New Bird...Thoughts please
Moderator: Mods
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
New Bird...Thoughts please
Went to pick up a new hen and the woman asked me to take a 4 year old green male off her hands. Brought him home in the dark so I didn't notice until the next morning a few things. His eyes are solid, they don't dilate. And his lower mandible is red. Any thoughts?
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
-
- Posts: 209
- Joined: Sat May 07, 2011 8:32 pm
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
He's cute.
Even when you talk to him the eyes don't pin? That's odd!
Even when you talk to him the eyes don't pin? That's odd!
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
Define normal lol. He's completely untamed. Has never felt human touch except to be caught and placed in a cage. He's amazingly wild and I love it
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
No...I spent 20 min trying to get him to change emotion and pin. Nothing. I always attract the unique cases for some reason lol.blueindianringneck wrote:He's cute.
Even when you talk to him the eyes don't pin? That's odd!
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
Could be be kind of in shock? Jaded to happenings around him? Did you try the peanut butter?
-MissK
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
He's been here 3 days now. So I'm not sure shock would do that for so long. He views my hand as if its a machete lol. Peanut butter won't do the trick this time
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
-
- Posts: 209
- Joined: Sat May 07, 2011 8:32 pm
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
67 views and not one person with an opinion???
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
Ok, since you asked for it, Your new bird is a freak!Skyes_crew wrote:67 views and not one person with an opinion???
Does that help?
I'm interested in hearing what someone who actually knows about such things has to say. ...
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
As always....a well thought out response from Claire
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
Skyes, I have had a couple of IRNs of different mutations which have a 'black' eye unrelated to the mutation. You won't see the pupil in such an eye. The bird is a normal green IRN with a 'black' eye which cause is yet to be determined. Good on you for pusshing for an answer. We humans are an apathetic species except when it directly concerns us.
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
PS: the red lower mandible is not unusual and I have often seen black or red in the same mutation.
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
So I was right
I am even more interested now. Does having different eyes affect their social relationships with other birds?
Sorry for the random question on your topic, Melissa.
I am even more interested now. Does having different eyes affect their social relationships with other birds?
Sorry for the random question on your topic, Melissa.
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
Trabots...Thank you for the response. Now I can put it to rest and move on.
Claire...ill let you know his social responses during breeding season...will he get his hen???
Claire...ill let you know his social responses during breeding season...will he get his hen???
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
Yes...such a tragedy. Wish I could overcome such an affliction. Well...not really. I must dissect everything
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
Melissa, we have discussed such birds on the forum in the past, but I can't find the link. Prodigy has some of them.
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
I'll try to search for it. Thanks Johan
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
Trabots, I hope you're not lumping me in there!
Some of us just don't have anything to contribute, so we're trying not to run our yaps.........We humans are an apathetic species except when it directly concerns us.
-MissK
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
Please don't dissect your new bird
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
I think ill refrain from dissecting him directly lol.
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
I have a similar bird that splits for Cleartailed and it is a blue bird , I know that there is a dark eyed cleartailed mutation out there . It however has no effect on the mutation , It simply has a dark eye .
Yours might also be one of them
Regards
Robert
Yours might also be one of them
Regards
Robert
-
- Posts: 1946
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm
- Location: Hawaii
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
We don't have cleartail here on the island it's a nice thought though. Wish it were true. The woman told me he came from her uncles aviaries and he breeds pallids and Lutino's. so I have no clue. I'm putting him to my creamino hen so I guess I'll have some answers soon enough.
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
-
- Posts: 21
- Joined: Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:05 pm
- Location: Canton Beach Central Coast NSW Australia
Re: New Bird...Thoughts please
that's going to make it hard to read the birds body language when you can't tell if the eyes are pinned