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She is VERY happy! I had to bring her inside a few nights ago because of very heavy rain and she was NOT happy with me She screamed her head off non stop for hours in disgust at me taking her out the aviary! She is however just loving to chew the wood...I said all along that wood wouldnt be a good i...

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Please do excuse the scruffiness of Homer - she is going through her molt at the moment! ha ha! actually, since she has been in her aviary i have seen a faster improvement of her feather growth, maybe because it's cooler outside than where she has been inside until now.

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My aviary has finally arrived! YAY! and im So happy with it! it took her a while to go under the sheltered part but now she is going in and out all the time and is just loving being outside. Although on new Years we had torrential rain and fireworks so she spent the night safe and sound inside our h...

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HUGE relief! I cant even tell you! Ive just built an aviary and spent so much cash on getting things perfect and imaine if they told me i had to find her a new home

I would be devastated

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My female IRN is now 2 1/2 years old and she has obviously molted before but this year she looks particularly bad! I know as soon as her molt is finished she will look like her good old self but I fell very sorry for her at the moment. I have added a powdered supplement to her daily water called Avi...

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:lol: correct! Although this last week our board of trustees sent us a memo saying that we are only allowed 2 pets where we stay and that if we are caught with "new additions" to our family without consent then they will have the right to remove them! :shock: to me, the bird is not a "...

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Im glad to hear there is a good solutiont o this problem

sounds like he is doing MUCH better alreay! well done to you!

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Yes!

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So what about the leg issue? I have never heard of tis, im interested in people's opinions. He / She is very beautiful :) I think people lie. My baby had more feathers than that when i got her and she was supposed to be 3 - 4 weeks old. Now im wondering how old she really was :( I think every countr...

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The one shop told me specifically that some breeders get away with a cocketiel box but it's not deep enough etc for the tail. I would rather do it properly and not end up buying another one later! Making one myself is too much! Im not that handy with wood! They are not expensive...here is South Afri...

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Luckily for me my fiance doesnt seem to notice mess...I think he is worse than the bird so he has no room to talk! He does however feel like he lives in a zoo! Our place is small and we have the bird and 2 dogs and soon a litter of puppies on the way so who cares about the birds mess?!?!

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I dont know if your birds are the same, but anything one of us eat the bird will try! even if it's the dog food! My dogs eat kibble in the morning and a warm meal at night of chicken livers, rice, veggies etc and the bird will have a taste guaranteed! And vice versa! the dogs sit under her stand and...

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I wouldn't wash them! They might catch a cold at that young age and their preening skills are not yet developed. As adults they LOVE a bath of spray with a water bottle (I use the hose pipe on gently and mine will sit for hours under the sprinkler!) but as a baby i used cotton wool pads soaked and g...

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I had one of those nets that goes around the bottom of the cage to supposedly catch dirt but what a waste of time and money! It's normally not too bad, just when they molt it gets out of hand! But that's why we love them right?! I had budgies as a child, 5 of them- I swear those birds could poo out ...

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In my home - The bird came first which meant that the new puppy had to learn to get along with her and share life with her in the house. From a very young age I let them interect. This was my puppy Taylor at about 4 months old, Homer is about 16 Months old. Homer only had to bite her once as a baby ...

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There will ALWAYS be mess when rearing them this way! i used to put a piece of newspaper down and kept some cotton wool and warmish water on hand and give her a good wipe down afterwards! Personally I prefer using a spoon to a syringe just because im scared i push the syringe too hard and drown the ...

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She is now just over 2 years old and I feel awful because she spends so much time inside the house :( She LOVES being outside! As soon as I carry her outside her wings start flapping and she will leap off my hand onto her stand, do a few laps of honour for me and then drop her head down and wait for...

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Im also suddenly thinking this.....

Is the temperature of your formula correct? Not too hot and not too cold. They will refuse to eat if this is the case.

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I also wouldnt try and force the bird to eat. But do encourage it! Some babies eat well and other dont. I suppose it is also survival of the fittest. I do agree with the comment about water in the formula. When I hand reared mine I kept worrying about water but I was told she didnt need any water be...

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The big males can be HUGE! I would say as big as a medium sized dog and their teeth are probably about 2 inches long or more. The babies are the problems though because they are more agile and they are the ones who come down to her stand to eat. They are so tame because they come scavenging for food...

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That is a good idea - I will look into buying one for the winter months. Im happy knowing my bird is hand reared and tame and i can simply bring her inside should the weather turn bad at any point :) My only issue at the moment (after witnessing it on the weekend) is our local monkey troops. I had p...

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I am in the process of building my aviary for my hen and would like to get her a mate for next year. I have looked for a proper nesting box with no luck. It seems most petstores will sell you anything even if it is wrong! A few of them tell me that they use a cockatiel nesting box just fine for ring...

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Thanks

I found a local vet who can do it apparently, they sex all the birds at our local pet store and they say it is quite cheap to do

All the birds for sale that are sexed are already adults and are not hand reared and I like my birds to be part of the family too!

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Luckily our temperatures dont go down to freezing! EVER! the coldest I would say it gets here is about 10 - 15 degrees celcius in winter only. The aviary will have a padlock on it to stop monkeys getting in (we have a lot of those and they like the birds food!) and we dont really have snakes so im n...

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A little disappointing that no one has any suggestions

Oh well, I will just have to try myself

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I would also say they are both female simply because by that age they should be showing their ring if one was a male. I had the same issue, I thought mine was a male and I waited patiently for his ring to appear and it didnt! He is now a SHE for sure! But that was me hoping for a male, not because s...

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I have a female Lutino which I was convinced was a male - but she grew up and I eventually admitted to myself that HE was a SHE! I have had a beautiful outdoor aviary built for her and I would love her to have a partner one day but Im not willing to buy another baby not knowing what sex it is. How d...

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I own a female lutino ringneck. She is hand reared and very tame and has always lived inside. If I am at home she is outside on a playstand all day. If it is raining she will sit on the security gate. She loves being outside though and the only time she is inside is when Im at work in which case I p...

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He is very handsome

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More so with a bird seeing as they should be wild and they need so much more attention than most pets. I find my parrot more time consuming than my dogs but she demands my attention all the time. She isnt an animal you can just leave in a cage for days. Mine is locked up only during the day because ...

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Unfortunately with a lot of pets, their popularity can often cause them more problems than anything. We have the problem now with the Yorkshire Terrier becoming so popular worldwide that every second person who gets one doesnt have them sterilised and decides to breed which not only puts huge risk o...

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Then I have MDS! ha ha! Multiple dog syndrome! We live in a small unit where only 2 pets are allowed. My IRN was the firts pet so she stays! The i got a yorkshire terrier and soon after a second one! needless to say I havent mentioned them to the trustees! And now im dying to get another bird to let...

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LOVELY! I will have a look! and add my pics too ;)

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Always remember that even though a smaller cage may be sufficient for your bird, you as an owner should buy the biggest cage that your finances allow for, for the welfare of your bird. I have a small play cage for mine but she lives out 90% of the time and only sleeps in her cage at night so i can c...

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I've never tried, but I did read that it can help to start by placing their seperate cages next to each other for a few days so they are "together" but cant touch. once you see a bond forming you can then try and put them in together. Some birds wont bond unfortunately. Also make sure the ...

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CONGRATS!!!!!!!

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That's what is so great about this breed - there are so many colour options! I was originally going to get a blue one...walked in and came out with a lutino! and im itching for a second one! that daughter is so beautiful

congrats on breeding such wonderful mixes!

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Shame, that is horrible to hear :( I got mine in a petstore from a lady I have known all my life and who specialises in birds so mine were in peak condition. They came directly from a breeder to her store where I picked her up the next day. We do however have a local store that has big open "ta...

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Blue and lutino are wonderful colours! If i get a second one im going to take my friends male who is fully matured and was hand reared but is now wild. I am determined to tame him again. He is blue with a thick ring around his neck

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That's quite a crew! My ringnecks name is Homer! Although it turned out to be a male and I havent been able to change her name! poor thing! Im also in the process of building an outdoor aviary so that she can have a nesting box and a companion and maybe one day raise some babies :) Mine is very tame...

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LOVED to eat as a baby! still to this day the sound of the microwave and the kettle get her excited because thats how I warmed up her food

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Interesting! Im dying to see!

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ha ha! I like those pinned eyes, looks very unimpressed with you!

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Ah cute man! I have tried every trick in the book to get my female to talk but she wont :( she is a great whistler, can even do the X-Files tine but cant speak a word! Ive been letting her spend time with a friend's male who talks beautifully because she picks up his sounds very quickly...I just wis...

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Hi Raven I handreared my ringneck from 3 weeks old. She was already feeding well though. I fed her off a spoon and she was fine. I found that her crop would be full and she would stop eating when she was full. I would always feed until she felt she had had enough. remember a lot of it falls out the ...

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Hi Amanda! you will love a ringneck :) I always dreamed of having one when I was a child and now im living that dream as an adult! I wouldnt trade her for anything in the world! They make such great companions when reared coreectly and given the attention they need. Good luck finding your perfect fr...

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Is there a gallery section on this forum?

Gomez looks male! I feel like the beak tells a lot, mine is small and petite yet my firneds male is much larger and has a very different looking beak.

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What colours would I get mixing my lutino female with a blue male?

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I have never really considered letting my female breed. I really thought that because she was hand reared she would not have the desire to breed. But now that Spring has arrived in South Africa she is really showing all the symptoms. A friend of mine has a blue 3 year old male. The 2 birds get along...

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Hi and welcome to all members from South Africa. My name is Kristin and I own a 2 year old female Lutino Ringneck. She has a small identity crises going on because I was convinced SHE was a HE when I got her at 3 weeks old but I was wrong and named her Homer! poor little thing! She has been through ...

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