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by Tikobird
Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:56 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Weight
Replies: 5
Views: 2014

Re: Weight

why lorri pellets? hes an irn isnt he? yes that does sound wierd but my lorri doesnt eat them and he loves them haha they are apple flavoured Tiko can now eat seed he loves the sunflower seeds which worries me and has a nibble on the corn hes gettin fruit everyday again (had a small case of the run...
by Tikobird
Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:51 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: New member!!! :)
Replies: 3
Views: 1125

Re: New member!!! :)

emz_bluey wrote:Hi everyone . My name is Emma and im picking my IRN tomorrow (he is 3 months old and blue) Hans why i have called him Bluey :) Im from QLD (2 hours from rocky)

i used to live about 2 hours from rocky in Gladstone well technically tannum sands but gladdy is on the map
by Tikobird
Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:47 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Weight
Replies: 5
Views: 2014

Re: Weight

this is my first bay, he seems healthy, is always preening moving and making noises and doesn't hesitate to tell me hes hungry he is eating lori pellets by him self and cant quite break seed and before hes full he has between 1 or medicine cups ( he refuses the spoon now)
by Tikobird
Sat Nov 26, 2011 1:12 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Weight
Replies: 5
Views: 2014

Weight

hi i have an 8 week old IRN and i want to know what weight he should be, i haven't weighed him yet simply because im scared hes unhealthy but i do want to know because ill be adding things to fatten him up if he underweight and if hes over weight im going to lesson his intake, i doubt he overweight ...
by Tikobird
Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:11 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Am i being impatient or am i doing something wrong?
Replies: 4
Views: 1432

Re: Am i being impatient or am i doing something wrong?

hi, i have had my IRN for 2 weeks and for one weeks, but not like 1 week two week it was a in the middle type thing like it started a few day after i got him and ended a few days ago. but he would make a growling sound, at first i thought it might have been him immitating the kettle (although he is ...
by Tikobird
Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:52 am
Forum: Ringneck Stories
Topic: the words bird pick up on
Replies: 11
Views: 4595

Re: the words bird pick up on

im so sorry about that, I have a scaly breasted, well she is my mums and she talks a bit, she wolf whistles, says hello, scratch, lcuky, beckie, and whispers like a pst sound in a soft toneits adorable and she imitates a laugh i dont know who from but it was her previous owners, my cousins and aunty...
by Tikobird
Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:28 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: New to the site
Replies: 4
Views: 1002

Re: New to the site

a mirror is not the best of ideas because by the sounds of things angel is bonding to your son and if he has a mirror hell bond to himself, my IRN has no interest in mirrors but he loves IRN's on youtube haha. he may be going thorugh the 'bluffing' stage iether its a really long one or he is having ...
by Tikobird
Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:21 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: How to know the age and sex of these two cute birds
Replies: 3
Views: 1172

Re: How to know the age and sex of these two cute birds

They are fully weened if eating seed which makes then a few months old atleast. oh and about the sunflower seeds, i heard a story from my aunty, her mums cockatoo loved sunflower seed so that was all he ate. while they are still good too much is bad, like some foods to us, but as i was saying her bi...
by Tikobird
Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:13 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: newbie
Replies: 2
Views: 805

Re: newbie

hey welcome :) im not an expert as i am hand feeding my first IRN aswell, mines 7 weeks old i got him at 4 and a half weeks :) but some pointers i always found were as such - make sure you feed the baby the same formula that it has been feeding from previous owner, if you change the babycould get di...
by Tikobird
Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:41 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: My IRN is bitting. HELP!!
Replies: 3
Views: 3111

Re: My IRN is bitting. HELP!!

make sure you're spreading attention evenely because ive heard a story of when a IRN got jealous of a budgie and almost killed him, it was so bad he did have to be put down, and it happened because the boy was taming his friends pet budgie for him and the IRN saw it all :( its sad ayye. i doubt it w...
by Tikobird
Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:39 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: What Do you Think!! male or female?
Replies: 15
Views: 5972

Re: What Do you Think!! male or female?

you may not know yet because they genereally get their rings between 2 and 3 yrs old but if you go to the vet and get him/her dna tested they can tell u, by the way they say its cheap to dna test.
by Tikobird
Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:37 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: Are your Irn's wings clipped?
Replies: 45
Views: 25389

Re: Are your Irn's wings clipped?

yes clipped but i would say flight clipped he can still fly so in a few days maybe a week ill take him to the vet and clip his wing down furthe so he can still fly but only in the downward direction haha, i thought it would be fine, ive had him outside fully flighted but right now hes only 7 weeks, ...
by Tikobird
Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:21 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: What mutation ringneck do you have??
Replies: 63
Views: 42848

Re: What mutation ringneck do you have??

Tikobird wrote:well really i have a blue and white mutation but i just call him a blue mutation cos he is blue for the most part
he might be lacewing but im not sure had a look on images and a few of the results look like him
by Tikobird
Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:17 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: What mutation ringneck do you have??
Replies: 63
Views: 42848

Re: What mutation ringneck do you have??

well really i have a blue and white mutation but i just call him a blue mutation cos he is blue for the most part
by Tikobird
Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:09 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: Where are you from?
Replies: 81
Views: 35106

Re: Where are you from?

Australia FTW, Victoria in a small unknown town called Myrtleford :D
by Tikobird
Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:39 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: New member!!! :)
Replies: 3
Views: 1125

New member!!! :)

HI!! new member joined just now, My names shaun, I'm 16, live in Australia and i own a baby (7 weeks) sky blue and white IRN (Tiko) he/she (hoping for a boy, fingers crossed) I've seen this site a few times but never really went into the forum section and well her i am haha :) well thanks for making...