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Being at the bottom of the cage in and of itself means absolutely nothing. I have a parrotlet who loves running around on the bottom of his cage, and have had other birds that liked to play there also. If the bird can't fly, is puffed up, not moving, possibly keeping eyes closed or is generally leth...

Hahaha! Mine is certainly a bit hormonal, though this is slowing down. However, she remains so affectionate that I am starting to think I have a conure in an IRN body. She literally begs for pets, forcefully pushing her head against my hand until she gets them. She rubs her beak or head along my fac...

My opinions, for what they are worth (and I am no expert) :) : The first thing I did when I moved out for university was get a bird. I'd always wanted one, but we kept bird dogs so this was an impossibility. As a college student, I wasn't away from home any longer than I am now working full time. Lo...

Sorry to hear about your conure...but it does sound like you offered a fun, safe final home. To update - Ankaa is getting better about screaming. She still screams when I run water, but will sometimes stop if I let her play with it first. IE, take her to the sink to play in the water, and then wash ...

Haha, well in my case she is not being shown other birds and so far does not seem defensive or territorial in regards to it. She is utterly fascinated by any movement on the screen. I tried to take videos, but she hates my phone and camera the best I could get was a few seconds before she turned aro...

Does anyone else let their IRN play/interact with a tablet? Ankaa kept getting agitated when I was using mine, and charged it a few times. She really quickly realized her beak/tongue caused a response. Pretty soon she was scrolling and, especially on FB, opening images/videos. So I downloaded a Fish...

MissK: The feathers are pretty ratty, and some have even fallen out. Preening for her (or having someone else do this) will not help much. I'd love to get a video so you guys could see how she uses her tail, but my camera and phone are satan himself as far as she is concerned and she either freezes ...

Thank you for the advice and opinions everyone. I'm sure you guys are a better wealth of information that most books! I think she has definitely decided I am...mate material. :shock: So, pets will be restricted to the head only. A friend of mine is going to help me make her a huge playstand, with lo...

She does play independently if I'm around AND her cage is open. If the door is closed she will scream, even if the cage is where she wants to be. I was recently away for a week and my house sitter said she rarely screamed and seemed to entertain herself, so it has to be related to me. I have a parro...

Well, for one I think I am wrong and she may in fact be closer to 10 months now. Do they start breeding behaviour this early? As well, after watching some videos I've realized that I may very well have been responding to body language that was breeding behavior - body down, head arched, etc. Althoug...

Hi all, If you do not remember me or my posts, here is a brief rundown - I adopted a lutino IRN from a breeder. This breeder was a friend of a friend, and thought I might be a good home for this bird. She had badly splayed legs (hatched by first time parents) and while the vet did the best she could...

Hi all - I kind of dropped off the face of the planet. When life gets busy...the forums always seem to be the first thing to go! I wanted to update that she has been moulting, and is regaining her ability to fly. Unfortunately, her tail is a mess. Because she is so handicapped, she uses her tail lik...

Skyes_crew: a couple of those might be manageable, most are a bit too far. WC Tropical Bird studio was the store I mentioned in my last post - I'm going to give her a call tomorrow for a recommendation on the vets in that list. Claire: She is about 4 months, and my understanding is that she took lon...

Unfortunately, the only local zoo I know of is a death trap (not really a zoo IMO). There's a local rescue society, but they work with the same vet we are speaking of. UBC does not have a veterinary school, unfortunately. I have another contact I can touch base with to see if she knows of anything. ...

Checking in! She is doing well...I would say better. She is getting around her cage better, and I am better able to read her body language. She does not seem to have any vision issues - she seems to be able to easily track stuff, isn't startled easily and these sorts of things. What I've done is cle...

I've contacted the only decent Avian vet in my area to find out if they do this, and costs involved. It doesn't seem terribly invasive so I'm hoping it's something I can manage!

You guys are riot. Imagine with all those colours

Oh I'm not offended at all, you guys are awesome! I just wanted to clarify, though I understand why everyone is upset of course.

I'm going to do some vision tests tonight

Hey guys, Just to be clear - the woman I got this bird from really does love her flock. She's not a friend of mine, but a friend of a friend who heard so many stories about my birds and I that she wanted me to take this little one in the hopes of having a good home. The wing-clipping was not done ou...

Hi Ellie, it's interesting that you mention that - I'd started to notice that she was perhaps biting for reasons she couldn't communicate: being bored, and being hungry. She still wants to be with me at the same time, though, and clearly I need to be a mind reader. ;) If I start out by offering a to...

I was floored that it was done - but vitriol in her direction won't help, and the bird will not be put down. I am finding that when she is frustrated, if I give her 'fun' things like corn on the cob it helps a great deal. I've rearranged her cage so that she can easily get from point a to b with lit...

The thing is that she isn't actually scared of my fingers/hands, unless I am misinterpreting. She initiates a step up (putting a foot out) and will happily step up. She tries to get scratches on her head and neck, and will also gently nibble/play with my fingers. This is the confusing part - because...

I was shocked that she did so, given how imperative it seemed to her especially (having mobility issues). I have always kept my birds fully flighted, I appreciate the article and agree with the author (I think I have read this before) - this is why I suspected a lot of the behavior is resulting dire...

... and she is an absolute unpredictable demon. Unfortunately, I think there are several factors involved. In my previous post, I'd mentioned I was taking on a young ringneck from a friend of a friend. She breeds them, and this one had severely splayed legs. One most mostly corrected, the other is n...

Thank you for your response, MissK. I agree with you on size - I prefer to give my birds as much space as possible within reason and safety. I wanted to include a picture of one of my cages to use as an example of what I like to see as a size vs bird ratio, but apparently linking to my own photos is...

Very very similar, but black and bit more sturdy

I do not at the moment, but should be able to get one soon (including the bird...hehe). I was going to show an example, but apparently as a new user that is spam? If you look up the large double flight cages, it's like one of those - but half the height. So approx. 37" long, 24" high, and ...

Hi Redzone,

That is essentially my plan! She will remain fully flighted. I've always left all of my parrots fully flighted anyway, so this won't be a new thin for me.

I am still wary of giving extra height, but I do want her to have room to fly in her cage.

Thanks, I should hope so. I'm quite worried about going any taller given the circumstances.

She will likely be out for several hours most evenings when I return home from work. I do have play-gyms and the like for that.

The cage is as deep as it is tall, if not more-so.

Hi all, A friend of a friend of mine breeds this lovely species both as aviary animals and for pets. She bred a new pair this year, who produced a baby with splayed legs (I do not know the reasons - perhaps the hen is just inexperienced?). After working with a vet one leg was corrected nicely, the o...