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ahhh ok.. makes sense.. thanks for that

Hi Lene,

do you think you could please explain the process training your ringneck to 'target' ? Am quite curious!

sorry to hear about the poor little birdy! Looks like such a cutie too, still no doubt he would have had a great life because of you, and now no doubt he is chewing on someones fly screen in birdy heaven

lol Not only causing mischeif but doing it with love bell to!! .... btw, Charlie does same deal with the socks on clothes horse! Its quite funny

Ok... so about 10 minutes (9:40pm) ago my 7 week old Cockatiel, Echo, passed away. Neither my girlfriend or I have no idea why, but i came home today at 5pm and Echo was just sitting in her little homemade nest, and he had no balance or no personality left in him, he looked so sad. Mandy and i spent...

lol yep, the dog one is definitely cute!!!

lol... Charlie does this on her perch. Grabs hold of the perch with her feet, then flaps her wings non-stop for like 10 second intervals.... i THINK she's doing it for like exercise? Because she does it after being asleep or just relaxing a lot.. maybe strechting or waking up her muscles... somethin...

Hey guys, well... my girlfriend and i were bored, so we went to a nice big bird pet store... aaaaaand to cut a long story short, we came home with a 6 week old cockatiel to add to our lutino ring neck! Just a quick couple of things as when we bought Charlie she was about 3 months of age... 1. Echo (...

Sorry mate, havent come across ths before... Hopefully someone on here who breeds birds might have some insight? But, my advise would be just to hang in there and keep trying, if your birdy is still new chances are he isnt completely comfortable with hands just yet.. So keep being pushy and hopefull...

Any aussie's know of a similar magazine that we can get out here?

Just keep trying to pat / step up all the time.. Thats what i did with Charlie.. and she sooned figured out that i wasnt trying to hurt her and she now LOVES pats and tickles. Just expose your RN to your hand everyday and get her used to it!

nice one.. It's suprising how much more they appreciate us, when they cant fly hehe

For future ease, take note and ask questions on how the guy does it. We have just started clipping out own pets wings... It's quite easy once you've seen how to do it... Just be careful not to cut to deep into the wings because of veins.

Peace

haha... L, i love that top one... biggest frown possible from such a small little birdy!!!!

First up, congrats on taking in a IRN... Especially rescueing one from a shelter! Kind person. Ok.. Basically, it sounds like she has been a little traumatised in her past, also obviously never had that close connection. If she has moved around a lot, she will feel that only in the cage is she safe....

lol fantastic! as the saying goes... Birds will be birds

hehe, looks like he will have some fun this xmas!!!

awesome colour!!!! love it!!

Hey guys, thought it was about time to introduce you to Charlie! S/He is just over 1 year old, and keeps us VERY entertained with her antics. I was also going to upload a video us teaching her to lay on her back, but my girlfreind didnt wanna be seen by the internet!! lol, so ill do another one a di...

Thats true about the bluffing... With Charlie she is still trying the same tricks on me as she was when i thought she was 'bluffin' its just that now, i know how to deal with it, and 'trick' her into doing what *i* want, and make her think it was her idea! Don't be worried about bluffing, just enjoy...

haha sounds firmiliar. The only problem is, Charlie isnt clipped anymore, so as soon as i put her on the ground, she flies straight back to me haha. Even though its not very productive, its very funny and cute. She seams to enjoy flying around a lot, as she does laps of the house then when she is fi...

yer i like that idea fiona. Thanks for all the help guys.

exactly yer, i take that approach when she is doing stuff i dont really care about, but when she is chewing the fly-wire for example! If i ignore it, she will destroy the whole thing! lol

Any ideas on dealing with stuff like that?

Hey guys, now.. First of all, i have a great relationship with my RN, and i never yell at her or anything. BUT, surely there has to be a way for me to get a msg across that something is a no no? Whenever she knows she's doing something wrong, she does it real slow, and keeps looking over at me... an...

ok thanks guys!! I'll be very happy when the biting stops! lol

Ok so my Ringneck is about 8 months old.. Charlie steps up when he wants... i can sort of pat him (when he's not looking) etc.. but he loves trying to bite me.. Now... Charlie is ok with taking food from my hands.. he also, climbs from his cage and up my legs to be near me.. so he isnt shy.. How is ...

lol it cracks me up everytime... the funniest thing is though, after he has thrown everything off my desk onto the floor, he looks at me like "pick them up!! I want to do it again!!!"

Thanks for the tips guys!! Been a help!

Charlie has a fascination with throwing things. If he has food in his container.. he'll pick it up and throw it out... If there's toys in his cage, he'll pick em up and throw em around... Then when he comes and plays on my desk with me, he'll pick up paper, pens, rulers and walk to the edge of the d...

Just a quick question.. Does anyone have one of those "bird beds"? If you can't picture what im talking about, they look like a tent, and hang from them top of cage, looks pretty cosy for a bird, as its getting pretty cold in Melbourne! Im planning on buying one, but would like some feedback first!!...

Hey guys!! My IRN, Charlie, got given a mirror with a bell attached to the bottom of it. I've heard mixed opionons on mirrors and birds..
Can any one shed some light?
Cheers!