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If "someone" didnt put in a complaint and say they were being picked on and woe is me then admin and mods one of which was involved in the thread :o :x :wink: wouldnt have stepped in. We dont like having to do that kind of thing and more times than not we dont have to do anything but somet...

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sorry i think everyone is distracted by things going on with people.

Yep its normal.moulting normally happens with the change in seasons,when the weather changes they are like us.

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I think you can remove the post.If you look in the bottom right hand corner of your posted thread there is a edit and a quote function. Click on edit and it should give the option to delete post. Ok now that Im looking at it after I posted .there is a delete post line above the smilies/message body/...

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can you put a pic of his feet on here?

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The sigs need to be smaller.

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Its hard to say because it would depend on the personalities of the birds.Some irns dont get along with any other birds and then some get along with every other bird.I would definately reccomend having a backup plan just incase they dont get along.

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Wow .that's a pretty sad story for the Quakers poor birds.

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Yep it does with certain colors.does he have any black coming in between the eyes and the cere( nostrils)?

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No.Please let him go to someone with an aviary if you dont want him.

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I dont breed alex"s so im not 100% sure but I have heard of birds over preening the other one.

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This is a great link, I hope someone reads it before they purchase, but I will never understand how you could be dissapointed and re home a bird, that's sad, you should be committed to providing the best life possible for the animal, no matter what! And the videos you see on you tube are very misle...

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I would wait and see how the one you already have works out. If they want to breed they will find a way box or not.I had a male and female in a quarantine cage,all that was in the cage was a perch and food and water bowls and they were mating right in front of us,they had a clutch that year.

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I use bicarb soda and vinegar (white) on my cages ect,the bicarb reacts with the vinegar and bubbles making it heaps easier to get the gunk off. for the cage bars i put the (dry) bicarb powder on first and then spray the vinegar from a spray bottle onto it.

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I would say boy on right girl on left. It could be verne for a boy,one of the boys in the movie stand by me his name is verne.

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I also think because some people see the very tame irns that people have and the ones that talk,do tricks ect and they think I want my bird to do that.They dont realize that it takes time and effort and sometimes our blood shed to get the birds to that point.

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expecting too much too soon comes to mind with some. I dont think getting a bird from a pet shop plays a part because I got my boy Indie from a pet shop and he ended up being a real sweetheart. They need to feel comfortable with us before they will even give us the time of day. It really helps a lot...

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The black comes in between the eyes and cere too.

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There is a few victorians on here, i will move the post to the right area.
There is also pages on facebook that has birds for sale.
Here is a vic breeder,not sure exact location though. http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/vie ... 681#p67681

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its a boy

red will start to appear from the back of the neck and come around. It takes awhile for the fully developed ring.

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Hi and welcome to the board. Feel free to join in and ask questions ect.

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Hi Carla welcome to the board. With the bluffing it helps to start teaching them early with things like no and what the different tones in your voice mean. My little terror pinky knows pretty well now at around 11 months old.When he bluffs (its not just a one off thing) i can say a stern no pinky an...

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only get another if you want one,he will be fine by himself.

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My boy Mika does this to me when he wants my attention,as soon as i look at him he stops and then if i shift my head so he thinks im not watching he does it again. He sometimes hangs from the top of the cage and does it too.

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Avacado is in that list, it shouldnt be fed to them aswell as several other animals.

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I say yes get him/her. From what you described the bird sounds perfect and should make a great companion with a little time and effort from both of you. With the not picking up things with the feet it may be because it hasnt really had to,if you give him things like fresh beans or peas in a pod some...

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Give him time.The poor thing has just been taken away from the only safe place he knows. You need to let him know that you arent going to hurt him. Start off by leaving him in his cage and do the normal household things you do and let him see whats going on,this way he will be less likely to freak o...

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Glad it worked out

mine are typical males- they take everything apart,even if its just working out how to get the kebob sticks off the cage and throwing it on the ground they will do it.Your going to go and break a lawn mower now just so you can go back and see jack arent you.

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Do you want them to breed?

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so to answer your question I wouldnt say for sure it looks like the ring coming in because he is a bit too young yet but it could very well be a boy. The ring looks more boot polish ish,and you will be thinking something is wrong with him because the moult he has just gone through is nothing compare...

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This one is the grey/green that was surgicually sexed as male and bottom is a definate cock and hen (hen kinda looks like she has a ring)

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in this one the Turq irn in the middle is a female but she looks like she is getting a ring, so its pretty difficult to tell. Although I will put some pics up of a sexed cock bird that at times i wasnt sure if he was a cock or a hen until he got his ring. http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/60363/200...

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sorry I forgot about the password thing

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This first pic is an alex but this is how his ring come in http://www.dropshots.com/jul79e#date/20 ... 9/11:54:03

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Ellie, I am glad you made your additional post because I had no idea what you meant by "baffle cage." :) Here in the US they are called "foraging cages" or something similar: http://www.mysafebirdstore.com/PARADISE_ETC.-STAINLESS_STEEL_FORAGING_CAGE_SMALL-_LARGE.html The one I b...

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my birds arent rewarded by me saying anything to them when they do it to me

its quite the opposite.

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Mine do that posture when they are either about to start flying whilst hanging onto the cage (going nowhere ) or are listening to something.

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I'm not expert, but my thought is that your birds was as a pair before... and you want to separate them then. That why they want to be as pair again and later, and i think you can't do anything about it. May be separate to other room to not see and hear each other. I have a both IRN too, Mikkie gir...

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It helps to have some food or something they like to get them to actually want to come to you,things in packets that get their attention or some other thing they really want to have. Like ellie says it is very hard work,but it is worthwhile in the end. With them wanting to get back to the cage,is it...

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They are easier to train if they have been hand raised and hand tamed.There is a difference between being hand fed/raised and being hand tame. I got my boy from a pet store when he was around 3yrs old and i brought him as untame,it didnt take long for him to get used to us and become tame BUT i woul...

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I actually do the opposite to what I think mine want me to do when they lunge ect at me. I stand my ground and look straight at them and go oooh you think your scary do you,well you dont scare me and say stuff like that to them. All 3 of my tame birds have done it and still do it.They get this reall...

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Thats the first time i have heard of these. Where is the thread on them that is getting worn?

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argh. that is all.

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Keep an eye on him and check that he is still eating and pooping ok. Dont worry too much they chew stuff up all the time.

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Is there any other species you like? I had a rainbow lorrie aswell as my boy,the lorrie was pretty full on but they got on ok (not kept in same cage). I now have an alexandrian that lives in the same cage with my older irn and a young irn. It depends a lot on the birds personality to how they would ...

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is it possible for someone to have put him in the cage? I too would be wanting to know how he got in

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what exactly do you expect them to do?

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try taming them first before clicker training them.

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Ha ha I have a boobie bird too. I would ignore the behaviour and just go to bed.Make sure its dark where he is so he knows its bed time.

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The right season to breed.
some bedding in the nest box (check out what some use for bedding material on this site)
nice steady perches (for mating)
Lots of fresh fruit and veg.

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