Hello IRN lovers....happy to be a new member as we have recently bought an Indian Ringneck ( male ??) we have had 'him' for 3 months & what an absolute delight 'Cino' is ! myself & my husband are ' hooked' ! Cino is a happy lovely & yes 'affectionate bird'....he gets lots of attention everyday, has lots of toys ( loves his 'soccer balls' ) & has developed a real character in such a short space of time. I have to admit when we first got him , after reading about Ringnecks there were some reservations as to their temperament ( we had just lost our beloved Chessy, a white face cockatiel ) & we were sorely missing the affection that she gave....anyway within weeks Cino became a family member, much loved already & totally spoilt , so not sure why some of the articles we read weren't favourable. We have purchased Cino as a ' male' ( not sure if breeders can identify gender so early either ) however not really sure as he is only 7 months old ...can anyone give us any clues as to how to tell at this young age? He is a mutation , powder blue , you can see a faint lighter blue line around his neck ...does this indicate that eventually as he reaches maturity it will turn black ? he doesnt have the ' yellow' around the eye as yet , again does this come with maturity ? Cino is already mimicking his squeeky toys & chattering in general l ( presumably trying to get his beak around what we are trying to teach him to say ) so not sure if this is another indicator of his gender. Looking forward to hearing your comments & stories from mums & dads alike about their lovely babies. Oh !almost forgot, at what age can we look forward to ' bluffing' ? can't believe our angel will turn into a monster ( although it be briefly ) ! is this the eqivalent of the terrible two's ? Always having had birds since I was a teenager it doesn't faze me . just some tips on how to handle Cino when the time comes would be great.Thanks for listening
