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Wessel Gordon

Hi Phil

How old are they and does the male have his ring yet?

I'm asking because the behavior you described for the female strikes me as a lot more "male-like". But if I'm wrong I'll gladly stand corrected by anyone else.

Wessel

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AlphaWolf AJPeter has a good point. IRN's are incredibly food driven and will invariably eat the tastiest morsel/treat first. Think of a kid in a candy-store: chances are the kid will leave the store with his favorite candy 9 times out of 10. Do be warned that today's favorite might be tomorrow's tr...

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Hi everyone I have a really stupid question but it bugs me so please forgive my ignorance. Is there a certain part of a IRN male's head that the ring becomes visible first or does it have more to do with which feathers he's happening to molt first? The reason I'm asking is because I have a surgicall...

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Thanks Madas

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Thanks Madas, My entire German vocabulary consists of "nein" and Google Translate had issues translating the sites so I was dependent on "reading" the pictures. But it does look like it could be a solution for me if I can find a South African stockist and convince my bank manager...

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Madas Thanks for the reply. An infrared camera would indeed be a great aid (I might dare say an invaluable aid in my case). How do they work? Are they available in South Africa and if so at what cost? The nest-box the female chose has an entrance hole (obviously, duh to myself) and an inspection hat...

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Ouch...it seems like you had a very stressful time with Percy. It seems like you had a whole flock of guardian angels steering him back to your yard and making sure you could get hold of him. I lost my favorite IRN male a few years ago when he also took fright. I took him out of his cage as usual an...

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Nabz, I agree with aliyaamelia. It does sound like you are making progress. Getting a bird to completely trust you and getting you to trust the bird is a very long process. The only advice I can give is to be very patient and consistent. Always accept what the bird is willing to offer you on that pa...

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InTheAir, you have a great point about a trigger sending a bird into a screeching fit. I had a pair of Sun Conures that raised babies fairly frequently and whenever a Hadida bird would fly overhead and called it sent the Conures into a screaming frenzy. Believe me: that's one type of surround sound ...

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I know the feeling. I've had IRN's for about 10 years and as we discussed in another topic one of my females are presumably incubating a clutch...I'm not sure if it's her first but I know for a fact it's mine, lol. As for genetics: to me green is green, although it's obviously a different shade it's...

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Thanks Chewbacca. From what I can tell she is on day 4 of incubation so I will ask him over the weekend to come and check for me. Considering he's still in school and busy with homework and sports etc I think having him check over the weekend is the best option. At least it will give me an idea of h...

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Hi everyone. I've been reading quite a lot on the forum about breeding lately but can't seem to find the answer to the above question. My reason for asking is explained in the following paragraph. Recently a neighbor was kind enough to help fix up an old pigeon cage that got passed down to me. I pla...

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Enderunn, I really think you have talent for designing and building that's why I was joking about getting you to help me build an aviary. There is just one question about the cages you built that intrigues me: what made you decide on the round/semi-circular shape? It is certainly unique and very ple...

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It's certainly possible to tame a parent-reared bird. I had a pair of Sun Conures a few years ago that took treats from me. I left them to raise their babies on their own and whenever those babies left the nest it took me a day or two to get the babies to accept treats from me. They became tame to t...

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Enderunn,

The nest boxes and the cages look fine. I just wish I had you on hand when I had to adapt an old pigeon cage into an IRN cage but I suspect travelling expenses between Turkey and South Africa is a lot more than I can afford.

Wessel

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Chewbacca, I can't understand IRN genetics if my life depended on it so unfortunately I'm not able to help you with which mutation the offspring will be. Unless you have prior experience of raising baby birds, especially IRN's, I wouldn't recommend you try it unless for some reason one of the babies...

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Hi Tammy It sounds like the bird are lonely and bored and looking for some companionship and for something else to do than just sit in his cage the whole day. There is two options you can consider: 1) Get him a companion since Indian Ringneck's are flock orientated. Having another bird to socialize ...

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Hi Pero Welcome to the forum. Unlike the birds you encountered IRN's are not really the cuddly type. It sounds like the yellow male that refused to be touched is more a more typical IRN behaviour...they are usually more "stand-offish" and aloof but they do form a very strong bond with thei...

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It could simply be that he just needs a new challenge to stimulate his mind and interest.

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Enderrun That looks like a great cage for indoor use. However it might be better to sacrifice some height and add some length...gives the birds a bit more space to stretch their wings after confining themselves to the nest while incubating a clutch of eggs. To me it doesn't matter if the measurement...

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Hi You are not worrying in vain as most bird-owners will tell you birds hide symptoms of illness incredibly well. It's better to visit the vet and have the vet tell you it's just a minor ailment than ignoring your instinct and knowledge of your bird and possibly end up losing him. I myself have lost...

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Hi Sophie Since Charlie is still a young bird and obviously comfortable being handled by humans I would introduce Charlie to George and not the other way around. What I would do in your situation is to take Charlie and get him to sit on a perch and take him over to George's cage but I would make sur...

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Hi John Welcome to the forum. First of all: we all love pictures of birds so if you could post a couple of your new friends it would be greatly appreciated and then maybe one of our experienced breeders can tell you which mutations you have and if the second bird is indeed female. There is just one ...

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Hi everyone I have a 10 year old female and about an 8 year old male that is closely bonded. Due to plucking issues the female never incubated an egg successfully in her entire life, although she occasionally will lay a clutch and not incubate them plus she goes through the motions of "breeding...

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Thanks, Donovan.

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Melika and others, The breeder I purchased one of my IRN's from told me that he regularly took a few pieces of brown bread, tears it into bite-sized pieces and moisten it just enough to make it palatable and feed it to his birds. According to him the brown bread contains some nutrients that aren't e...

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It looks like the pair I moved recently is incubating eggs but I could be wrong. The last couple of days whenever I was around their aviary the female was perched inside the nest with half her body sticking out the hole giving me the evil eye the entire time till I was done with my business around t...

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Hawk24, If you're going to be away from your bird for hours on end having two birds is a good idea if you can afford it. The obvious downfall would be that you will have to get a cage big enough to house both birds (in my opinion it would be unkind to have two and house them apart from each other) p...

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Dorit, Trusting your instinct and gut feeling is a good approach. When the right bird show up you will know it...after all you know Ruby's personality and quarks. I've learned over and over with birds (and life in general) that instinct can be trusted 99.99% of the time. My only advice is to not rus...

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Dorit, Perhaps you will get a response from the experienced breeders if you post the same questions under the "Mutations" section. I don't understand IRN genetics and mutations (way too complicated for my single braincell that's on it's annual leave right now) so unfortunately I can't answ...

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Hi Salxx786

To me that sounds like a physical fight brewing.

Please do not ignore the warning signs the birds are clearly giving you and each other and separate them immediately...if you do not heed the warnings someone is going to end up hurt.

Wessel

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MissK, Excellent advice. I have a flock of 6 IRN's of which I can only touch the oldest female of about 10 years old that I hand-reared and even then it's only when Her Highness is in a very good mood. As for the others only two will approach me for treats but that's the limit of our physical intera...

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Dorit, I fully agree with all the statements that everyone, but especially MissK made. Another IRN male is definitely a good option. A bird that needs a better home and is happier with company of his own kind than with humans is also a good option. As for another species: I have housed a mature IRN ...

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Hi The beaks of certain mutations are pinkish when the bird is very young which later turns to orange (only in certain mutations) and then to red as the bird matures. So it can be either mutation related or age related. I'm sure if you're able to show us a few pictures of the birds in questions we w...

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Hi Emdela Welcome to the forum. At that age it's difficult to tell if it's male or female. I've had all my birds that wasn't mature when I got them surgically sexed by an avian vet. What the vet does is knock the bird out with some sort of gas for a few minutes, then puts an endoscope through a litt...

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Birdbooty, Colony breeding is indeed possible but it depends on how many ringnecks you have mind for the colony and if there's more or less an equal number of males and females. From my limited experience with a small flock I noticed that they get incredibly territorial during breeding season and if...

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Thanks Johan

I spoke to a member of the Diamantveld club earlier this morning and he promised to get back to me as soon as there is any new developments. Like you and others suggested I'm considering joining the club if for no other reason than enjoying it.

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Arleta, I have a flock of 6 IRN's and while it doesn't happen every single night some of them do make some noise while sleeping. It's mostly just their beaks rubbing together creating a little clattering or grating sound which from what I've experienced and read on this forums is the sign of a conte...

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Thanks Mickeyd

I'm in a small town that has more hadida birds than people so I guess I will have to find a club in Kimberley that's not too far from here and where I used to live.

Regards,

Wessel

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Thanks Prodigy At the moment I only have one pair separated from the rest of my flock to see if they are indeed interested in breeding (they are in an aviary with a nest but no mating or eggs I'm aware of yet) . My other IRN's, for various reasons such as health issues and age, are kept as pets at t...

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I've read through that but I still don't understand if people interested in breeding IRN's need permits since I couldn't spot the words "parakeet" or "parrot" between all the legal jargon. Could someone with a better understanding of what all that actually means for breeders plea...

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Hi Demir I recently bought a yellow female that I've been looking for for a long time from a petshop as well. Since I've known the owner for roughly 30 years I was able to negotiate him down to about half his asking price. She was kept in a small cage all by herself for a few weeks and since I purch...

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Thanks for all the replies. I haven't noticed ants on the floor as yet, but they climb up and down the frame of the cage to get to the food and water. I'm glad to report that quite a few of the pests did me the favor of committing suicide by drowning in the waterbowl, lol. I wrote the post late last...

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Hi everyone

Since yesterday I've noticed ants in my aviary. Is there a bird-safe way for me to get rid of them?

Kind regards,

Wessel

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Hi to all the new members. Welcome to the forum. Training an IRN takes time, patience and consistency and about all 3 in equal measure so it's not something that will happen overnight. In my case it took me literally months to convince a so-called "hand-reared" bird to approach me and take...

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Missy, IRN's incubate their eggs for a period of anything from 22 to 26 days after the final egg in the clutch was laid (If I'm incorrect I'll be gladly corrected by more experienced breeders). If you could perhaps let us know when the last egg was laid we might be able to tell you when they should ...

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Hi Buks

Welcome to the forum.

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Another quick update.

I got a lutino female last week so I now have a flock of 6 IRN's.

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It sounds like it's a case of "how do you dare disturb this passionate speech I'm giving?", hehe.

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hi Arleta Welcome to the forum. I recently had to catch 3 of my IRN's by hand and ended up with 7 bites deep enough to draw blood so I know how that feels, lol. As for avoiding those nasty bites: patience and getting to know her moods is the only solution. All birds I've encountered so far will warn...

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