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Have you GOT a little pink baby bird??

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Wow. I sure missed some stuff! Loved that cat trainer, too.

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Well, I found the hitch in the plan. Today I put them together in Sinbad's cage for a few hours and all seemed uneventful until I went by to offer Rocky some treats. He was glad to have them but Sinbad yelled at me for being so close for so long. It *appears* that his yelling puts Rocky on edge. Roc...

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Agree - my cage instructions were, to quote Captain Barbossa, "more what you'd call guidelines".It wasn't too bad, but there was no spring action either.

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I found photos of the HQ Factory on their website. Thought it was interesting, wanted to share. Their translator made a few minor errors, so don't be thinking there is really a "dydraulic" press there....... www.hqpetcages.com/about.html I am very pleased with my HQ cages and I suspect tha...

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Fortunately, neither could be said to be living in a cramped cage now. I just get a little moon-eyed when I think of having a ten foot bird cage in the living room.

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Thank you Ellie! I feel so lucky.

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I have a bit of thinking to do about it, and some more sleepovers to get underway. The easiest for me would be to join the cages end to end, although the prospect of making it double high is also attractive. I'm not sure if they would more appreciate height or width. If it goes double high, then we ...

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The boys spent an unsupervised afternoon together in Sinbad's cage. When I got back after dark, they were sleeping on the same perch. AWWWWWWW!!!!!!! Time to start thinking about joining the cages. It may take some time to make that happen.

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Congratulations! I wish you all three the best!

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Sounds nice,

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If "babying" includes snuggling, think extra hard about the Ringneck and how you would feel if the bird never accepted you touching. Some accept it and some do not.

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Use high value treats to get her back in the cage. First, give her treats (either by hand or in the cup) until she understands the steps that lead up to treats happening. For instance, Rocky absolutely knows the sound of the jar opening or the treat hitting the steel cup. He doesn't have to see the ...

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Melika, thank you. I'm afraid your reply doesn't fill me with happiness because now I'm twice as concerned about disease. I can't get Rocky to sit and pose like Hane. I'm not going to restrain him because I don't think it would be an effective way to look. I guess I can sweat it out and wait or take...

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I would think it might be par for the course - they do get excited and really nail the toys from time to time. No actual data from our house, though, just conjecture.

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You *know* it wouldn't be me if I didn't worry.

I don't think he's going to do it again. Of course, I never thought he would do it in the first place. I guess it was just too many strangers in the house for him. Poor little guy. He's DELICATE!

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Hi again. :P See if you can't figure out what treat or toy will work to distract, and offer it *before* the bite. You definitely can learn to predict the bite, and so you can offer some fun that is not compatible with biting. Consider it this way: You are sitting in the park with your diabetic frien...

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It's an interesting idea. Maybe someone will take that idea and let us know if it works.

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Hi. I also think you should try to lay low on the hand wobble. I confess I do use it, myself, on rare occasion. However, my bird and I are farther along in our relationship and it is infrequent at best. There are some strategies you can use instead, and you can also learn to predict, and so head off...

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Sooooooo, I think now I get to stop saying I never had any first hand plucking experience. :o On August 6th several things happened at once: *Houseguests came to stay for a few days *One of them spent a LOT of time next to Rocky's cage *I changed the Food *I stopped using the computer in Rocky's roo...

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Not really wanting to hijack this thread, but..... I lashed two identical cages together so they share a wall, so the Budgies could be gender segregated and still feel like a flock. It's working great. They even feed each other through the bars, and it's easy because I set some perches to go through...

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Hi. I think most likely Rocco is afraid of you, and that's why he won't settle down and hides when he gets the chance. You will have to make friends with him. It helps a lot with this if you view him as an individual with whom you want to have a relationship. It will help you approach things with co...

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a nice nut!

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I concur; it's still a cool pic!

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Hi Poonam Nandi, I am so sorry for your sad experience and loss of your little Punky. :cry: The diet you describe could be improved with some nice green leaves, foremost, and replace some of those sunflower seeds with a less oily seed. A little bit of nuts are also good, but don't give too much. Egg...

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Please don't rat me out to the Plant Police. Please. Think of the innocent Birdies. Who will look after them? Don't turn me in; I'll give you a nice nut!

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Dorit, I cannot suggest you place your bird in danger, but for myself I decided we could not live in a bubble. Regarding the age of the birds, I cannot address youngsters. My birds were 12 and 16 when they first met. I located birds to try using Craigslist, local ads, and my bird club. Of note, I wa...

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Are these birds foraging?

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Google RINGNECK AGILITY YOU TUBE and find Nila's weave poles.........

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Hi Dorit, I well understand the situation. I cannot help with predicting how any pair will get on, but I can say that I assessed my male IRN with non-IRN birds and he seemed friendly. Then I placed him in a few situations with IRNs and he again seemed friendly, though sometimes shy. I worked up a li...

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Thanks for the link. I would be interested to know if they are seen in China in a location likely to be naturally accessed or if they are remotely located in a way to suggest human importation. Either way, from some pictures I've seen of Chinese jungle, they must be thrilled. Anyone in China able to...

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Ellieelectrons has recently posted a link to a video on IRN in London. It inspired a question for me. I wish I could post the link but I'm using a new computer with "tabs" instead of "windows" and I haven't figured it out yet. Maybe I have too much time on my hands.... Here's the...

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Best wishes Cindy. Glad you didn't pay full asking price. I have such an issue with pet stores.

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Well yes, they definitely are having time together. I'm just not wanting to force them to be together.

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I would like to think I have a fair command of the English language, but I can't *truly* express what's going on between these guys. Honestly, they behaved as if they already knew each other and had been apart for some time, eager to be rejoined. Sinbad might be a little, just a little, less demonst...

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I'm thinking they should be about 36 and 48 in human years!!!

They have made some beak contact but not sure I see any food passing back or forth. I'm keeping my fingers SO CROSSED that next regurgitation season brings them sharing food with each other and not messing up the cage bars.

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The did kind of share a toy. Whats the eye thing about?

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Very proud of Sinbad today - he came out of the cage by himself. I notice Rocky did try to nibble his eyes......

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I'm thinking he is a good candidate because of what was said earlier, about him adjusting his flight to manage a small opening- in a curtain, was that? You should do it. Bell is the only IRN playing fetch I ever heard of. Surely he can represent America in this flying thing.

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Donovan, when you're settled back home -- please teach Mr. Bell to fly through a circle made of your hands.

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I really want him to do it. Rocky has about finished already. I really want Sinbad to change his sad, frayed tailfeathers, and I am betting he will be shinier, too, from his better diet. Recently we had a visit from family, and while he yelled at them a lot, I was secretly so pleased that he treated...

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MR. BELL COULD DO IT!!!!!!

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You didn't sing the one about the blackbirds in a pie, did you?????

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Very cool, attractive, interesting. And BTW - "Mom Cave"?

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Ooooh, you guys are fantabuluos! I want to join the circus, too! I have just sent a link of that to my non parrot keeping friends, and I bet them you would sooner or later have Nila flying through a hoop made of your hands. (Get on that - I made it worth 20 bucks.....) Really great work by all of you!

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Search this site for taming information. Depending on where you live, sure, your bird could be feral or stolen from the wild. He could also be aviary raised and need taming. He could also be human raised but afraid of something in the environment you have created for him. What is a "parrot trai...

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Accidents will happen.

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I dunno, it's the middle of August; we should have seen something by now.

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Ooh, thanks for the vote of confidence, but all I am thinking is to agree (1) it's a reaction to something and (2) keep the sensitive bits out of range, dodge and distract if you must be within range. You just made a new post about today. It makes me think you have "done something" he didn...

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