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MissK

Hi. Sympathies for the situation. Questions 1, 2 & 5 are for the vet you just saw. Call them. I'm not qualified to prognosticate on the future of the toe, though if I were keeping that bird (as opposed to returning him) I would be seeing the second vet and seeking to retrain the toe despite lack...

MissK

Hi. I can't say if the eye or beak is a problem, but I thank you for questioning if she is suitable to breed. Is she fully mature? Perhaps some breeders can say if they think Albinos are often smaller or more delicate. I realize that Budgies are not Ringnecks, but I have a small flock of Budgies, an...

MissK

That photo is a *PRIZE*!!!!!
Is she biting hard, or just checking things out?

MissK

I suggest you enlist help from people in the shops, especially those who are able to chat with customers and see a lot of them -- such as the grocery store clerks and and certainly pet shop clerks, and coffee shops. They can mention you lost your bird and direct people to one of your posted flyers. ...

MissK

Welcome and congratulations. Please bear with our recent spam flood. It's not always like this.

MissK

That's so nice!

MissK

I think your IRN cage is too small. You can put a sight barrier between the cages - could be a sheet of newspaper or a cloth hung on the side of the finch cage. My Canaries could not tolerate the stress of living with the IRN and they were not side by side so I moved them to another room.

MissK

I agree, but regardless of the cause, if the bird is sick then he needs the vet.

MissK

Backwards first, why shouldn't closed gate = treats in cage? It's a half full/half empty thing, no? You can try reserving the #1 jackpot treat for the back to cage lure, and you can make sure the cage is not a punishment - is it truly big enough? Got great things inside? If all else fails, you can g...

MissK

Welcome and congratulations on your new bird! I'd suggest giving him some more time before you stick your finger at him without food. If you want to be sneaky, maybe you can hold that grape in such a way that he might choose to step on your arm to get to it. :wink: And if he's leery when you approac...

MissK

My #1 advice: Don't do stuff that upsets your bird. Causing him to bite you would fall in this category.

Tell us what you did that got you bitten. Maybe we can find a gentler way to get the result you were hoping for. It's probably going to involve some treats.

MissK

Peachy, I don't think the lack of you nearby caused aggression. You *can* live your normal life. If you think it upsets the bird for you to leave the room, then you should just start leaving BRIEFLY when you don't really have to. Be doing whatever you do, and then walk out for 30 seconds and then co...

MissK

Questions for introspection: What does a biopsy tell you? --What question does a biopsy answer for the vet, and does knowing that answer help you? What would the vet reasonably expect to find in such a situation? How would they respond to that information, what treatment? Do you have a certainly rel...

MissK

Obviously I didn't see his behaviour, but if this happened with my bird, I'd be demanding to know exactly what went on while I was not there. It would be very hard to convince me someone had not overstepped his comfort boundary in my absence. I would be suspicious because birds don't lie. He's gotte...

MissK

Fine point, that Kiwi currently enjoys going into other birds' territory. From our experience, with well matured birds, Rocky enjoyed meeting other birds in general, but I recall one experience when he went to visit another IRN that didn't go so great. He loved the other bird from across the room, i...

MissK

Let me go smell my twine. (Parrot people say the weirdest things.......)

If anything it smells dusty. It does have an odor, but not of petrol. I've smelled twine with that petrol smell and left it in the store. I've lost the label by now, sorry.

MissK

You should carefully read the label and might call the manufacturer. Jute may have a smell, but if it is a strong smell, especially a chemical smell, I would not use it. In particular, goods from the garden store may have been treated to increase durability in outside applications. Try the craft sto...

MissK

I Googled. Isn't Google great? I think that coral thing is probably a roll of the dice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrina

MissK

Hi. I can't really speak about how Charlie would do in various situations, but I can relate what went down with my bird, Rocky. I picked him up at 10 years old from the home of his first family. They were three women and a man, with another man deceased. I don't know who he favoured there, but when ...

MissK

I'm not qualified to speak, but it does look just like colour to me as well.
See if she will eat kale or collards.

MissK

Andrew, why don't you post where you are in the UK and ask if anybody can recommend a vet? Foot problems have the potential to get out of hand and quite dangerous, though to my uneducated eyes, this doesn't look like it has reached emergency status, in that it isn't an open wound, but it does need l...

MissK

Hi. You've done the right thing to come here and ask for suggestions. If you love your bird then you have many more strategies you can try before deciding to give it up. That's what the last guy did - gave it up and passed the unhappy bird along. How many times do you think that will happen before s...

MissK

I don't have time for a big ole post, but I want you to reconsider your goal of letting Denver live always outside the cage. I class it as too much of a good thing. You should make sure she retains the skill of living happily in a cage *IF FOR NO OTHER REASON* than if she must one day be rehomed (It...

MissK

Looks like a giant Budgie to me!

MissK

What makes you think he's dominant??? Those heart wings are a friendly gesture. Why don't you duck your head for a second and then let it pop back up and look him in the eye when he does that. It echoes a gesture he will probably be making. My IRN seems to like that.

MissK

Did he molt the tail? It can seem to take *forever* for it to come back in. My #2 bird molted backwards this year, starting with the tail quite early in the year. Now he's getting along to his body and face. Very strange. This is just the end of his first year with me, and I know his prior situation...

MissK

AJ, what are you doing that Billie feels she needs to bite you? She should be over this by now, I would think. Here to help............

MissK

Hi Andrew and Welcome! I have a second hand male called Rocky! Small world. :) You didn't say how long you've been keeping Rocco, but I imagine it's been a little while. If you can ID his favourite kind of toy, you should select that one for up-close interaction. My bird loves a rattling plastic fro...

MissK

Prevent him from eating the paper in any way you have to. It can get compacted inside and make serious trouble. Do give him acceptable stuff to chew. Provide foraging. If he insists on ingesting the toys, use large pieces of fresh vegetables and research first to be sure they are safe. Some easy one...

MissK

Best wishes for finding the species that matches your lifestyle! You know, if you should actually sit down and make that list of what you do and don't want in your potential bird, what you can and can't handle, you should still share it with this forum. MANY people keep more than one species and it ...

MissK

I'd like to add that even though any particular cage may well be the "biggest you can afford", it might still not be big enough. Many times the "biggest cage you can afford" may morph into "the biggest cage you WANT to afford". Not the same thing. I've seen adverts for ...

MissK

I gotta step in to squash this "rebellion" concept., and I'm glad to see you acknowledge it as being something in your perspective. Let's launch it into outer space though; it's not good. For reference: I think the longest game of catch-me was twenty minutes of near constant fluttering bac...

MissK

Since AJ mentioned it, I agree. Getting another bird is likely to increase, not alleviate, your troubles. My 16 year old, Sinbad, WAS the second bird. I knew my Rocky wanted a pal, and I wanted him to have one. We were lucky that it worked out, but it was a long time before I tried them together. Th...

MissK

I agree with InTheAir. I also think you can learn to stop provoking a bite.

MissK

I believe that a mature Ringneck can learn many things and the greater challenge is to the human to learn how to teach them. Because your bird already does well with a human (you) I think she can learn to do well with other humans. I would be less confident if there were nobody she could tolerate, b...

MissK

Wessel, I'm no breeder, but I don't think you should try this.

MissK

Fantastic! Welcome!

MissK

All I can really say is that it doesn't look anything like adult male colouration to me. I have a blue male, and the white is really white. Why don't you get a DNA test or wait a year? Are you certain of the age? Couldn't say about the behaviour. It's been reported that they don't necessarily sort t...

MissK

I see a ring. It doesn't look white, though. Any black on the neck under the beak?

MissK

It was not worth seeing. It was horrifying. Let's imagine Billie sitting on her perch with a big pile of her feathers on the floor below, completely without warning. Imagine not knowing if she would pull another pile tomorrow, or later today, or every day for the rest of time. Remember how little we...

MissK

I've read this thread before and now I think I might be ready to add my comment. If I had but one word of advice to the Ringneck keeper, that word would be "Respect". I do see a lot of respect in this thread. It's a big concept, though, sneaking quite a lot under the umbrella of seven litt...

MissK

Rocky used to go to his sleep perch and turn his back to me. I don't keep him up so late anymore.....

MissK

I buy them from my grocery store. Read the label carefully to be sure there is nothing on them. Also, nuts can go rancid, so always taste a sample first. It's OK to keep them in the fridge.

MissK

Well, yes and no. Rocky will accept treats until he's stuffed, so long as he is in the cage and the stranger is well-behaved and Sinbad is quiet. Understandably, when Sinbad panics it puts Rocky on edge, and then he is quite reserved. Out of the cage he generally needs a whole almond to interact wit...

MissK

Well, we all need a little door now and then, that's what I say!....... Oh, wait, that's "indulgence" I say. Whatever. Same thing. Keep trying and don't forget to eat that food with him. My dogs helped show Rocky that strawberries are good to eat. We did a big "one for me, one for you...

MissK

It's a great visual! And "daft coochie coo noises" - what a great voice you have for that image. My birds, too, I think would have been fine if the guy had simply taken a seat in the doorway. My "brother from an other mother" didn't intend to be a jerk - it's just natural for him...

MissK

Sometimes I'm very cautious and by-the-book and other times just a rebel. Who knows why? Confident that my neighbor and I don't use yard chemicals, when it was playstand building time I just pruned a huge branch off my fig and lugged it into the house. I hoisted it up on top the big cages, secured i...

MissK

Look twice at stuff like corn and peas, lima style beans, etc. My guys only eat the insides.

MissK

I don't get a great many visitors. I'm not home when other people usually are free, and I like to get out to see folks when I can. However, recently I've had over both my brother and my "might as well be a brother", who came with his wife. I'm not trying to be sexist, but these MEN keep st...

MissK

Bread is as safe as you make it. Obviously, read the label and don't let him pig out every day. As InTheAir noted, a serving of treat should be tiny.

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