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- Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:17 am
- Forum: Feather Plucking / Feather Mutilation
- Topic: blue shadows in Coukou's feathers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2283
blue shadows in Coukou's feathers
Since 2 months Coucou's feathers at the head has some blue colored spots that appeared suddenly. We must took into account that Coukou's main social interaction is Boulis which is a blue colored male indian ringneck who is untamed.
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:27 pm
- Forum: IRN Photo Forum
- Topic: YOU and your bird!!! - So we can get to know everyone
- Replies: 126
- Views: 78492
Re: YOU and your bird!!! - So we can get to know everyone
me & Coukou
Boulis the blue coloured boy is not tamed and missed this car ride in the snow.. and the photo
Boulis the blue coloured boy is not tamed and missed this car ride in the snow.. and the photo
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 12:18 pm
- Forum: IRN Photo Forum
- Topic: Coukou
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1789
Re: Coukou
thanks
- Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:10 pm
- Forum: IRN Photo Forum
- Topic: Coukou
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1789
Coukou
newest foto of my adorable Coukou
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 9:12 am
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Identification Rings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2041
Identification Rings
Could anyone help me about the decoding of the following coding on the rings at the birds' foot?
1014 KSA 13 GR for Coukou
OP DA 95 019 for Boulis
1014 KSA 13 GR for Coukou
OP DA 95 019 for Boulis
- Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:18 am
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: Free camping with Coukou and a newborn bird
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3725
- Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:17 am
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: Free camping with Coukou and a newborn bird
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3725
Re: Free camping with Coukou and a newborn bird
http://youtu.be/M6Gajro9ggQ
This is the preservation center I am thinking of becoming a volunteer
This is the preservation center I am thinking of becoming a volunteer
- Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:53 am
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: Free camping with Coukou and a newborn bird
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3725
Re: Free camping with Coukou and a newborn bird
MissK the last 5 years I begun to adore parrots and with parrots I started adoring all birds. This is a good proposal and they told me this also at the camping that it will be good for me to participate at such a program. You reminded this to me now and tomorrow I will make a call at Aegina island w...
- Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:00 am
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: Free camping with Coukou and a newborn bird
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3725
Free camping with Coukou and a newborn bird
Coukou & a wild Jay found during my days on camping. Jay was found at a nearby small forest as she was screaming the whole day. I put her inside the cage with Coukou but in the morning of the following day she was bleeding at the beak. After I treat her and clean the blood we were afraid that sh...
- Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:35 pm
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: The wild friend returned back!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2679
Re: The wild friend returned back!!!
I have noticed various numbers in my suburb of Athens (7km northeast from the center). Actually in different places of my town I have heard and see wild ringnecks. Even at the center of Athens, near Polytechneion, at the central university, I have seen some wild irns. Also I have noticed at the sout...
- Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:30 am
- Forum: IRN Photo Forum
- Topic: Mr. Coukou or miss Coukou?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2528
Re: Mr. Coukou or miss Coukou?
The strip below his noise become darker last days as I have noticed. Also his behavior to a female wild ringneck that I captured for one day and placed it inside the cage was dominant with a flamboyant movement of the torso and wings and careful walking while the other bird was behaving timidly and ...
- Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:23 am
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: The wild friend returned back!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2679
Re: The wild friend returned back!!!
Not any encounter today by our friend. Although I woke up by the noises of wild ringnecks that flew close to the house and as I have the doors open because of heat every noise outside is audible there were only some sparrows that climbed on the cage and tried to eat the offered food. Coukou was slee...
- Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:19 am
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: The wild friend returned back!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2679
Re: The wild friend returned back!!!
yes missK I will honour its company to Coukou. I will try to take a photo whenever is upon the cage behind the curtain..
- Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:10 am
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: The wild friend returned back!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2679
The wild friend returned back!!!
Our unexpectd friend was on top of the cage today morning. I had the curtains closed and as I went out to the veranda where the cage is our wild friend flew away suddenly from the top of the cage where it was standing. So, I moved the cage at the end of the veranda and placed food on top of it as th...
- Sat Jun 28, 2014 12:10 am
- Forum: IRN Photo Forum
- Topic: Mr. Coukou or miss Coukou?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2528
Mr. Coukou or miss Coukou?
It seems that after 1 year and 3 months Coukou is not female but turns to be male.
Is it true?
Is it true?
- Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:08 am
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: A perfect & impossible escape
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2288
Re: A perfect & impossible escape
I wanted this new and unexpected bird to become with the time accustomed to the new situation. Although it was captive I thought that by the time and with the coexistence to Coukou to adopt and become domesticated but as Donovan said wisely it is better to give them room to decide what they want as ...
- Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:03 pm
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: A perfect & impossible escape
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2288
A perfect & impossible escape
Yesterday morning we had an unexpected & bold visitor. A wild green ringneck was flirting with miss Coukou, came even to the veranda of the apartment near her cage and flew inside the open door. When I woke up I found the unexpected visitor at the floor of the dining room and it was terrified. I...
- Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:15 pm
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: Coucou flew away but fortunately returned from her errand
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2059
Re: Coucou flew away but fortunately returned from her erran
I mostly feel that the bird returned because she saw me when I was looking for her. When I firstly returned home before I found her she followed me as she is always doing inside home and she flew at a nearby garden. Then I was looking for her at the place I last saw her which was away from this gard...
- Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:21 pm
- Forum: Ringneck Stories
- Topic: Coucou flew away but fortunately returned from her errand
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2059
Coucou flew away but fortunately returned from her errand
I lost my lovely Coucou for 1 hour the previous afternoon. In reality I thought at first that she will disappear for ever but thankfully she didn't fly far away from the block that my apartment is. At first she flew away from my chest I was holding her because I lost my step and my grib to her becam...
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:54 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Introducing Flash and Crash
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5714
Re: Introducing Flash and Crash
they look handsome with beautiful color shadings and both of them have expressive eyes
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:30 am
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Christmas decoration
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4874
Re: Christmas decoration
sanjay is a beautiful bird, we don't have alexandrines here as i have seen in many pets visited..
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:51 am
- Forum: IRN Photo Forum
- Topic: MissK's Photos
- Replies: 56
- Views: 21433
Re: MissK's Photos
Rocky is handsome and is like wearing his smokin in this first photo. I admire the order of the cages and surely it seems that you have spent long hours in creating these beautiful ornaments inside the cages. The budgies can coexist with Rocky at the same cage?
- Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:53 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Christmas decoration
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4874
Re: Christmas decoration
my nephews who are 8 and 4,5 years old inherited Coucou with all or almost all of their used toys and astonishingly Coucou is playing more with their forgotten toys than my nephews did when these toys were new to their hands but they become quickly so tiresome for them too..
- Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:43 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Christmas decoration
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4874
Re: Christmas decoration
who is Rocky and Mr Froggy?
- Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:00 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Coucou's fallen tail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3815
Re: Coucou's fallen tail
coucou is playing with the vet's business card, the best promotion for doctor, maybe doesn't like him.., by tearing his card..
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:20 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Christmas decoration
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4874
Re: Christmas decoration
It doesn't swallow the plastic as I noticed, it does only bitting and tearing the plastic leaves. But maybe is better to replace them with natural ones because plastic is not a common material in their wild environment.
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:14 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Coucou's fallen tail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3815
Re: Coucou's fallen tail
Well, according to the vet, Coucou is in very good health judging by the color of its eyes & foot. Also, the fall of tail is a result of the traveling cage which doesn't fit to the dimensions of the bird and needs replacement. He prescribed a spray against microbes and some drops of vitamin supp...
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:52 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Christmas decoration
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4874
Re: Christmas decoration
no, they are artificial and filled up with holes from the bites
- Wed Dec 11, 2013 3:13 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Coucou's fallen tail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3815
Re: Coucou's fallen tail
Coucou is occupied with its feathers various times during the day, bitting them or chewing them but this seems normal with a bird. Recently I bought a travelling cage for pets in general which is small and doesn't fit with the dimensions of the bird including its tail. Maybe this contributes to the ...
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:33 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Coucou's fallen tail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3815
Re: Coucou's fallen tail
Cage is too large as the photo shows.. Coucou is only 7,5 months and also feathers fall is normal sometimes as I have read. However on Saturday I have an appointment with a veterinarian so as to ask this and other queries...
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 2:29 am
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Christmas decoration
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4874
Christmas decoration
Coucou within Christmas spirit..
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 2:26 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Coucou's fallen tail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3815
Re: Coucou's fallen tail
Photo shoot today, the tail was lost yesterday
- Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:26 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Coucou's fallen tail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3815
Coucou's fallen tail
Coucou lost its one & only tail... Is it normal?
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 1:07 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Pasta & White Bread??
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2552
Re: Pasta & White Bread??
a small amount of bread is like the size of the finger nail so as to use it as a treat?
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:01 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Pasta & White Bread??
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2552
Re: Pasta & White Bread??
thanks sanjay for your advice...
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 6:45 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Pasta & White Bread??
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2552
Pasta & White Bread??
Coucou my 7 month indian always is attentive to me when I am coming from the kitchen. So I return to the kitchen cutting a small portion of fresh white bread that I am giving while grabs it with its beak and eating it with great greed. The same behavior is noticed when I am giving Coucou white pasta...
- Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:06 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: Progressive Wing Clipping
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3805
Re: Progressive Wing Clipping
xaxaxa,thanks missK, I will suffer a heart attack if this bird escape.. In fact, its tail since a month and half has started become longer and now I think completes its increase. I bought the bird at the beginning of October where its tail was small and for 2 months is increasing in lenghth.. Once a...
- Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:10 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: Progressive Wing Clipping
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3805
Re: Progressive Wing Clipping
About recall training you mentioned before, how it can be achieved? My ringneck is 7 months old and it cannot still fly but I am scared the moment it will be able to fly as the cage inside the room is always open and many times the balcony doors are also open.. This is a hand raised creature and is ...
- Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:22 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Unhealthy???
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2815
Re: Unhealthy???
thanks for your help and valuable information both of you...
I appreciated it the most. I have become so absorbed by this small creature...
I appreciated it the most. I have become so absorbed by this small creature...
- Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:11 pm
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Unhealthy???
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2815
Re: Unhealthy???
physically for me because of droppings etc..
- Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:18 am
- Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
- Topic: Unhealthy???
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2815
Unhealthy???
is it unhealthy to sleep with the bird in the same small room???
- Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:39 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Coukou happy with fingers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 554
Coukou happy with fingers
Today I discovered how to make Coukou happy with my fingers. I was lying on the bed with Coukou on my chest while i was chatting on my ipad. Coucou started to bite the ipad case and as time passed and we become adapted to this close interaction I started caressing its neck & head with my 3 finge...
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:22 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Sleeping ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1112
Re: Sleeping ?
Thanks a lot... I did cover the cage at first but the 2 last nights I opened the cage and Coukou was standing on top. Yesterday night I realized that Coukou become an owl as was standing erect at the top of the open cage for long time without moving and pretended slept. It was late and so I caught t...
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 2:07 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Sleeping ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1112
Re: Sleeping ?
In the air thanks a lot for your reply...
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:36 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Sleeping ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1112
Re: Sleeping ?
i hope that there would be any reply until next month for the above question...
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:15 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Sleeping ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1112
Sleeping ?
Is it good to cover the cage so as the bird to sleep easier or is afraid of the cover? The room is big while at the other side is the TV always open at night until late and light surely is passing the cage...
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:33 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Hello dear IRN lovers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1134
Re: Hello dear IRN lovers
This is my green small pitbul
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:41 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Hello dear IRN lovers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1134
Re: Hello dear IRN lovers
Maybe my bird is more clever than me by misunderstanding 'hir' as a name..
Coukou is a name I am thinking of because I am using it all the time we are together... Also we are using it when we are playing with small babies here in Greece..
Coukou is a name I am thinking of because I am using it all the time we are together... Also we are using it when we are playing with small babies here in Greece..
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 11:11 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Hello dear IRN lovers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1134
Re: Hello dear IRN lovers
thanks Kimma for your suggestion... How is spelled? H-a-i-r? or H-i-r?
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 11:04 pm
- Forum: IRN Video Forum
- Topic: Zombie birds
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1931
Re: Zombie birds
they are cute... Are these alexandrine??