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by smallworld
Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:16 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Speedminton anyone???
Replies: 2
Views: 1168

Re: Speedminton anyone???

Haha yeah we play in the park too. But i think it would be more visible indoors. We played it again yesterday for another 2 hours and we were much better. Actually managed an average volley of 14 hits. But you're right its fun and really fast. I was surprised to see the only difference between the ...
by smallworld
Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:46 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Speedminton anyone???
Replies: 2
Views: 1168

Speedminton anyone???

Ok so we went out and bought a speedminton set. S70 beginners set that comes with 2 rackets, 3 shuttles and a speed ring. It cost 50 euros in all. After watching some people on youtube play it, I thought ok I should give it a try. I just cant get the hang of it!!! 2 hours later we were still pickin...
by smallworld
Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:40 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Mutation section
Replies: 8
Views: 2044

Re: Mutation section

:lol: I am a guy pink devil, well at least it was me who posted the above. My wife and I share the same account but for the most part its me doing the posting :wink:

A happy April Fools to everyone and watchout for those sneaky trickers today :wink:
by smallworld
Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:18 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Forsythia bushes
Replies: 3
Views: 1307

Re: Forsythia bushes

Yeah I guess I wouldnt risk it either :|
by smallworld
Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:17 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Mutation section
Replies: 8
Views: 2044

Re: Mutation section

:lol: me too!!
by smallworld
Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:56 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Forsythia bushes
Replies: 3
Views: 1307

Re: Forsythia bushes

Hi Joanie, I know someone who claims to have given her budgies Forsythia flowers. She said they lived well over 10 years. But thats just one person, I know. A bird page (in another language), I looked up listed it as poisonous to birds. Another guy says its poisonous to hamsters :lol: So I guess I ...
by smallworld
Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:26 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hello Everyone
Replies: 3
Views: 835

Re: Hello Everyone

Hi Mindy and welcome to the forum :) I hope you dont mind me commenting on the name, as its really not my business. However, I find that naming him Oscar 2 sounds like you want him to live up to the reputation of his predecessor. Birds are very individual and have very unique personalities. The 2nd...
by smallworld
Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:50 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: IRN age question
Replies: 5
Views: 1229

Re: IRN age question

Hi :) They mostly develop rings at the age of 2 and up. I know some birds that only had it toward their 3rd year. 1 year is reasonably odd but I'm not sure if its impossible. The ring develops as a males sign of maturity. So its related to hormonal changes as well among other things. If you draw a ...
by smallworld
Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:51 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hi From UK
Replies: 7
Views: 1498

Re: Hi From UK

Princess is cool :D Princess always reminds me of Paris Hilton haha. Anyway welcome to the club to you and Princess :wink:
by smallworld
Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:24 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hi From UK
Replies: 7
Views: 1498

Re: Hi From UK

Hi Keith!!

Nice to meet you & good to have you around :) Thought of a name for the little one yet? I see she likes carrots, :D so does ours!
by smallworld
Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:15 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: My bird isn't flying yet!
Replies: 7
Views: 1281

Re: My bird isn't flying yet!

Pink Devil is right but dont try to pull em out. If you do it yourself, its painful. See, shes trying to fly, which is a good thing. You wouldnt have to help her to fly later. Since she is crashing, make sure she doesnt jump from too high a spot or provide her with a soft landing. Because, if she m...
by smallworld
Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:35 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Help please anyone, really need it
Replies: 7
Views: 1308

Re: Help please anyone, really need it

The funny thing about indian ringnecks is that they're one of the very few parrot species that dont mate for life. This is good for us humans as they dont tend to bond too strongly to one particular person in the family. The result is a more social bird. The bad part is they've a natural instinct t...
by smallworld
Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:27 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Ninja in the photo studio
Replies: 5
Views: 1509

Re: Ninja in the photo studio

You gotta good lookin model :wink: and one hell of a camera! Damn!!..
by smallworld
Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:24 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: AGGRESSIVE RINGNECK PARROT
Replies: 7
Views: 16582

Re: AGGRESSIVE RINGNECK PARROT

Hi, I do sympathize with you but a bird needs a constant environment. Did you read the link Shane recommended? Well scars happen, I have countless amounts of them, due to bites or test bites, whenever we get a new bird. The thing is, they heal and they go away. From my IRN and what I read about som...
by smallworld
Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:09 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: AGGRESSIVE RINGNECK PARROT
Replies: 7
Views: 16582

Re: AGGRESSIVE RINGNECK PARROT

Hi and welcome. Is there anything in his environment that could've changed? Maybe there's someone new or his diet changed or for some reason you spend less time with him or let him out of his cage alot less? He could be doing this as a show of jealousy too or he could just be ticked that something ...
by smallworld
Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:59 pm
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: What Colors
Replies: 2
Views: 1296

Re: What Colors

I dont know how important the color of the toenails are in breeding, as for genetic reasons I prefer wild colored birds but our ringy has greyish and not black toenails although he is wild colored. His parents are lutino and blue. Its not black toenails like those I've seen on other ringnecks :)
by smallworld
Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:56 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: egg question
Replies: 2
Views: 905

Re: egg question

by smallworld
Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: My bird isn't flying yet!
Replies: 7
Views: 1281

Re: My bird isn't flying yet!

Hi, what do you mean it hasnt grown back completely? Are the feathers their full length or are they still coming out of the shafts? Since Jessie was clipped at a very young age, she could be not so confident about flying. This does happen. Probably her first few attempts at flying ended up in bruta...
by smallworld
Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:28 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Help please anyone, really need it
Replies: 7
Views: 1308

Re: Help please anyone, really need it

When you separate them in 2 cages, are they in the same room? Could be that they scream to call out to one another. You did the right thing with separating them because I've seen instances with parrots, that when the owner comes home to a dead male (most of the time). If she doesnt like her cage bu...
by smallworld
Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:17 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Learning the ropes....
Replies: 26
Views: 3754

Re: Learning the ropes....

Yeah... sadly. I find your parrot owner opinion the same as well. Wing clipping is such a touchy topic, that in some forums it sparks a wild fire. Well thats why I never really asked for someones opinion on the topic. You're the best judge of the situation, to see how well your birds relationship w...
by smallworld
Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:45 am
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: New Vid of Archimedes
Replies: 8
Views: 3287

Re: New Vid of Archimedes

OH look at that jealous grey in the background! haha Echo loves apples too!

Nice bird you got there Imran :)
by smallworld
Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:38 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: tail feathers breaking???
Replies: 14
Views: 3459

Re: tail feathers breaking???

Yes do let us know how it goes :) I hope everything went well!
by smallworld
Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:37 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: wholemeal bread
Replies: 9
Views: 2397

Re: wholemeal bread

Hey!

i dont give ours more than a pinch or two at a time. I dont really know whats inside wholewheat toast but I read somewhere that the bread has too much salt and something else for birds. Most people bake it themselves without all the bird bad stuff.
by smallworld
Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:34 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: my new irn toby
Replies: 14
Views: 2908

Re: my new irn toby

Thats cool he's on your head. I'm always scared that they'll leave a bubu behind.
by smallworld
Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:26 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Learning the ropes....
Replies: 26
Views: 3754

Re: Learning the ropes....

haha oh yeah should've warned you. I was surprised too how echo got out of his cage. They have crafty and strong beaks and even if they're clipped, if you slip up on something, that lil fellar's gonna get out :lol: Though it might not really be recommended, if you want him to get used to the surrou...
by smallworld
Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:41 am
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: My family :) (lots of pics)
Replies: 10
Views: 10899

Re: My family :) (lots of pics)

Yeah i was devastated, to find him dead. You never think you'd cry over a fish. I actually got him because there was an aquarium shop that burnt down. A few of the aquariums and the fish in it could be saved but everything was pretty much destroyed. So the owner of the shop, put all the remaining f...
by smallworld
Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:37 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Made in India - Kutty!!!!!!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 1245

Re: Made in India - Kutty!!!!!!!!

Whats the matter with his face? About his age and sex, one kinda relates to the other. If he is under 3 years old, he could pretty much be a female. If your bird is older than 3, then its definitely a female.
by smallworld
Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:03 am
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: My family :) (lots of pics)
Replies: 10
Views: 10899

Re: My family :) (lots of pics)

Wow Sheena really nice big family you got there! I wish I had enough room for something like what you have. Beautiful :lol: I had a flowerhorn a long time ago. I had him since he was a baby about half the size of my pinky. He always jumped out of the water snatched the food in my hand and dived bac...
by smallworld
Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:58 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Getting rid of bird food
Replies: 5
Views: 1843

Re: Getting rid of bird food

Well since the recommended intake for an African grey is only 2 teaspoons a day and 1 for small birds like the IRN, I'd say that the diet shouldnt primarily consist of seed. Fat can be derived from carbohydrates like rice and sweet potatoes (given once in awhile), not necessary from seeds. 1 teaspo...
by smallworld
Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:48 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: tail feathers breaking???
Replies: 14
Views: 3459

Re: tail feathers breaking???

Yes please do take him to a vet as soon as possible. Though it is possible that it is nothing serious, it is always better to be safe than sorry.
by smallworld
Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:45 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: IRN going a bit skittish
Replies: 3
Views: 827

Re: IRN going a bit skittish

Sometimes they do that. They get territorial about their cage and they dont like your hand in there. But if his attitude towards you is changing, it could be he is goiong through that 'biting phase'. Its obvious that how you handle a bird during this phase, plays a big role in how he will react to ...
by smallworld
Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:34 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Learning the ropes....
Replies: 26
Views: 3754

Re: Learning the ropes....

Thats really good. I'm happy that you're making progress. Once he starts taking the food from your hand, you could try to put your hand inside the cage with the food in your palm. If he is not too scared, he might step on your thumb or fingers to reach for the food. Those few baby steps and test bi...
by smallworld
Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:40 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: What mutation? Pieds?
Replies: 9
Views: 2590

Re: What mutation? Pieds?

God! why would anybody do that?? Bleaching those poor birds... Thats mean. A birds lungs are very sensitive, would it be possible for them not to get ill, through that bleaching process? If thats the case, you shouldnt buy those birds, it will only support these idiots.
by smallworld
Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:33 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Ninja - some updated pics
Replies: 5
Views: 1369

Re: Ninja - some updated pics

haha even birds are getting vain these days :wink:
by smallworld
Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:02 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hello we are new
Replies: 6
Views: 1143

Re: Hello we are new

Hi & welcome :)
:lol: what Joanie said in her last line made me laugh! 'we're always here...' Sounds so x-files :lol:
by smallworld
Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:57 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hello
Replies: 5
Views: 842

Re: Hello

Hey congrats on the new brat :wink: I'd go with pinkdevils dna suggestion if you really wanna be sure. But sometimes depending on the parents color mutations and the color of the kid you can see by using a genetic calculator, if the kid is male or female. Echo's parents are lutino male and blue mom...
by smallworld
Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:10 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: my handreared babies
Replies: 2
Views: 1020

Re: my handreared babies

Three lovely birds and with a broken food :!: LIke the name Pepsi.. How sad she had to come to an early end.
by smallworld
Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:07 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Lutino IRN, with blue eyes!
Replies: 8
Views: 2422

Re: Lutino IRN, with blue eyes!

WOW! WOW! I've never heard of that but I would really like to see pictures too :D
by smallworld
Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:04 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: tail feathers breaking???
Replies: 14
Views: 3459

Re: tail feathers breaking???

Hi greg, its possible that those other birds were healthy carriers of the disease or were not yet exhibiting symptoms at the time(if it is PBFD). The disease affects birds under the age of 1 year rapidly because they have a weaker immune system than their older counterparts. The latency period in a...
by smallworld
Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:12 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: what colours can i expect
Replies: 3
Views: 967

Re: what colours can i expect

Hi a really nice person on this forum gave me this link:
http://www.gencalc.com/gen/eng_genc.php?sp=0PsitIR
Its a really cool webpage that calculates the genetics for most home kept species :) /b]
by smallworld
Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:09 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Ninja - some updated pics
Replies: 5
Views: 1369

Re: Ninja - some updated pics

Wow nice pictures :) Looks really sunny where you live!
by smallworld
Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:07 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: hi to all
Replies: 8
Views: 1749

Re: hi to all

Hi! Welcome to you and your beautiful birds :D
by smallworld
Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:05 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: tail feathers breaking???
Replies: 14
Views: 3459

Re: tail feathers breaking???

Hi, though calcium and thyroid problems can cause weak feathers, the thought that hit me was PBFD. Its possible that their feathers break easily if they've this disease. I dont want to alarm you and there are other reasons but is it possible that your bird may have have this disease? I really hope ...
by smallworld
Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:57 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Getting rid of bird food
Replies: 5
Views: 1843

Re: Getting rid of bird food

I think they can. Our birds get only vegetables and fruits. Once in awhile some rice and homemade bird food from various seeds and grains. I've found that mine love corn, apples, kiwis, strawberries and alot of other berries, carrots, parsley, green peas etc etc. Ive never given them pellets from t...
by smallworld
Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:50 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: OTHER FORUMS............
Replies: 5
Views: 1798

Re: OTHER FORUMS............

Just wanted to tell you dont waste your time with birdboard. I quit that forum when a couple of members bushwhacked a young girl for asking a careless question. Then when the girls mother came online to defend her, they tore the mom to pieces and before the mother could defend herself, the wonderfu...
by smallworld
Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:48 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Getting a new IRN soon
Replies: 11
Views: 1719

Re: Getting a new IRN soon

HI & congratulations on your new bird :D Nah IRNs are not all that bad, they're stubborn though but once you get to know them, you get to know their nice side :wink:
by smallworld
Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:45 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Learning the ropes....
Replies: 26
Views: 3754

Re: Learning the ropes....

2 weeks is not a long time. It might be a long time for humans but not for birds. If you choose to go the method where you feed him, talk to him, offer him treats in your hands and wait till he takes it or he comes to you, its going to take time. Its going to take months and not days. But that is a...
by smallworld
Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:06 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Learning the ropes....
Replies: 26
Views: 3754

Re: Learning the ropes....

You said you're not in any kinda hurry, so 15 days is too early. You cannot keep changing the method of approach. It has to be constant and stable. So just keep at it.
by smallworld
Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:02 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Going for a walk with your bird?
Replies: 7
Views: 2207

Re: Going for a walk with your bird?

Thanks guys but I checked ebay uk for a flight or aviator harness. Didnt come up with anything cheaper than 30 pounds. So I'm sticking with the transporter idea and then in slow doses take him out of it. I once read about a guy that walked around town, with his Amazon on his shoulder. I guess I'm s...
by smallworld
Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:51 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Going for a walk with your bird?
Replies: 7
Views: 2207

Re: Going for a walk with your bird?

Hey! I'm not so worried that he would be carried away by the wind because he has a full clip and not partial. So he sort of flies with a downward 2 meter heading. But I think the idea with a transporter is a good one. I have one of those but it just never occured to me. Thanks really :) The prices ...