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- Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:07 pm
- Forum: Alexandrine Parrot
- Topic: Adopted an Alexandrine- Feather Issues & Behaviour Questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3055
Re: Adopted an Alexandrine- Feather Issues & Behaviour Quest
She picked up a peanut by herself and started chewing away on the shell this morning. It made me so happy
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 4:31 pm
- Forum: Alexandrine Parrot
- Topic: Adopted an Alexandrine- Feather Issues & Behaviour Questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3055
Re: Adopted an Alexandrine- Feather Issues & Behaviour Quest
haha well Thats true, I might actually ring the vet they took her to and have a chat to them once my husband gets home with the paperwork and see what they sayInTheAir wrote:That diet doesn't that bad, especially when compared to what some bird's survive on for years.
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:20 pm
- Forum: Alexandrine Parrot
- Topic: Adopted an Alexandrine- Feather Issues & Behaviour Questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3055
Re: Adopted an Alexandrine- Feather Issues & Behaviour Quest
Yep she is in quarantine right now, but the bloods were only taken very recently so I don't know what my vet could tell me that theirs didn't, There are no avian vets in my area either. That's why I posted here in the hope someone may have come across this and have some sort of answer for me.
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:33 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Newby: is it worth it?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6486
Re: Newby: is it worth it?
Congrats on your new family I cant wait to see what you get out of those eggs
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:25 pm
- Forum: Alexandrine Parrot
- Topic: Adopted an Alexandrine- Feather Issues & Behaviour Questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3055
Re: Adopted an Alexandrine- Feather Issues & Behaviour Quest
I forgot to add, I have switched her to the African Vetafarm pellets that we have for our Ringnecks on the advice of our vet.
I don't know if I should have switched her over so soon, or weaned her onto them but she is eating them eagerly
I don't know if I should have switched her over so soon, or weaned her onto them but she is eating them eagerly
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:24 pm
- Forum: Alexandrine Parrot
- Topic: Adopted an Alexandrine- Feather Issues & Behaviour Questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3055
Adopted an Alexandrine- Feather Issues & Behaviour Questions
Hi Everyone, This could be a really long post so thanks for reading in advance. I just acquired a 5yr old Female Alexandrine this weekend unseen. I was told her feathers are always a bit scruffy around her red on the wings. What I see is not scruffy, its an issue. The previous owners took her to the...
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:10 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: My first IRN, Ziggy.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1296
Re: My first IRN, Ziggy.
Welcome, and best of luck with Ziggy.
- Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:26 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: New IRN lover form Brisbane Aus :-)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1199
Re: New IRN lover form Brisbane Aus :-)
Welcome Jess, All the best with your new baby
- Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:23 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Newbie from Aus
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1290
Re: Newbie from Aus
Thank you for the welcome, sorry I didn't come back sooner. Christmas, New Year, Holidays & all of that
- Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:07 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Very Quiet Baby-Normal???
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5861
Re: Very Quiet Baby-Normal???
Iv got 2 14-16ish week old babies and neither of them make much noise either.
Peppermint will make the occasional screech and the funniest growling noise I have ever heard
Sprite is more of a sweet talker and when the house is quiet will come out with really cute sweet noises
Peppermint will make the occasional screech and the funniest growling noise I have ever heard
Sprite is more of a sweet talker and when the house is quiet will come out with really cute sweet noises
- Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:48 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Feathers
- Replies: 97
- Views: 14914
Re: Feathers
I have just sat and read through every response here and WOW, I am learning so much! Thank you, I'm not concerned with breeding at all but this is just facinating
- Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:41 pm
- Forum: Mutations/Genetics
- Topic: Harlequins
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7897
Re: Harlequins
I have never seen one before, So pretty!
- Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:09 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: Newbie from Aus
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1290
Newbie from Aus
Hi Everyone, I'm Alicia, my husband and I got our first pair of IRN's a few weeks ago and I found this site and being the Forum junkie that I am thought this would be a great place to introduce ourselves and gather some knowledge. They are both only a few months old and were parent raised so learnin...