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- Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:17 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
I used to coat it in flour, saute it then wack it under a hot grill, crispy outside, tender inside, when our daughter died, my mother in law decided to cook liver, it was burnt, but tasted like Ashes anyway, I went off it because the smell of cooked liver would linger for days, eww!, one of the girl...
- Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:21 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Very aggressive 10 week old irn
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2044
Re: Very aggressive 10 week old irn
They Don't attack "for no reason", they are telling you to back off.
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:58 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Liver is full of cholestrol, its where cholesterol is stored,, not as healthy as some people think. If Emma is being evicted, nobody will rehouse her. Ms Sanjay wouldn't want his squirty bottle every day, I let him semaphore for one when he is ready, usually once a week when he knows it's his "...
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:44 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
We have a lib dem mayor, can't seem to get shot of him, he's been mayor for at least a decade, absolutely useless. I think my hair is long enough to cover the nape of my neck, but Ms Sanjay is more full on!, I remember a vet telling me he hated treating Corgi's because they would allow him all sorts...
- Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:20 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
"Save water, bath with a friend", my daughters Boxer took that literally, hurtled up the stairs and leapt into the bath with her, Ms Sanjay nipped my arm today, because she wanted her food yesterday, and I wasn't going quickly enough!, fortunately I was wearing sleeves, but it still pinche...
- Sun Apr 16, 2017 4:43 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Goodness! I hope she isn't claustrophobic! Or too hot. Ms Sanjay just has a black cotton king size sheet. Billie puts her to shame, three measly feathers, same as last year, hey ho,
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:33 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: New owner
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1030
Re: New owner
Sit beside his cage and talk/sing to him, offer treats through the bars, eat your meals beside his cage, they are very curious and he will want to share your food (make sure it's safe food), don't try and handle him, you will freak him out and probably get a nasty bite, just do the minimum cleaning ...
- Fri Apr 14, 2017 2:32 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: How do I tame this young scared IRN?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1714
Re: How do I tame this young scared IRN?
Regardless of whether your bird was imported or caught in the wild, grabbing a semi feral or feral bird is wrong on all levels, and here in the UK, capturing wild birds etc is illegal. Five months seems suspiciously old, if you suspect or know this person is selling captured feral birds, you really ...
- Thu Apr 13, 2017 2:53 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: How do I tame this young scared IRN?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1714
Re: How do I tame this young scared IRN?
The "breeder" should know better!, a terrified bird can simply drop dead, their hearts cant take it.
Furthermore, if it survived, it will Never learn to trust you. Everything you need to know is on this forum, keep reading.
Furthermore, if it survived, it will Never learn to trust you. Everything you need to know is on this forum, keep reading.
- Wed Apr 12, 2017 1:59 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: 3 month old INR. " Emoji"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1275
Re: 3 month old INR. " Emoji"
They prefer fruit and veg which contain seeds, papaya, peppers, sweet corn, my bird would Never eat carrot etc, peas in the pod are great for foraging too, and walnut halves preferred to almonds.
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:46 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Wrong timeline, I had pink tweed culottes in 1969, hotpants came in around 1970/71. But I didn't like them, I can't stand seeing women over forty in shorts or Capri pants, Not a good look, Ever.
Where Has today gone?
Where Has today gone?
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:53 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
They're cute and funny, I suppose I should call them culottes?, I used to wonder if birds had cold feet, or cold beak, but they have brilliant insulation.
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:54 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Daddi wore thermal undies all year round, because he was thin he felt cold, and he had his electric blanket on!. I usually keep a few winter bits out, the wind can be chilly, or summer morning's can be fresh. Ms Sanjays breeches make me smile!
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 9:25 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Never heard of them, but I don't buy biscuits anymore, they can be too moreish!. Ms Sanjay was very patient today, waiting for his fresh rations, I couldn't let him out because I was expecting a delivery, so as a reward, I gave him fresh figs and blackberries. It's a pity Billie won't eat peppers, t...
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:04 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Coo! That would be fun! MsTango!,
The amount of peppers he eats I'm surprised he isn't red!, that would be fun too!
The amount of peppers he eats I'm surprised he isn't red!, that would be fun too!
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:34 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
I "lurked" on here before actually joining, can't remember when that was!, senior moments are all too frequent nowadays. I cannot understand why newbies don't Look on here before asking questions, the answers are all here, is it laziness?. I was planning to go to the market today, but ther...
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:13 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: What are everyones Bird's Names?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6019
Re: What are everyones Bird's Names?
My birds breeder lied, said my bird was definitely a DNA sexed male, so we named him "Sanjay", in time it became obvious "Sanjay" is female, so now she is just "Sweetie", or Ms Sanjay for the purposes of this forum.
- Tue Apr 04, 2017 5:00 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: HELP!! My 2 baby birds 5 weeks old scared of me. What can i do??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3287
Re: HELP!! My 2 baby birds 5 weeks old scared of me. What can i do??
No clipped wings here!!!, its food that calls my bird home.
- Tue Apr 04, 2017 5:14 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Having trouble taming a young pair of ringnecks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1357
Re: Having trouble taming a young pair of ringnecks
Clipping is just adding to their angst, they cannot escape from what they perceive as threat or danger, it's like hobbling a cat or dog, and maybe they need a bigger cage. If they are eating the apple, it is fear which is preventing them from eating it straight away, no apple seeds though, they cont...
- Tue Apr 04, 2017 3:19 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Having trouble taming a young pair of ringnecks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1357
Re: Having trouble taming a young pair of ringnecks
You don't say how long you have had them, but I can tell you, aviary hatched/parent reared birds take much much longer to tame. What you describe is normal, it is Exactly how my bird was when I got him seven years ago. It takes time and patience, A Lot of it, and you must persevere, even now, there ...
- Mon Apr 03, 2017 6:34 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: Ringneck baby cannot stand on legs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1935
Re: Ringneck baby cannot stand on legs
I am very sorry to hear this, but he must have been a very sick little bird for his heart to give out so quickly. IRN's are tough little birds, he was obviously very weak when you got him, personally I would go back to where you bought him and demand a refund, here in the UK, I would have got the RS...
- Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:28 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: Ringneck baby cannot stand on legs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1935
Re: Ringneck baby cannot stand on legs
Take him to a vet asap!
- Sun Apr 02, 2017 3:50 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: My Inidan Ringneck has gone Savage
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1147
Re: My Inidan Ringneck has gone Savage
Your bird sounds deeply traumatised, the medical treatment was unpleasant handling, and he probably associates handling with pain and discomfort. I'm afraid it has set your bird back, he no longer trusts human hands. I am glad I have never clipped my birds wings, because flight is a birds safety net...
- Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:18 pm
- Forum: Feather Plucking / Feather Mutilation
- Topic: Lutino IRN with reddish tail
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1755
Re: Lutino IRN with reddish tail
I have a green IRN, but green is not correct, he has blue, yellow, aquamarine colours too, so I don't think any IRN is a uniform colour all over.
- Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:23 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
It's common amongst dog people, but we never used a squirty bottle, I find an "Oi!" Or "stoppit!" usually works with Ms Sanjay. Whatever works, it's horses for courses. I've never had an early bird, bedtime or mornings, but it's never been a problem, I don't know where the day we...
- Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:02 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: HELP!! My 2 baby birds 5 weeks old scared of me. What can i do??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3287
Re: HELP!! My 2 baby birds 5 weeks old scared of me. What can i do??
That's a question for a breeder, and I ain't a breeder, sorry!, puppies and kittens yes, but never weaned chicksters, try looking on the internet.
- Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:38 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: HELP!! My 2 baby birds 5 weeks old scared of me. What can i do??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3287
Re: HELP!! My 2 baby birds 5 weeks old scared of me. What can i do??
If they come down for food, that's your answer, my bird goes back into his cage as soon as I put fresh food etc in there, why aren't your birds weaned yet?, Ms Sanjay was weaned by the time he was 8 Weeks old.
- Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:51 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Ms Sanjay would tear chunks out of me! ^#(^ I take my life in my hands tickling and kissing him! William doesn't go out in ladies clobber, he wears jogging bottoms, tee shirt and fleece, with gaudy costume jewelery and a hair band, when I worked professionally as Tarot reader, I had a very Butch gru...
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 4:47 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Today we had the big clean, and Ms Sanjay was up to mischief nibbling wallpaper again! ^#(^ I helped William next door in the privately owned flats to shift a heavy unit in, his hobby is antiques, and he has some fabulous pieces, a Georgian console table with lion head handles to die for, he used to...
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:11 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
No, I forgot it was on, but, tbh, they mess about with history too much, a lot of the time. It annoys me. Big clean up tomorrow, but my goodness, the state of my kitchen in the sunlight!, I was horrified!, that's the problem with dark winter days, it disguises the grot. Ms Sanjay Never lays down, it...
- Thu Mar 23, 2017 5:41 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: You saw a WHAT?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1160
Re: You saw a WHAT?
How lovely!, my grandson spotted a blue male IRN in his local park (Bedfordshire UK). Love your photo too. Thanks for sharing this.
- Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:57 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Oi! Not so much of the old! :-bd Oh goody, Billie seems back to her "old" self. I think they give up hope, expecting more replies, hoping people with tons of experience etc, and nada, maybe the previous members don't have their "fids" anymore?, or that Huge debate over wing clipp...
- Wed Mar 22, 2017 5:38 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
One of our female German Shepherds would doze off sitting up!, another went senile in old age, she'd go out into the garden and forget why she was out there, come back in, and suddenly remember she needed to pee. Later on, her eyesight got quites bad, and she would sit in front of the washing machin...
- Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:13 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
I am Sick and Tired of the spam in these forums, Nothing gets done about it, no matter How Many times I report it!. Craig in Flat 1 screamed abuse at one of the Slobodans this afternoon because his smoke alarm went off four times, boy has that guy got a temper!, he drove the last tenant out of Flat ...
- Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:31 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
It's the one further down, where IRN is spelled "Iron", and I think the owner is male, search amongst the Spam! It goes something like "pretty baby IRON" etc, bon chance
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 2:15 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Still not as cheap as Wilko toys.
The photos my cousin once removed sent, including the one I shared with you, goodness! Your memory!.
I might give garden feathers schmanzy parrot food a try out on himself, it's time Ms Sanjay tried something different.
The photos my cousin once removed sent, including the one I shared with you, goodness! Your memory!.
I might give garden feathers schmanzy parrot food a try out on himself, it's time Ms Sanjay tried something different.
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 10:54 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Garden Feathers e mailed me their newsletter today, but my parrot mag wasn't in. Ms Sanjay answers me when I say hello, when I've been in the shower etc and come back in he says hello. But those plaintive little noises today were really sweet. (please don't throw my toy away!). I Never get up early ...
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 9:25 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Reminds me of my maternal grandparents place in Ulster, the pump would freeze in winter, and we had to break the ice on the rain barrel to wash, one of the chicks hatched with just one leg, I wanted to adopt it, but grandad shut it in a shed with it's mama to "take care of" I bought Ms San...
- Sun Mar 19, 2017 11:31 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
You're thinking of Mint Imperials, lol!, Crown Imperials or "Kaisers Helmet" are giant Fritillaria, stunning, they tower over the daffs and tulips, they smell like cannabis tho', which keeps cats and foxes away, but may give passers by the wrong impression!. Yes, NP are good ,so are Scarle...
- Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:58 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Wild horses couldn't drag him down to the floor!. Ms Sanjay wouldn't know how to use a water bottle, besides, he likes to wash his face in the water too!, he has his spray bottle, which reminds me, he could do with a new one. I used ear plugs when the drug dealers and alcoholics lived here, I wouldn...
- Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:08 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
I am gutted, I dropped Ms Sanjays anti splash water bowl today in the kitchen, and it smashed, I've ordered a new one from NP, but could have done without the expense, I prefer the anti splash because the water doesn't leave the cage. Anyway, I don't understand these so called breeders letting chick...
- Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:51 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Whoa!, How old?, that is way too young!. My bird was 8 wks old when I bought him. Firstly, your bird sounds semi feral, which means, like mine, it was aviary hatched and parent reared. Secondly, you need to let your chickster settle in, minimum contact, just sit next to the cage, talk and sing, eat ...
- Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:19 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
I like my home made mayo, I don't add much vinegar at all. Ah yes, St Patricks Day today, and the birthdays of two of my friends. Big clean tomorrow, and I am definitely Not buying P Off again, expensive and mundane, I'm going back to Cif anti bacterial and a non scratch sponge, it does the job just...
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 3:07 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Weightwatchers meals suit my pocket and are yummy, silver spoon sweeteners contain zero calories, I will not be returning to old habits, and I won't allow my gp to prescribe steroids or amytriptiline again, I was my ideal weight for years until I was put on them. Oops!, so I'm not the only one who g...
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:46 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Reminds me of married quarters, and when the refugees fled Idi Amin and were given empty quarters (70's) we wives couldn't get anything from stores, it had all been given to them. Our HA tarts voids up, but they don't tend to run to new doors. Miserable today, but not particularly cold, my summer cu...
- Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:41 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
George, our gas engineer came to service flat 1's boiler today, for the second time, and for the second time Craig had no gas, he spends his benefits on beer, beer and more beer, he is permanently three sheets to the wind, George has warned him, if they can't service his boiler soon, they will cap t...
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:10 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Funnily enough I have felt colder too, but only in late afternoon. My German landlady couldn't understand spring cleaning, they completely clean one room each day of the week, but they don't have the open fires our parents and grandparents had, so they probably didn't get the dust webs etc. It sound...
- Mon Mar 13, 2017 1:00 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
The only sport I watch is Crufts and show jumping, daddi never watched any other sport either, although he played Rugby for the army. Good news about Billie, at last you are seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Ms Sanjay is into pears and pineapple at the moment, I bought some nectarines today fro...
- Sun Mar 12, 2017 12:54 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
Ms Sanjay is fine ta, affable today, long may it last. A neighbour in the house next door moved out before Yuletide, and nobody has been to sort the place out yet, she even left her curtains up and a load of rubbish out back, expecting it to miraculously disappear!. Last time someone moved out, the ...
- Sun Mar 12, 2017 12:09 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Billie&Sanjay
- Replies: 238
- Views: 373974
Re: Billie&Sanjay
It's just a question of staying on approx a thousand cals a day, no more carbs, i.e biscuits, cakes sweets etc. According to my regime two pounds a week is quite acceptable. It will reach a plateau eventually, they always do, besides, I adore salads. Good news about Billie, fingers crossed she has g...