
Views: 1438

Female IRN is SUPER affectionate and hormonal, any advice?

Hi all, It's been a couple of months since Ive been on here, its been busy! For those who are new to our world of Remy :mrgreen: , she is about 15 months old now and last I wrote we were having screaming problems due to hormones. Well... we have come to actually understand her screaming. Actually, t...
by jmlw7
Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:10 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Screaming is getting worse!
Replies: 35
Views: 6727

Re: Screaming is getting worse!

I think I have a bored bird to! Or very lonely! She's got a lot of toys to many infact so how she's bored I don't know. In my opinion with Remy, she has such a ridiculous attention span, that sometimes it seems like she forgets that things are there, even when they are right next to her. She has SO...
by jmlw7
Thu Sep 26, 2013 7:35 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Screaming is getting worse!
Replies: 35
Views: 6727

Re: Screaming is getting worse!

Hi all, just a quick update on Remy's screaming... we've taken a few days to observe her and she's quieted down somewhat. At least during the weekday mornings and evenings. She has limited her screaming to telling us she is "done" foraging (aka, the almond or pistachio is gone), and/or whe...
by jmlw7
Thu Sep 26, 2013 7:26 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Unhappy birdie
Replies: 31
Views: 3817

Re: Unhappy birdie

We bought an outdoor timer for our indoor accent light that is placed close to a white wall in our living room - with it set to turn on at 530pm and off at 830pm when we should be there using brighter lights. Its been going for two days and so far so good. When we come home at 730pm, its pitch dark ...
by jmlw7
Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:53 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Fingernail Polish
Replies: 7
Views: 2610

Re: Fingernail Polish

Remy doesnt care about my fingernails, but they are painted neutral colors...however, she attacked my big toe last week. My toenails are painted a bright pink/orange color and we were sitting on the floor, building toys together, minding our own business and then she ran over and bit my big toe hard...
by jmlw7
Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:44 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Screaming is getting worse!
Replies: 35
Views: 6727

Re: Screaming is getting worse!

Melissa, that is so cute about your cockatoo burying its head in your chest to get away from Skye. A little sad, but so cute as he is so much bigger than her! Claire, we show her flock videos from the forum articles actually on our iPhones. The ones with Anakin and Archimedes lol. She pins and shout...
by jmlw7
Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:40 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Unhappy birdie
Replies: 31
Views: 3817

Re: Unhappy birdie

Skye has become cage aggressive. I have to let her come out on her own now. When I feed I block her beak with the bowl. She won't return on her own anymore. Last night I went to place her in and she chomped down on my finger. Not hard enough to inflict damage, but enough for me to take notice of th...
by jmlw7
Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:36 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Is the IRN a male or Female? Confused.com
Replies: 30
Views: 5984

Re: Is the IRN a male or Female? Confused.com

Hi everyone - just piping in that our 1 year old IRN, Remy, who we believe is a female because of her crouching and pinning and clucking... also does the heart shaped mating thing in the mirror. Our IRN is also extremely noisy, screamy and clingy and likes floors like females who are ready to breed ...
by jmlw7
Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:47 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Screaming is getting worse!
Replies: 35
Views: 6727

Re: Screaming is getting worse!

All - as promised, here is a video of Remy's surroundings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_GB0b4Xbgs She has a large cage with tons of toys, on the weekends and after work, she hangs out on our dining room mirror with mirror perches on it - with toys on them. Sometimes we rotate them to the sliding...
by jmlw7
Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:42 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Screaming is getting worse!
Replies: 35
Views: 6727

Re: Screaming is getting worse!

Your bird can be heading towards plucking!! there is something in the birds environment that needs changing fast, larger gage, change of diet, daily showers and more company! my ringneck started to scream like this then it led to plucking and now she has started to mutilate! i don't think she will ...
by jmlw7
Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:00 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Spring is here
Replies: 2
Views: 1050

Re: Spring is here

Bug (IRN)'s "spring fever" is a little different. His amorous behaviour increases slightly, but the most noticeable change is that he refuses to go back in his cage. He just gets this dopey look on his face, as if he has no idea what I'm asking him to do, and completely ignores me, no mat...
by jmlw7
Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:56 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Unhappy birdie
Replies: 31
Views: 3817

Re: Unhappy birdie

MissK - If you can keep posting about how the light manipulation works over the next few days/weeks based on your observations... whenever we move into a house (hopefully by next year), it could be interesting to incorporate techniques of whatever you find. Skye - Remy was trying to regurgitate to h...
by jmlw7
Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:47 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: What to do with Janey?
Replies: 89
Views: 48154

Re: What to do with Janey?

wow ellie - I just read about Janey's aggression! It probably doesnt matter at this point, but I am still curious to know how aggressive she would be if she didnt have a mate. I hear stories about females who lay infertile eggs and act exactly the same with or without a male bird present. I'm cringi...
by jmlw7
Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:10 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Screaming is getting worse!
Replies: 35
Views: 6727

Re: Screaming is getting worse!

Thanks MissK - and so interesting that when we got home last night, she was a little angel. I think it had to do with us keeping the tv/music off all day long. Maybe she had more quiet time and was less grouchy because she napped in peace or something. Anyway, she hung out on our dining room mirror ...
by jmlw7
Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:12 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Screaming is getting worse!
Replies: 35
Views: 6727

Re: Screaming is getting worse!

My gosh, she was already restless before... to think she will be even more restless is crazy. I need ideas for LONG lasting foraging toys. That isnt something to solve or tear apart in minutes, but something that will prove to remain interesting to her for several hours, and then I take it away and ...
by jmlw7
Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:30 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Screaming is getting worse!
Replies: 35
Views: 6727

Re: Screaming is getting worse!

I think a youtube video sounds easy enough, but may present a challenge in itself since she loves to be recorded. Although if we try and its too dark after work hours to get good quality, it will have to be during a weekend. The key is we will need to capture it just right when she is playing and mi...
by jmlw7
Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:40 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Screaming is getting worse!
Replies: 35
Views: 6727

Screaming is getting worse!

I hate to exhaust the screaming topic, but really, does anyone have any tips on how to get female IRNs to stop screaming? I've done search after search and people give tips that we already do, but no real solution. Any advice would be SO ENORMOUSLY greatly appreciated! Quick description - Remy is a ...
by jmlw7
Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:19 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Boarding
Replies: 11
Views: 1879

Re: Boarding

thank you!!!!!! I'll keep everyone posted of how it goes next month
by jmlw7
Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:50 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Boarding
Replies: 11
Views: 1879

Re: Boarding

Thanks for all the advice all, I am soooooooooo nervous :( She will be away from us for almost two weeks straight! I hope she is super distracted by all the other birds and doesnt think we abandoned her :cry:
by jmlw7
Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:47 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Unhappy birdie
Replies: 31
Views: 3817

Re: Unhappy birdie

Just increase her enrichment. Foraging...toys...order perches with bark that she can destroy. If you can't find any, ill mail some to you. We have them year round. It's definitely not ideal...but breeding season brings a whole new side out in a female and you don't want to mess with their sleep sch...
by jmlw7
Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:27 am
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Nila being cute (again)
Replies: 30
Views: 5208

Re: Nila being cute (again)

Nila has a lovely voice :mrgreen:
by jmlw7
Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:25 am
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Nila playing mini mini golf
Replies: 12
Views: 3287

Re: Nila playing mini mini golf

OMG! I LOOOOVEEEEE this. Nila is adorable and this is amazing!
by jmlw7
Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:22 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Boarding
Replies: 11
Views: 1879

Boarding

Does anyone have any advice on boarding your IRNs? We are going away next month for two weeks (for our wedding yay), and will need to board Remy. We found a suitable boarder, but any suggestions of things we should think about in case we havent already are welcome. On picking our boarder: We ideally...
by jmlw7
Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:10 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Unhappy birdie
Replies: 31
Views: 3817

Re: Unhappy birdie

Brian...Remy is going to be fussy no matter what light you use this winter...she's a female who will be heading into breeding season :D fun times ahead for everyone :wink: that being said, you want to extend her time in the dark to discourage her breeding instincts. So the winter is actually a good...
by jmlw7
Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:12 am
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Remy doing some tricks
Replies: 10
Views: 3302

Re: Remy doing some tricks

InTheAir wrote:That's so cute!
If we forget to train with Nila for a few days he does stuff like that. He keeps trying to do wings and wave together, so enthusiastically he almost falls off the perch!
Aw, that sounds adorable. how do you train to flap wings?
by jmlw7
Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:08 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Todays trick
Replies: 27
Views: 2952

Re: Todays trick

:oops: so I realized we've already had a grapevine perch in Remy's cage this whole time.. the bark was very minimal when we bought it and it still looks the same. It had a much rougher surface than manzanita and an odd shape to it, so we bought it for her feet exercise and she spends a lot of time o...
by jmlw7
Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:52 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Squeaking sound when flying
Replies: 1
Views: 626

Squeaking sound when flying

Does anyone have any IRN's who sound like something on them or in them is squeaking when they fly? Remy is starting to sound like a city pigeon flying. Is it lack of protein? She hasnt been eating much protein lately and she definitely isnt making that sound the way she usually chirps or squawks.. b...
by jmlw7
Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:49 am
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Remy doing some tricks
Replies: 10
Views: 3302

Re: Remy doing some tricks

Remy has gotten to the point where every time we take that perch out and we walk by, she gets on it, flips and turns around and whistles without anyone commanding her to and expects treats. When we dont give them to her, she follows us around, lands on the perch and does it all over again. Talk abou...
by jmlw7
Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:47 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Todays trick
Replies: 27
Views: 2952

Re: Todays trick

I had never heard of the cement perch causing sores either. There is a very smooth cement perch, but I guess that would probably be useless in wearing down nails lol. My three favorites so far are dragonwood, grapevine wood, and Birch. But honestly, just pick what works best for you. My vet scared ...
by jmlw7
Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:40 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Clingy IRN
Replies: 44
Views: 4759

Re: Clingy IRN

Have u tried fresh sprouts as treats? I've found them pretty high value to Nila, especially lentils. Is there something else she likes that you can remove from her normal diet? Btw Nila always lands on us when we are going into the fridge or doing anything which might involve food. I think that's p...
by jmlw7
Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:51 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Todays trick
Replies: 27
Views: 2952

Re: Todays trick

Can I bounce off this as a nail thread and ask for any suggestions on how on earth to trim Remy's nails? Her nails are REALLY REALLY long... and we have gone to the vet three times since we got her in April just to trim her nails. The vet says, "oh how nice, this is an indicator of a really gre...
by jmlw7
Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:44 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Clingy IRN
Replies: 44
Views: 4759

Re: Clingy IRN

Nila went through a pretty annoyingly clingy phase too. As well as Ellie's suggestions, we had great sucess with food rewards whenever he stayed on a play gym for more than 10 seconds. We have also been using treats to encourage him to like his cage more and he has started actually hanging out with...
by jmlw7
Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:38 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Clingy IRN
Replies: 44
Views: 4759

Re: Clingy IRN

I think I may not have explained myself well here. I was trying to say that one option is that when you choose to leave the room to go to another room, take her with you but on your terms - don't make her fly to you because she thinks you are leaving her. Get her to step up and take her with you an...
by jmlw7
Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:51 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Clingy IRN
Replies: 44
Views: 4759

Re: Clingy IRN

omg!!!

welll..... welcome to the club Ms. Skye! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Now you get to say good girl! What made you realize Skye was a girl?
by jmlw7
Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:44 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Pellets
Replies: 71
Views: 13197

Re: Pellets

I know it really isnt a good case to hint at pellets perhaps leading to plucking in some way...not at all... and these authors werent blaming anything on pellets either. They were simply stating their distress of how they dont know why their birds are plucking. Of course, they have varying factors. ...
by jmlw7
Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:29 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Clingy IRN
Replies: 44
Views: 4759

Re: Clingy IRN

That involves pushing her a little bit at a time beyond her comfort zone. Skye was a secondhand bird and not used to being handled that way either. To start, each evening I would take her out when it was that time right before they're really sleepy. I would bring her close to my body while also bri...
by jmlw7
Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:50 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Clingy IRN
Replies: 44
Views: 4759

Re: Clingy IRN

If your harness train her you could work her up to flight recall with a long lead. That may be the closest she ever gets to "free" flight. It's sad but true. But once she's there, you can take her outside and let her fly on the aviator lead. They have youtube videos showing it. I think Cl...
by jmlw7
Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:08 am
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Remy doing some tricks
Replies: 10
Views: 3302

Remy doing some tricks

Hi all - we finally trained Remy to flip upside down! So the following video shows her turning around, flipping upside down and a small tidbit of flight recall. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aucdgqCQN2o