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by raizyb
Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:19 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: flying
Replies: 2
Views: 1612

flying

does anyone know how old an IRN should be when they begin to fly? my little one flaps about, but never actually takes off...he's only seven weeks old now, but i'm curious
by raizyb
Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:16 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Need help
Replies: 2
Views: 1729

Need help

Does anyone know if it's ok to start feeding a six-seven week old irn chick seeds and fruit?
by raizyb
Sun Nov 02, 2014 8:31 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Baby
Replies: 0
Views: 1551

Baby

tumblr_neexfePmv41rtylkco1_1280.jpg This is our only surviving chick from this year. we had many eggs but alot of babies were thrown from the nest boxes by first time parents. Still dont know who the father is for this chick, but his mother was bright cobolt blue. I have begun hand rearing him now ...
by raizyb
Sat Sep 27, 2014 11:20 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: new to this and worried
Replies: 2
Views: 3338

Re: new to this and worried

I've hand raised other birds before, but thankyou. We have removed the problem bird, and had no further issues, at the moment we haven't got enough cages to seperate each pairs, and for some reason we have one cock bird who has mated with multiple hens this season, that doesn't seem right either
by raizyb
Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:38 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: new to this and worried
Replies: 2
Views: 3338

new to this and worried

hey all, my father and i have recently began breeding indian ringnecks, one of our hens laid eggs last season but they were infertile. this season we have had hatchlings, but one of them was thrown from the nest and its head decapitated. we arent sure which of the nests it was thrown from. in a seco...