IRN Noob. He Comes Home In The Morning.
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:29 pm
Just introducing myself. The name is Chris, but everybody knows me as Karp. Looking forward to making new friends, and learn as much as I can about my new buddy.
I was put on a waiting list for an excellent, well known breeder, back in March. To be honest, I had almost forgotten about it, but he finally called this morning. I pick my little guy first thing tomorrow, and I can't wait!
He is a 19 week old, grey/blue cross, but he came out grey. I was hoping for a blue, but as soon as saw his picture I didn't care anymore. The grey is actually quite nice once you see it.
He's already been genetically tested, handled multiple times daily, hand fed, and registered to something. I guess it's like the AKC for IRN's? I still have some learning to do on some of this stuff.
I picked up his starter cage this evening. It is L=26", W=21", H=31". It should be ok for now, but I'm a carpenter/cabinet builder. I'm going to start working on a mansion. The space I have for him is about 6' wide, and I can go about 3' deep with it. I'll probably go about 4' tall. That should be pretty comfortable for him when he's full grown.
While this is my first IRN, I'm no stranger to birds. My family has raised Game birds for generations, myself not excluded. While they are known for fighting, I personally gave up on that way back in my teens, back in the 90's. I couldn't stand to see the magnificent, noble, animals that I was breeding, hand raising, and training get hurt or die. It's just not for me. I like my friends and kids way too much for all that.
The last of my game roosters and hens went to my uncle about 2 years, and I've had a missing piece of me ever since.This is why I learned about parrots, picked the IRN, and found myself a good breeder.
Like I said before, I'm looking forward to meeting and learning from everyone here, and once I figure out how image hosting works in here, I'll have to show him off.
I was put on a waiting list for an excellent, well known breeder, back in March. To be honest, I had almost forgotten about it, but he finally called this morning. I pick my little guy first thing tomorrow, and I can't wait!
He is a 19 week old, grey/blue cross, but he came out grey. I was hoping for a blue, but as soon as saw his picture I didn't care anymore. The grey is actually quite nice once you see it.
He's already been genetically tested, handled multiple times daily, hand fed, and registered to something. I guess it's like the AKC for IRN's? I still have some learning to do on some of this stuff.
I picked up his starter cage this evening. It is L=26", W=21", H=31". It should be ok for now, but I'm a carpenter/cabinet builder. I'm going to start working on a mansion. The space I have for him is about 6' wide, and I can go about 3' deep with it. I'll probably go about 4' tall. That should be pretty comfortable for him when he's full grown.
While this is my first IRN, I'm no stranger to birds. My family has raised Game birds for generations, myself not excluded. While they are known for fighting, I personally gave up on that way back in my teens, back in the 90's. I couldn't stand to see the magnificent, noble, animals that I was breeding, hand raising, and training get hurt or die. It's just not for me. I like my friends and kids way too much for all that.
The last of my game roosters and hens went to my uncle about 2 years, and I've had a missing piece of me ever since.This is why I learned about parrots, picked the IRN, and found myself a good breeder.
Like I said before, I'm looking forward to meeting and learning from everyone here, and once I figure out how image hosting works in here, I'll have to show him off.