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by Mikaela
Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:39 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Images of new house!
Replies: 7
Views: 2252

Pack it up! We have plenty of room now! Miss my old house... wish I could have packed it and sit it here. But, this is better for the family, just hell to keep clean. 3600 sq feet of horror.

Bout got it like I want it. Pics really soon!

*hugs her buddies and whispers 'plan a trip!'*
by Mikaela
Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:18 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Images of new house!
Replies: 7
Views: 2252

Images of new house!

This was the day the movers were to arrive. I'll get pics up as I set the house up. Its about there now. Takes a while to get it 'just like you want it'. http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/picsofbaby/Home0014.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/picsofbaby/Home0015.jpg http://i32.photobucket...
by Mikaela
Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:07 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Images...
Replies: 5
Views: 1495

Funny how each time I log in it shows 'no new messages' EVEN on my threads. lol Children checking little boxes, I see. Not like I cant simply go through the forums and SEE them as I always did. Thank you Peanut. I'll get pics of my home up today. It was on the day the movers showed and the builders ...
by Mikaela
Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:24 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Images...
Replies: 5
Views: 1495

lol

No but he was certainly a selling point. We are just now starting to get all settled in.

I am in Naples today but head back home tonight. I will post pics of my new home. At least then people will have a good reason to hate me. HA!

:D
by Mikaela
Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:52 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Images...
Replies: 5
Views: 1495

Images...

Hrm, Been thinking... I havent posted any images in a while so I figured I'd throw a few up. http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/picsofbaby/SheBangs0008.jpg This is Maxwell. http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/picsofbaby/Max0001.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/picsofbaby/Max0003.jpg ht...
by Mikaela
Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:15 pm
Forum: Our Angels in Heaven: Rainbow Bridge
Topic: Bye-Bye Buddy...
Replies: 7
Views: 5101

Thank all 4 of you for your kind words and support.

We make the final move in a few days. Now, Im freaking out about that and how Baby will handle it. I dont know why... been on a million trips, just never a move.

Just something for me to worry about, I reckon. :D
by Mikaela
Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:11 am
Forum: Our Angels in Heaven: Rainbow Bridge
Topic: Bye-Bye Buddy...
Replies: 7
Views: 5101

Bye-Bye Buddy...

Buddy passed from old age a few weeks ago (3.8.07). He literally dropped dead off of his stand. Stone cold dead. My husband gave him small breaths as we went to the vet but it was all in vain. We waited for the call as to why he passed anxiously because of the rest of the flock. I was shocked and ev...
by Mikaela
Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:09 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: proper quarantine
Replies: 8
Views: 2347

Great post dude. To the point with the information (regardless of whether or not its what people want to hear). No beating around the bush. I like that in a person. :wink:
by Mikaela
Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:07 am
Forum: News
Topic: Baby Cockatoo
Replies: 15
Views: 8553

Donna! He couldnt have got a better Mama! Congrats girl! My dream bird -sigh- but my family is 'noise sensitive' so until I get rid of them, no 'too for moi. But... One fine day! Until then, I'll just love your baby! Im so happy for you. We are both waiting to bring new babies home... is it killing ...
by Mikaela
Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:57 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Rope toys- Safety aspect
Replies: 1
Views: 1091

The only rope I find acceptable is boat rope and they love it. It cant be frayed at all so they tear at it with avengence... keeps them occupied and safe! Pick it up at Walmart, tie some knots in it and watch your bird turn into a monkey! No worries about intanglement with their talons and such. Boa...
by Mikaela
Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:00 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Hey Yall:
Replies: 6
Views: 2313

Hey Yall:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/picsofbaby/Macaws37.jpg (Excellent example of a bird we all try to keep clipped but still has basically full-flight) I've missed everyone very much. I have been without internet for awhile because all I can get at the new house is dial-up right now. I am in Tam...
by Mikaela
Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:50 pm
Forum: IRN Video Forum
Topic: Teaching step-up to scared Buddy
Replies: 13
Views: 7950

:D
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:11 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Check in!!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 3912

YES! Beach wedding in Florida? We can keep the cost down by keeping people up here at night ect. Ya'll just show up. I'll handle the rest. Its going to take a lot of chat and calls. Im running the show but YOURE the boss. You like what I have invisioned so far in regards to the ceremony? This is my ...
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:57 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Pictures of Members
Replies: 15
Views: 5567

Girl:

I cant get my hair 'did' right now either.

People dont realize, our color is 250.00 every other month when colored like that.

Gets expensive :!:

I just spent a grand on a baby Grey... not pushing issues this month. :lol:

But... March is a few days away. hehe
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:53 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: I love my baby!
Replies: 5
Views: 1710

You love your baby?!

We love your baby! -giggle-
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:52 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Horse Lovers!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 2083

They are always cuddled... looking soooo sweet -giggle-

I will have to go there more often.
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:49 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Wing clipping
Replies: 10
Views: 3735

You sound awesome... strong. determined woman. YOU ARE MORE than welcome to pull up here any day. Its 80 bux a night here to park and hook up. A horrid, nasty 'motel' 150.00 a night minimum. Florida will do two things to a persons soul: beat them down to the point they go back home (making it here i...
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:21 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: tragic accident
Replies: 90
Views: 55876

Darlene: Im so sorry. Please continue to visit us and give us updates. *hugs you* I dont know what to say in times like this. Death and/or serious injury is the only thing I tip toe around. Since Im not good with tip toeing Im at a loss so I'll just hug you. As PSchick said... wasnt anyones fault. T...
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:43 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: strange sleeping positions
Replies: 6
Views: 3102

I got my second IRN on December. At first she slept nights in the other cage than my other IRN. In fourth night in the new home, Tuittu (the new bird) decided that she wants to sleep in the same cage than other birds but i didn´t dare to put these two birds in the same cage yet. I put Tuittu in the...
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:40 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hi there..!
Replies: 6
Views: 2644

Kellie this is so sad The breeder you got this baby from should be notified of this. Sometimes a breeder will pay for a necropsy to determine if he/she has a problem in their aviary. I don't think it was the moving around part unless maybe the places that the bird was in before you got him had sick...
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:35 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Wing clipping
Replies: 10
Views: 3735

Come when the tourist are gone. When its really hot. I know that sounds dumb but if not, you cant move in Florida. No fun in that. I admire you for the lifestyle you have chosen. Now that I have all this crap, because thats all it is, you realize that as you age and your ego falls away... I wanna se...
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:20 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Horse Lovers!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 2083

I have been watching those cotton-picking bears since November. :cry:

Lazy! They just sit and cuddle. I'd be excited as a two yr old if I saw them moving. :lol:

Let me know when they wake up! :roll:
by Mikaela
Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:54 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: HELP PLEASE......how do we get....
Replies: 14
Views: 5315

In order to fix a bad behavior you must first find what caused it. Birds are not born with bad behavior we instill it in the birds. You say your having problems with dominence, ok stop and look what you let your birds do. They have free range of the house. I just don't understand why you wouldn't g...
by Mikaela
Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:37 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: Does your IRN have a favorite toy ?
Replies: 22
Views: 13944

I think he likes it for that and because he sees so many people use them. Whats his is his and whats ours is his. :roll:

He stands really erect, eyes pinning as if to say... try to take it :evil: .

I aint scared of him... know dat. :lol:
by Mikaela
Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:56 pm
Forum: Ringneck Stories
Topic: Lou thinks it's
Replies: 3
Views: 2972

He is simply telling you white means you cant pick a color :!:

So he has. :lol:

Im sorry... couldnt pass it up.
by Mikaela
Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:54 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Randoms
Replies: 9
Views: 3805

Exactly as I see him. :)
by Mikaela
Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:08 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Randoms
Replies: 9
Views: 3805

I picture your daddy being a 'jolly' looking fella.

Wanna share him wif us?

Btw, very cool of him.
by Mikaela
Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:05 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Thank you for your comments
Replies: 3
Views: 2615

Cindy,

No problem hun. We are a family and no concern is too big or small. How are things going?

Please, never fear asking anything... youre with friends. :wink:
by Mikaela
Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:02 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Does your IRN have a favorite toy ?
Replies: 22
Views: 13944

Baby has a think with lighters! Grrr, so unsafe! He dashes for any lighter her sees and if he gets to it he tears at it with his eyes pinning like a pure freak. He always contacts calls when I take it from him. Dont back talk me boy! Wish, like cell phones, they made fake lighters. They make toy gun...
by Mikaela
Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:29 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Does your IRN have a favorite toy ?
Replies: 22
Views: 13944

And thats when he stole my heart! Now you have a piece of it too! :)
by Mikaela
Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:04 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Does your IRN have a favorite toy ?
Replies: 22
Views: 13944

Gilbert is a NUT!

Show her the video of him courting the bell!

*Laughs and nudges PSchick*
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:05 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: HELP
Replies: 14
Views: 6090

Amen and true dat! :lol:

Team work! :wink:
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:34 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Newbie
Replies: 9
Views: 4358

Pretty Girl :!:

Proud lookin' mama.

Youre going to Hollywood! :lol:
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:36 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Newbie
Replies: 9
Views: 4358

Hey Angela, welcome to the perch! Scoop right on into the family!

Do you have images of your bird? We love pics! :wink:
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:16 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: getting alexanderine
Replies: 12
Views: 5640

They are like a shirt you LOVE but when you put it in your closet, you never decide to wear it... ever. Ringnecks generally DO NOT take kindly to them. If you are lucky enough to get it on, they can chew out in less time than it took to get them in the thing. Like the shirt you loved, it will probab...
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:10 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: HELP
Replies: 14
Views: 6090

Welcome PSchick. Like I have always said... Im not here to make friends, Im here to teach people about ringnecks. Cant be 'liked' and say things people dont want to hear at the same time so go ahead and suck that up punkin. *hugs you* For two yrs I was alone in this... this is such a relief for me
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:07 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Bad Mummy
Replies: 9
Views: 3737

Baby was hatched on mommies day '05! :D
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:35 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Bad Mummy
Replies: 9
Views: 3737

All my birds are rescues except 2 so I have to trust in their ages, meaning they could drop anyday for all I know.

Baby and Gray... they are tagged and I know their exact hatch date. Sure cant tell by looking at them, how old they are! :shock:
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:13 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Datsun
Replies: 9
Views: 3868

Hes coming out of that awful moult with his pretty ring! This was one of the little turds that had everyone thinking female! Even and especially the owners. Got him DNA'ed at around 15 months (correct me if Im wrong) old to find him to be male. Before, he looked and acted very female so until they a...
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:09 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Bad Mummy
Replies: 9
Views: 3737

Gilby is 6! :shock:
by Mikaela
Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:08 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Tail Clipping
Replies: 4
Views: 2893

Ahhh what a relief

*relaxes for the first time in two yrs.*

IMHO, you 'might' not want to cut your birds tail but it is completely up to you. :lol:

Only my opinion though!
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:19 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Adding a new mod
Replies: 8
Views: 5479

Imran has a pretty good 'picker' :wink:

A moderadar HA! I kill me. :lol:
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:16 pm
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Images From Tampa Bird Show...
Replies: 18
Views: 7858

Shew, poor baby, he is so cursed with my accent. I wish I could hear it. People say 'he sounds just like you'. Since I cant hear it in myself, I cant hear it in him. Here is the little punk. He does the most talking in the darker ones. New camera at the time and I didnt have the sittings right. Bad ...
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:17 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: HELP
Replies: 14
Views: 6090

Thats sad... hand raised as a bald chick and she cant interact with the bird. Like it... me or not, this is NOT the birds problem. The problem lies completely with the owner. Ringnecks need interaction. This saddens me. Please print this and show it to her. We know she loves him so lets help her do ...
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:38 am
Forum: Our Angels in Heaven: Rainbow Bridge
Topic: R.I.P Echo
Replies: 7
Views: 6084

Hun... Im so sorry. Wow, nor could I imagine. *hugs you* Out of respect for your baby, I am moving this over to our 'Rainbow Bridge' forum. It helps us talk through losses and is somewhat of a memorial. Everyone will see it just as well there as here. God bless you hun. Happy days ahead, ok?
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:34 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: still won't go near new cage
Replies: 6
Views: 3437

We are a force to be reckoned with man :!:
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:31 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Time to go night-night!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 6781

Girls and pink... its an addiction :!:

:lol:

My iPOD is pink :oops:

My iHome is titanium though... not all about pink.
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:29 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: HELP
Replies: 14
Views: 6090

She needs to understand that shes only making the biting worse by reacting in that way. I used to scream 'oooouch!' because I couldnt help it. But Ive trained myself to walk away and not make a fuss. Your mum needs to train herself first then the bird. If she doesnt, she wont have a very pleasant b...
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:13 am
Forum: IRN Photo Forum
Topic: Images From Tampa Bird Show...
Replies: 18
Views: 7858

They seemed to be about half the price of pet stores. I have gotten kind of cozy with this chick that works at Petsmart which is where I buy my food. She said the mark-up was more than furniture (3 times that of wholesale). So when we pay 20.00 for a toy, it could have been sold for 5.00 but they un...
by Mikaela
Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:35 am
Forum: News
Topic: Adding a new mod
Replies: 8
Views: 5479

:D

Thanks ladies, I appreciate the help very much. Good luck :!: