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Wow time flies. Their hatch birthday was Feb 15. I didn't get them till April of last year though. Their feathers are looking pretty shabby right now. I believe they are going through their first molt (I think they molt at 1 year and 2 years?). Archimedes is quite the cassanova, he whistles and say...

Hi all! Just finished cooking up a nice delicious protein meal for Mario, containing the following: Carrots, peas, corn, broccoli, cauliflower, crushed almonds, some freshly cooked chicken and a couple of eggs. I cooked all the veggies in the microwave for a couple of minutes, while I crushed up so...

I think a clearer picture would be required for any age guess. And someone with more knowledge might be able to ask some specific questions to determine where she is in development. A good avian vet or likely a breeder would have the most accurate guess if the rescue has no more information to prov...

I have been pretty amused lately by watching different responses my boyfriend and I get from the birds when we are eating. When I eat, the birds will usually take a knee each to sit on and I give them little tidbits. It didn't take much effort to teach them that is the easiest way to score my food....

today Bluey flew into the kitchen window and broke his neck. :cry: I had shown Delfin and Bluey the windows in the lounge room and the glass sliding door in the dining room and they knew of these windows. but I never showed them the windows in the kitchen. Normally the kitchen is off limits to both...

my Copurnicus makes those squeaky mumbles in his sleep too. He gets quite loud, it's adorable. I was wondering if he would continue to squeak-talk when he got older? He's only 13 weeks old at the moment. Also, do both males and females do it? I don't know if he's a boy or girl so I was trying to ge...

You'll need to keep your IRN out of Jersey too, unless they've changed the law. I hear mutterings of it changing, but no confirmation yet. Thanks Miss K I left him home for one night He was fine I left the radio on and made sure he had enough water I did miss him though. I didn't think about about ...

He should be ok for one night. make sure he has more than one water dish if he has any habit of knocking his over. you could also put a radio on a timer if you are worried about him being lonely. We have to leave our birdies home. one's a Quaker parrot and he's not allowed in pennsylvania ( or jers...

This is Flash. She's 2 months old and a df violet blue. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3791/11187486523_372203a8ab_z.jpg And this is Crash. He's 13 months old and lutino. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7361/11187906105_261fec507b_z.jpg They will both be joining me in the next couple of weeks. I've be...

Hi Can someone give me an opinion about this I plan on going to my son's house in Jersey I live in pa about 2 hrs away. I
might plan to stay overnight Do you think that's too long to keep my ringneck home by himself or should I take him with me? Thanks liljo

Doodlebug wrote:Its so cute when they do this. Nothing to worry about, just a comfort thing in my opinion.

Yes It is so cute Isn't it

AJPeter wrote:It is good l do not sleep in the same room as Billie, LOL neither of use would get a wink.
AJPeter

Yea Here too We don't sleep in the same room He does it during his afternoon nap Thank God. It is cute though

My ringneck chatters a lot and makes squeaking noises while he's in the nap position,you know when he turns his head and rests it on his back. I'm wondering does anyone have any experience with this behavior? Why do they do that?

I recommend getting the video on training for medical exams from http://www.goodbirdinc.com. I don't have time to explain all the principals that are relevant and important to training this kind of behaviour, but it is all on those videos. She might have something on bet YouTube channel on toweling...

Hi Liljo I have an Alexandrine and got her used to a cat box but so far she won't let me cover her with a towel. Perserverance is best AJPeter Hi AJpeter Thanks for the reply My ringneck won't even go in his playstand I had to take the dowels out of it And the swing Now he's getting use to it alitt...

Hi Did anyone try towel training their ringneck? I heard your suppose to get them use to a towel in case when they have to go for a check up or some kind of emergency I'm trying to get him a little use to a towel around him, but it just seem like this is gonna be hard training.If anyone have tried t...

Congrats Very pretty birds The violet color is so pretty. liljo

You can't make your bird stay on anything if it doesn't want to, they are the same as us, if a guy you didn't know asked you to sit on his lap and held you down even though he knew you wanted to get off, you wouldn't like that too much would you? I would give it time, maybe take a step back with gi...

Thanks Loo, I will try that approach sounds like a good idea. A step at a time. Thanks for the info[quote="ellieelectrons"]Hi liljo Increasing foraging will help. There are several good threads on foraging on this forum. What foraging will do for you is make your bird work for its food (wh...

Hi liljo The caution you've described is normal. It is definitely related to fear. It is good that your bird feels it can fly away even when clipped because otherwise your bird may bite your boyfriend. Your boyfriend needs to concentrate on making Roscoe feel comfortable and safe whilst he's around...

Hi Everyone Maybe someone also had a problem like this My 8 months old ringneck Roscoe is not comfortable with my boyfriend He'll step up on his hands but he will not stay he'll fly off, not that he gets far cause his wings are clipped I don t know if he just doesn t like him or he s just afraid of ...

Hi DId anyone have this problem My 8 months old ringneck Roscoe is very attached to me. He ll step up on my boyfriends hand but he won t stay he flies off He can t fly too far cause his wings are clipped. I doesn' t seem like he's afraid of him cause he steps up to him But he seems very cautious whe...

Aww so cute What was the temp?

Welcome Em and your irns

Hi Dixie 1 Thank you How did you train your bird to do that? Your bird looks just like my Roscoe Is it a male or female? How old?

Dixie-1 wrote:Hi and welcome lijo and Roscoe.

Thank you Glad to be here. How did you train your bird to do that? Your bird looks just like my Roscoe Is it a male or female? How old? I will post a picture as soon as I figure how to do it

MissK wrote:Welcome.

Thank You Nice to be here on the forum

Doodlebug wrote:Welcome Liljo and Roscoe, great name by the way. Roscoe the rascal!

He s a rascal alright lol Thanks

Hi everyone, I'm the new owner of a 7 mth old IRN. His name is Roscoe, and sometimes he can be a handful. I'm happy to be here with like minded people who share a common passion for raising birds. They are a great addition to our families. If anyone has any tips or tricks pertaining to raising him, ...