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by TimVioletIRN
Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:17 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....
Replies: 23
Views: 2969

Re: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....

I don't know if you have tried any trick training with your bird, if you want any tips or links let me know. edit: auto correct I started working with Celest tonight on her little perch and I taught her to turn around. It took her less than ten minutes and she was doing a 360 before I even told her...
by TimVioletIRN
Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:43 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Weird Behavior
Replies: 6
Views: 1494

Re: Weird Behavior

My little one acts similar. If i get too close to the cage or try to touch the toys, she will snap at me but I don't allow her to bite me. When I want to take her from the cage or the play stand and it isn't her idea, then I put something in her mouth first and then pick her up. Sometimes she is rea...
by TimVioletIRN
Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:31 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Photos for this forum
Replies: 58
Views: 31611

Re: Photos for this forum

Here's a photo of my little one.

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by TimVioletIRN
Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:06 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....
Replies: 23
Views: 2969

Re: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....

Thanks everyone! I'm going to check those things out! :) I really appreciate it.
by TimVioletIRN
Thu Oct 03, 2013 5:16 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....
Replies: 23
Views: 2969

Re: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....

Thanks Claire! I will look at those and get started here soon. So far, I've only ever given her one peanut but she loved it. I regularly give her pieces of walnut as a treat and that seems to work well. My favorite nut is pecan, but she doesn't like it as much as I do, lol. I introduced her to peanu...
by TimVioletIRN
Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:13 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....
Replies: 23
Views: 2969

Re: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....

Thanks Claire! I haven't tried any trick training yet, but I do plan on starting on that at some point. She spends the majority of her time on/in her cage playing with her toys and preening herself. We had a really good day yesterday. I did some errands and I just let her come over to me either on h...
by TimVioletIRN
Tue Oct 01, 2013 7:31 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....
Replies: 23
Views: 2969

Re: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....

Thanks for the honest advice. I was trying to discern that. I was wondering if that might be the case. I have been trying to spend more time just sitting near her cage. I was afraid I wasn't handling her enough and that's the reason she was acting this way. The reason I've thought that is because I ...
by TimVioletIRN
Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:20 am
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Violet IRN scritches
Replies: 6
Views: 2373

Re: Violet IRN scritches

Thanks! She really is too cute for her own good hehe.
She can certainly be a little diva sometimes, as pictured below. Normally when she gets in her water bowl, I pick her up and take her to her shower perch and get her all soaked under the shower.
by TimVioletIRN
Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:14 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....
Replies: 23
Views: 2969

Re: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....

hey Skyes_crew, Thanks for your response. I didn't view it as judgmental. I just didn't want you to think that's all she has. I'm going to try putting more things in there and see how she does. I haven't bothered her while she's on her sleeping perch and I'll try to leave her be or coax her off of i...
by TimVioletIRN
Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:01 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....
Replies: 23
Views: 2969

Re: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....

Ok. Thanks for the advice. I do have some more toys for her but they're in a different place. She likes to play on my coffee table with her playstand and she has several toys there that she is in the process of shredding. I just rotated in the toys that are in her cage right now. I'll get more soon....
by TimVioletIRN
Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:13 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....
Replies: 23
Views: 2969

Re: Giving a treat in spite of bluffing....

I have a question to piggy back what was asked earlier. My IRN is exhibiting the same cage territorial behavior. This happens most often when she's on her sleeping soft perch at the top of her cage. My question is, should I reach for her anyway, even though I know she will bite me and endure it and ...
by TimVioletIRN
Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:55 pm
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Violet IRN scritches
Replies: 6
Views: 2373

Re: Violet IRN scritches

Here's a video where she is playing in her water bowl. It sounds like she understands most of what I'm saying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXzKGWLyahQ
by TimVioletIRN
Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:52 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego
Replies: 19
Views: 3180

Re: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego

Haha thanks everyone! I do my best to ignore all her screeches, but for the most part now she's just sticking with one particular one and it's pretty loud but I don't think it's conure loud. I'm guessing it must be her natural squawk. She has been biting me more today than usual. She broke the skin ...
by TimVioletIRN
Fri Sep 27, 2013 12:16 pm
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Violet IRN scritches
Replies: 6
Views: 2373

Violet IRN scritches

Here is a video of violet IRN, Celest getting some scritches.

http://youtu.be/N_j1LyDnWRQ
by TimVioletIRN
Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:45 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: and what do you think about this IRN??
Replies: 4
Views: 1173

Re: and what do you think about this IRN??

Aww what a cutie you've got there. The green on the wings is an interesting contrast to the turquoise.
by TimVioletIRN
Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:44 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego
Replies: 19
Views: 3180

Re: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego

I'm not sure about the bluffing thing. I think he/she may actually still be doing it. Sometimes she will bite me when I got to pick her up and sometimes she won't. If she's playing with her toys on my table that she's aggressive with she will bite. She hasn't actually broken the skin with her bites ...
by TimVioletIRN
Tue Sep 24, 2013 3:54 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: cookie my baby IRN
Replies: 1
Views: 748

Re: cookie my baby IRN

Hi there and welcome. Can you give us an update on how things are going with your baby IRN? Should be 5 or 6 months old now, right?
by TimVioletIRN
Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:42 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego
Replies: 19
Views: 3180

Re: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego

Thanks guys! No, I haven't had him/her DNA tested, but I have been thinking over the past few days that based on the behavior that he/she may be female. She lunges at her ball and will run across the cage to attack it and defends his/her sleeping perch. She tries to get me when I open the top of the...
by TimVioletIRN
Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego
Replies: 19
Views: 3180

Re: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego

This isn't my first bird. I'm not experienced with IRNs. I had a lesser sulfur crested cockatoo for many years, but he recently passed away. :*(. I have common knowledge with birds but don't know the specific ringneck behavior. I've only had this little guy for a week now.
by TimVioletIRN
Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:44 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego
Replies: 19
Views: 3180

Re: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego

lately when I bring the ball around he gets aggressive and puffs up and runs toward it with his mouth open. Not sure why. He also sometimes when he's on his sleepy perch, his eyes with pin and dilate and pin and dilate and he bends his head down and fluffs up and sometimes squawks at me. Not sure ye...
by TimVioletIRN
Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:46 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego
Replies: 19
Views: 3180

Re: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego

Dixie-1 wrote:Welcome Tim that is a beautiful color. I know what you mean about the "Conure Screech" we were once given a Sun Conure, well needless to say we soon found out why our nieghbor gave away such a beautiful little bird ! :roll:



Your little baby is an awesome color too!
by TimVioletIRN
Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:04 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: YOU and your bird!!! - So we can get to know everyone
Replies: 126
Views: 70451

Re: YOU and your bird!!! - So we can get to know everyone

Here is my little guy with me. I couldn't find a photo of us with an accurate color for him. He's light purple but the photo makes him look blue/grey.

Tim
by TimVioletIRN
Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:35 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego
Replies: 19
Views: 3180

Re: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego

Thanks! That was what got me hooked. I was already considering an IRN but when I saw his color, I knew he had to come home with me (of course, that wasn't the only reason). How many IRNs do you have? I only have the one. I had a lesser sulfur crested cockatoo but we recently passed away. I didn't do...
by TimVioletIRN
Thu Sep 12, 2013 5:08 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego
Replies: 19
Views: 3180

Intro: Violet IRN companion in San Diego

Hi all! I'm new to the world of IRN's. I just got my friend over the weekend. We've been getting acclimated to each other. It's been great! I've been introducing him to new fruits and vegetables. He's about 7 months old and he's light purple. He's a sweetheart most of the time. The people that I ad...