My new baby-parrot

[kunalb]

i bought a new baby-parrot a week ago can anyone tell me which spcies it belongs to ?

here r pics of my baby-parrot

http://kunalbhatt.blogspot.com/2009/01/ ... arrot.html

right now i handfeed my parrot after how much time it learns to eat on its own ??

[pinkdevil]

Hi Kunalb

Looks like you have a very cute Indian Ringneck to me.

Each bird is different but my birds generally start to eat less formula at around 5-6 weeks of age. Then start to pick at solid foods like fruit/veg, sprouted seeds etc. By the time they are 9-10 weeks old, they are weaned and eating seeds, sprouted seeds, fruit and veg.

[Dolphinheart]

Wow that is a baby ring neck - different looking beak to my baby.


but a cutie , look forward to more photos of the cutie

[pinkdevil]

I am not 100% sure it IS a ringie, just looks like one to me.

[Fah]

Close enough though, looks like its an Alexandrine bub. The body size at that stage is a bit too big for an IRN. The beak is also more pronounced nice and high like the skull just keeps going.

[kyria]

I thought Alex baby straight up. Looks just like one, longer flatter head, with the larger more prominent beak.

[kunalb]

thnks guys for replies, yes i also think its IRN but the beak is diff from IRN isn't it ??

[Fah]

Well unless you have really tiny hands, its an Alexandrine sized young bird.

It could be a hybrid, impossible to tell at this point.

An Alexandrine is reffered to as a Ringnecked parrot by many countries, but in essence they are Alexandrines.

I look forward to taking a look at it as it ages, but that beak and body size is not your standard IRN.