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I'm not so sure anyone will ever really know the root of the disease. But the disease is shown to be caused by one of two common strands of viruses; Similar to HIV vs. AIDS. But unlike HIV or AIDS, PBFD can be transferred more commonly. Something as simple as feather dust can transfer the virus thro...

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Clawnz...I never heard of more than one strain. Interesting. I thought it affected SC2 and Rosellas the same way. If they are able to recover, they eventually succumb to the secondary diseases and infections from permanent beak damage and a compromised immune system. It would be interesting to know ...

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Hahahaha. She's lovin it!!! My birds will follow me around with their wings out when they see that spray bottle.

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PBFD has been around since the late 1800's in Australia. It is not new. And people have to expect it to be present as well as numerous other diseases, due to the large amount of wild caught birds used in breeding programs. Not all breeders test. You also have to expect that shipping conditions that ...

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I don't know how you do it Ellie. All of my birds are male for a reason

well I hope as the years go by it gets better for her. If not, she'd probably make an awesome mom

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Your voices all sound fine

I especially love the Aussie and Kiwi accents

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I wish I knew

things are definitely looking better though.

tail is coming back in nicely and I think most of his flights are out. He lost another this morning though. I'm pretty sure I have enough feathers to construct a fake bird

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Awwww Great Job Remy!!!

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Toys...these are important for playtime as well as beak exercise. They should be changed frequently. Perches...his main sleeping perch should be left alone, but his other perches can be moved around. You can add some or take some away. Change the layout of the cage. Play area...it is important to se...

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Hi there. Welcome to the forum. To me it sounds like he's bored. Do you rotate his toys and change them out? Do you move his perches around? Does he have a play area outside of his cage? Does he have foraging toys? What is his diet? Has your family dynamic changed at all? Tell us as much as you can ...

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You've never really been nipped till you've been nipped by an Alex :lol: he's so cute though because he knows he shouldn't nip so the few times he did he crawled up under my chin and pushed his beak into my cheek to say sorry. Skye and hamlet were a breeze compared to Cyrano. He's not food driven at...

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YW Claire

I can't believe more people haven't responded

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Please be very very patient. I got quite a few nips from my Alex thinking because he was so laid back that it would be easy for him. Just watch for her comfort level and back off and offer lots of cuddles when she gets nervous. And good luck :) once she's wearing it, you'll want all your birds in a ...

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Out of curiosity...was that bird found to be a normal blue?

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Ino does not eliminate structure 100%, proven by the tinge of green or blue on Lutino and Albinos. A true Pied (I don't think Dom Pied is a text book Pied) does eliminate all structure so depending on the species there are two colours of yellow on an Lutino Pied bird. In my Rainbow lorikeets the Pi...

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Wow...what an experience!!! Glad he's safe and sound now. I held my breath through that whole story. I feel I need a shot as well now.

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Check out this thread. Should answer your molt questions

http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/vie ... =2&t=17092

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Here is the video I watched. Not sure if it would help janey, but maybe it's worth a shot

http://youtu.be/Pokpp7HznQM

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Thank you for the compliments, but not necessary lol. I was just giving Jen some ideas for her future bird area. We have our fair share of poop and seed and fruit and veggie and shredded toy all over the floor every day. I clean the room twice a day. Much to my birds displeasure (they hate the vacuu...

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Ellie, I saw a video where they gave the fake eggs to the female to play with in hopes that they would distract her from wanting to lay. I don't know if it works though. Ill see if I can find that video.

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I don't LOVE the layout of our house, but its not my forever home so ill deal with it for now. We had the birds in the breakfast room off of the kitchen and I was becoming anxious every time I cooked over weather I was harming them in some way. So I recently moved the bird room. Now they are in what...

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Once you figure that out Jen...let me know lol. We affectionately refer to our sun as the hole puncher :D most recently she ate through a picture frame that was mounted on the wall. That was my fault though I suppose because stupidly I wanted to decorate the bird room :roll: I keep all of my importa...

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Ellie...janey will always be resourceful lol. She's got a really strong nesting drive. When I took in my lovebird rescues, I did not want any babies. I separated the females from the males, took out the nesting boxes and absolutely anything within the aviary that they could use to nest with. I found...

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I will be going out to my breeders place on Thursday and will take photos of the parents. There were 4 chicks in my birds clutch. Two hens and two cock birds. I chose my bird based on the unique contrast between his head and body. The other male didn't share the same trait. But one of the hens did. ...

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Peas....LMBO

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Gone are the days.....

I miss the classics. My uncles used to quiz me on the classics all the time. My brain is equivalent to a jukebox lol. There's no better tribute than a lyrical tribute...Ringo would approve

I thought you would too

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Definitely the aviator harness. Here is the YouTube link for Barbara heidenreich's video

http://youtu.be/etKRisR7vgo

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Squawking is something subconsciously taught to birds. IRN's love attention. They demand attention. Any kind whether its positive or negative. It is second nature when your bird is squawking to go to the cage and see what's wrong, or say quiet to the bird. But without knowing it, you are reinforcing...

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"If its love that you want", "with a little help from my friends" & "A dose of rock n roll" We'll be "Drowning In A Sea Of Love"

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There are a couple of things to consider with these birds. Most notably, however, is which strains of dark (European vs SA) and which strains of violet (American vs European) are being compared? That will give sufficient variation that it will become near impossible to compare the birds. That is a ...

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He is a DNA'd male. He was 4 months in this photo. He is 6 months now and his lower mandible is darkening but not black. His toe nails are very dark now with the pink feet. He is just starting his first molt so I'm curious to see the outcome. His primary and secondary flights as well as the flight c...

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Sky: There are so many interesting native parrots is Australia, we are a bit spoilt really! We even see some cool ones in our garden, and a variety of funky pigeons. But no feral ringnecks in our vicinity, that I know of. Yet another reason I want to visit Australia lol. I think I may have talked h...

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The pic all the way at the bottom...the middle bird of johan's I guess most closely resembles mine. No matter how many birds I look at though, I never see one like mine with the head that is clearly much brighter in color. Is this something that will molt out? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/...

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What if all of those "normal" blue babies weren't all normal blues but were actually sf cobalts? They can a lot if the time closely resemble a normal blue. JayJess didn't mention what the original babies were paired with so I'm lost after that.

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Thank you Ben

Ill see if I can get a group shot from the breeder. Is there a way to test breed to prove the dark factor?

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Thank you Shey

I see what you mean about the blue not looking blue in the pic. That must be the cause of the skewed results then. I saw that bright pink and I was like...there is NO way Skye is an emerald

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When I think of newsprint I think of the Sunday paper lol. Already printed on. its so funny how certain words mean totally different things depending on where you live.

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See...glad I asked. Wasn't sure if your newsprint was different from what I was thinking

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I also thought the glue in tape was no good. Ill have to ask my vet again. One thing he did tell me though was not to use newsprint for foraging because the ink gets in their beaks and feet and its carcinogenic. Maybe that's the newsprint here in the states though. Or maybe I'm confusing it with som...

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Yes!!!! That's exactly what I would want. I'm afraid to find out the price

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Wouldn't want rocky being picked up by a NJ trooper lol. :) I've heard the NJ colonies are rather large. Here in Hawaii we have so many different bird colonies that shouldn't be here. Red headed macaws, conures, cockatiels, ringnecks. The ringneck colonies are huge here. The red headed macaws came a...

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I was confused by the results on the blue because i thought it should have been more red than bright pink. The one I'm most curious about is the violet. The parents of my violet were DF Violet Cobalt cock - DF violet Hen. The dark factor is relatively new here in Hawaii and as such I don't have a re...

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Getting the two of them in a picture is a feat lol. I do have this one. Taken in the house, no direct sunlight. And for the record, Skye was not trying to eat Cyrano :D Use Cyrano my Alex as a reference in the middle. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/mbingham/image-66.jpg http://img.photobucke...

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That's great!! Never hurts to bribe them with favorites lol

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Original photos below. No flash but sunlight on both if them.

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What do you make of these results?? I used paint dot net... Hue 155 Saturation 150
First is my violet
Second is my blue

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My thought shey was that maybe the breeder is mistaking cobalt for violet. Is that possible?

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Like clawnz was saying...if you feed seed make sure it's not the supermarket brand stuffed with fillers. Your best option is to have a custom mix made if you have a feed store that does that. We have a bird farm that offers this option for $1 per lb. if you don't have that as an option, you can feed...

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Maybe his birdiness would like a menu

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Do you by any chance have a pic of your blue and the dad? I have a theory of what your breeder is talking about and want to see if I'm right.

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