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by joel1234
Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:08 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Trick training!!
Replies: 4
Views: 910

Re: Trick training!!

I try to work with them one at a time. But I am the same as you, I can't leave the others in their cages while the other has all the fun. I generally just put the others on a play stand in the same room. (although sometimes they make it hard to concentrate when their flying around landing all over m...
by joel1234
Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:44 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Trick training!!
Replies: 4
Views: 910

Re: Trick training!!

Thanks a lot, I will give it a try!
by joel1234
Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:30 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Trick training!!
Replies: 4
Views: 910

Trick training!!

Hey, just a quick question! I have recently tried to begin trick training my birds this week I have two male irns and one female! I know it's only been a week and I am not expecting much success already but my main question is; what do u do if ur parrot is not motivated by food treats?? I have tried...
by joel1234
Mon May 21, 2012 11:48 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Another bird...
Replies: 3
Views: 893

Re: Another bird...

Hi Kim, They don't share a cage, but there cages are side by side. So they pretty much do. They get a long outside of te cage somewhat. Some days my female is in a good Mood an will allow my male to ' hang with her' and preen her, but other days she is not so welcoming never really aggressive but en...
by joel1234
Mon May 21, 2012 12:20 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Another bird...
Replies: 3
Views: 893

Another bird...

Hey I am planning on buying a new bird. I am undecided weather to get a irn or a cockatiel. I already have two irns and they are great birds. One is a male and one is a female! If I were to get another irn would a make or a female be better?? Or should I just get anothe species like a cockatiel?? Th...
by joel1234
Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:25 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Sleeping
Replies: 0
Views: 846

Sleeping

Hey my two IRNs hate going to sleep. Is this normal for birds, is it because thay are uncomfortable when they sleep?? I cover the cages in towels, sometimes I wonder if they get too hot in there cages.

Any tips?
Thanks Joel
by joel1234
Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:18 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: agressive indian ringneck
Replies: 9
Views: 2212

Re: agressive indian ringneck

Just thought I'd Let u know that she is coming along really well. I have know got to the stage where I allow her to step up onto my, but only when she wants to, letting her know that she has some say in the matter. Not forcing her to get on my hand when I want. She still bites sometimes and still ha...
by joel1234
Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:30 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: agressive indian ringneck
Replies: 9
Views: 2212

Re: agressive indian ringneck

no she was not hand raised
by joel1234
Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:24 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: help!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 1208

Re: help!!!

Thanks for the advice, ill give it a try!! one thing, when i have my male and my female together, the female just tries to attck the male. this in turn makes the male a little uncomfortable himself and either, wants nothing to do with her or tries get her to leave by showing some aggresion. should i...
by joel1234
Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:07 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: agressive indian ringneck
Replies: 9
Views: 2212

Re: agressive indian ringneck

thank you everyone for ur comments, but she is really still not improving.

if it was hormonal should it not have stoped or at least reduced by now???

thanks.
by joel1234
Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:03 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: help!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 1208

help!!!

hi, i have two IRNs, one male, one female. the male was hand riased and is a lovely bird that happily accapts my hand. my female on the other hand is not so easy. i got her when she was about 2 and she was just a breeding bird, never been hand raised. she bites whenever u ask her to step up and u ca...
by joel1234
Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:01 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: losing feathers!!!
Replies: 1
Views: 768

losing feathers!!!

hi,

my 1 and a half year old male IRN has just recently started loosing feathers. He is losing feathers from the top of his beak to heading up towards his eyes. im not sure why this is, can anyone offer any sugestions as to why this might be happening???

thanks.
by joel1234
Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:36 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: do indian ring necks enjoy millet??
Replies: 7
Views: 5320

do indian ring necks enjoy millet??

hey, just a quick question that i was curious about.

i am unsure wether or not indian ring necks enjoy or should even eat millet. i know that smaller birds like budgies and cockateils love it, but im not sure about IRNs??
thanks joel.
by joel1234
Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:32 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: agressive indian ringneck
Replies: 9
Views: 2212

agressive indian ringneck

hey, im new to this so bare with me. i have two indian ringnecks, male (tooey) and a female (tilly). my male is about 18 monthes old and the female is about 2 and a half. the female is extremely agressive with everyone, except my father and even he gets bitten some times. when ever i go near her she...