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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-izvrV5DxoIA/U11aGJa6_-I/AAAAAAAAAPk/7vokSFBKnSw/w902-h747-no/Untitled.png Sorry if the pictures are huge. Haven't quite mastered the whole uploading pics thing :) Anyway, the lutino is an Indian Ringneck. The first pic is of the day I brought her home, and she was...

SunniDai

Now keep in mind that I am not an expert, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that your fid looks to be older than four weeks old. If he were that young, his eyes would be darker, no ring around the color. If his tail feathers are long, that also shows age. His beak color is darker like t...

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And might I add that lutinos are beautiful

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Sunni is just under two now. She has one of the loudest voices that dig into your eardrum and burrow straight into the brain. When she starts up, I start whistling different whistles. That seems to help. But what she wants from me at that point is to have me interact with her. So I whistle her down ...

SunniDai

http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/vie ... f=3&t=8078

Gives a list of good and bad foods, as well as feeding tips.

Personally, and this is just one woman's opinion, I would start with veggies before fruits.

Dana

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Widen your search out to Oregon.
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Welcome. You actually have to have a certain amount of posts I believe to add pictures.
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I'm not sure what I consider myself, but my fids consider me to be their food source/toy maker/entertainer/maid

Welcome to the forum.
Dana

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Boreas,
Whether you like it or not, your life is now in the control of a little feathered creature

You may find that your relationship with your fid improves greatly once he is let out of the cage more. Just remember that patience and consistency is the ticket.
Dana

SunniDai

Another thing that may help is when you approach her cage, do it slowly and avoid making eye contact with her for too long. That can be viewed as being aggressive or predatory without you meaning to do so.
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Ya, when we rescued Oscar and Luna, we were told that they were probably around a year old. By my math, the first time I had seen them, they were not babies, and it had been at least a year since I first saw them! Then when we got them home, Oscar began getting his ring about a month later. If the o...

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I have found that my fids automatically want to go to the highest spot in the house. So they SHOULD head to the play stand. good luck

Dana

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Can't really tell her age from the pic, but seems like her eyes look young. From what I can see

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Congrats on your new fids! Judging from that gorgeous ring, I would put the green one at least no less than three to four years. And that is a great cage

Dana

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For the issue of getting him to step up rather than having to chase him around the room with a towel, might I suggest getting him to step up on a stick? We have four ringnecks, three of them rescues and largely untamed. All three of them will, however, step up onto a stick and let us walk them aroun...

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I am certainly no pro when it comes to dealing with ringnecks, but I would personally just leave them and go about your day as you normally do. Talk to them but let them see what you do in a day. We had two that we rescued and they bit HARD when we first got them. Now they are stick trained to step ...

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So we ended up adopting another fid. The person we adopted him from doesn't know a whole lot about Ringnecks, so we don't know for certain age or sex, but we have had him two and a half weeks now (he's been quarantined) and have been observing him closely. He is out with the others today for the fir...

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Oh, and I found this on birdtricks.com (great site, by the way), and thought you all could relate to this as well :) Dana "Ingredients: Turkey stuffing, Sweet potatoes, Mashed potatoes, Gravy, Green beans, Cranberry Sauce, Hot rolls and butter, Relish tray, Pumpkin pie with whipped cream, Hot c...

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Sunni likes to run her beak as messily through mashed potatoes, oatmeal, anything warm and squishy. Then she crawls up on my shoulder and wipes her beak off on my shirt, my neck, my hair, my ears. I've even attempted to fix a little plate for her. Nope. She's not having it. Gotta eat from my plate! ...

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Sunni's eyes get red-rimmed when she gets tired. Don't know if this is the case with all ringnecks and Oscar and Luna don't let me peer into their eyes

Dana

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I had a one year old when we rescued our four year olds. They are out of their cages all the time, and they are flighted, so if things get to intense between them, which sometimes they do, they are able to fly away from the situation. They all share the same cage during the day, but like I said, the...

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I am only responding to let you know that we are out here, we just may not know how to respond to this particular question. :) As for bluffing being a result of the handling, I've never observed aviary birds to see if there has been any correlation to this hypothesis. You do bring up an interesting ...

SunniDai

I'm not sure about the red eye thing, but Sunni, my Lutino, seems to get red-rimmed when she is tired.
Dana

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When we had just Skyelar, his cage was in the living room, so when it was time for bed, we would drape a cover over the cage. He never showed any fear of it, and seemed to sleep better when the cover was on.
Don't know if this helps.
Dana

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I KNOW most of us can relate to this one! ;)

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Hi, Jireh. I have been with my momma since I was 3 weeks old, so we have a tight bond. She spoils me mercilessly. She spoils all of us, but Oscar and Luna don't let her touch them. They are older than I am and have only been living with us for a few months. They seem to be okay with that, though. So...

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When I got Skyelar, I had actually gone to pick out a sun conure. When the owner let the birdies out of their cage, Skyelar climbed up my sleeve to my shoulder. Three times. So I asked the owner about this little blue bird (had never even heard of a ringneck before) and was told a little about ringn...

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Kind of hard for me to say since all three are out of their cages all the time. They each have a night cage, but only the youngest actually sleeps inside. The other two sleep on top of their night cages. That being said, I would fee bad to leave any one of them in those cages all day since they cann...

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Oh, poor baby. :( If she was an "unwanted gift", she probably was never handled. She may not have even ever been interacted with. I'm no pro, but I can share our experience with you with our fids: We got Sunni when she was three weeks old and hand fed her, so she has never been an issue (k...

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Melika, Luckily we live in the Pacific Northwest, so harsh sunlight and heat isn't a problem for us except for one week a year :lol: So PVC works here. Wooden cages, because of the rain, would rot out quickly up here. It depends on what part of the world you are living in as to whether PVC or wooden...

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When I for my first ringneck, Skyelar, I ran an in home daycare. As you could imagine, the children and the birdie came into contact on a daily basis. Luckily for all involved, and because I was on top of it all the time, the experience was good. The children knew that when he was out and about to w...

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My youngest takes showers with me and the other two get good baths about once or twice a week. They begin playing in their water dish and I realize it's time to put a larger bowl of water on their cage

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Donavan, that is a great looking aviary

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I am by no means a pro, but I do think the things like dried bananas and nuts and sunflower seeds should be limited. The bananas are high in sugar and the nuts and sunflower seeds are high in fats. Important to have, but not in excess. I've heard that some people do, but I personally don't feed my f...

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Has your baby started eating yet? When did you get them?

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What is it made out of? Does it have the non-stick coating? Stainless steel?

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I know of several people who have many different breeds of birds and are able to house them all. Some can be out of their cages together and not have issues, while others have a schedule for what birds are out at the same time. I also know about a lady who has three separate "bird rooms" a...

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Breeding behavior?

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We went and bought 1 inch by 1/2 inch rolled welded mesh wire for our outdoor aviary. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/tkXzStcnLeqwaFjy_mgdsAYFMk3V8gQYTFE_drKzbg=w155-h207-p-no We used the same clips that are used to make rabbit cages for connecting it all together. Used PVC pipes for the framework...

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How old is she? Was she ever acclimatized to human touch before you got her? A little more history might be useful.

Thanks,
Dana

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How old is she? Has she never been in the water before? Are you able to allow her out of her cage? Does she ever ride around on your shoulder? A little more information might help

Dana

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And if you think all of THAT is fun, wait until the regurgitation starts lol. And when it happens on your bare toes! (Or is it just me? Hehe)

SunniDai

I am personally fond of the natural wood one

Dana

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Welcome to the forum, Erin

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So Sunni has been doing this with cloth lately. Doesn't matter what kind of cloth: terry cloth bath rags, my pajama pants, whatever is in her way. Is this nesting behavior? Oh, and notice how she flips over at one point lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlz89yRqDN4
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So This morning, Sunni has been walking around on the floor, playing with her toys, and she started jumping, flying for a few feet and landing carefully. We think she is practicing her landing.

I am so glad my baby is learning to fly. Makes a momma proud!
Dana

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Sunni: 1. DNA sexed female 2. not really. She is, however, just a year old. Doesn't the bluffing stage usually happen in the first year, though? Do any of these birds ever do anything according to the "regular" stage? lol 3. becoming flighted and we are both loving it :) 4. handraised 5. s...

SunniDai

Good morning, and welcome to the forum :) While I am certainly no expert on ringnecks, I can tell you of my experiences with my own fids. We got Sunni when she was three weeks old and hand fed her, so she has never been an issue (knock on wood, that could change any day now lol). We rescued Oscar an...

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Thank you everyone for your input. I am going to invest in a good harness for her and start the slow process of training her for it

Dana

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Here is a picture of all three of them so you can all see how large Sunni is in comparison to Oscar and Luna.
Dana

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