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Hey guys, i was wondering if any of you had taken your birds out for a walk and how did it go? We haven't done this with any of our other birds as they're not clipped. Echo is and he is also very happy to see new people. He doesnt bite them or run away from them. So I was thinking, since it is spri...

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Jasmine's bout right but you could also use a genetic calculator. It works in some cases but it depends. For example (i might have mixed the parentage up), I think our Greenie's parents are lutino (male) and blue (female). Hence all green birds born will be male. So this wouldnt help you in your ca...

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what your husband says? haha You've just given me hope that maybe just maybe Echo would say something too!!

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I can tell, Mork is on his way to a good home with you

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I live in Europe and I paid only 35euros for Echo's new home. It was 2nd hand but the previous owner was a very reliable person and his bird did not have PBFD or any other infectious diseases. Which is why i bought it. Anyway my point being, our cage, measures 34 inches (side to side) x 22 inches (...

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Dont mention it

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Hi julie good to hear from you again. The thing is, a determining factor for their internal clocks is daylight. So the amount of daylight and what time the sun rises tells the birds if its going to be spring and winter etc etc. So I do not like covering their cages or making their room unnaturally ...

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I have exactly an inch on mine. Maybe a teeny bit more would be alright, i guess.

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Wow if only Echo would suprise me like that in the morning, he'd make my day!

How old is Doisy?

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I really enjoyed reading this

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Hi Imran,
thanks for your reply. I got a few helpful replies now No you guys are not like other forums n thats nice!

cheers

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Nice bird. Very lady like

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I'm going with flying! :P Because when they fly their entire group of chest muscles, wings, back, tail n even head is engaged toward propelling them in the right direction. So based on the amount of muscle in use in flying as compared to walking, I'd say it uses more energy. Plus the vets always to...

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Thanks julie for your reply. I didnt think about that but it makes sense (about the aviary). TikkaLu yeah we decided that covering his cage was our only option. So sunrise for him is at about 7 to 7.15am :wink: We dont really care if he screams during the day. Because he's a bird and a little screa...

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Welcome! I'm quite new here myself but i like this forum. Hope you've fun too.

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Yeah I used the search function to check about morning screaming but i only found about 4 posts and they dont help much. Maybe I'm not doing it right. Anyway, for the past 2 days we've covered his cage after the sun goes down and take the covers off at about 7 am. Not the best solution but I really...

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Fantastic! Thanks alot

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Hey is that genetic calculator you use an online one? Could you give me the link please? I've been trying to find a reliable one.

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Hey we almost have the same cage!! that Toby is a hell of a poser ;)

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Dont worry you havent traumatized him :) IRNs can be very stubborn and he is showing you that he is unfriendly because he doesnt want to be man handled. If you want to be the nice guy to your bird then you shouldnt trim the wings yourself. Because then, he's really going to hate you. Take him to a ...

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Yes pinkdevil is right about the trust part. There are just different methods of building trust and mine is to towel them, offer them treats and show them that I'm not a threat to them. I only suggested it because, of all the different methods I've tried, I think this is kinda what has worked with ...

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Yeah the first few days are not easy and it really depends on the bird. But I'm surprised at how terrified he is of human contact. He most definitely is not hand raised. Echo came from an outdoor aviary and the breeders only interaction with his IRNs was feeding. He only brought food and water for ...

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They really are a cute couple! I love to see grey IRNs they look so dignified haha. But I really like what you did with the nestbox attached to the cage. Thats a good idea. Nice setup n beautiful birds

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Hey wow really nice big roomy cage you got there

The way Paolo looks in the first picture is like 'No paparazi! Get the camera away!' Beautiful bird too. Hope its going well with the taming.

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If you're looking for a bird that looks parakeet like but not so into the budgie features, I'd say get a pair of lovebirds. They're very entertaining, very colorful and catchy, not so inclined to long periods of quiet and at the same time a pair of them will be self sufficient, as far as attention ...

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I was wondering that too this is a funny thread

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Yes you're right but i think if it were me, I might let my bird go anyway. Just to give it a taste of freedom you know. OR if i was living somewhere where there were parrots n I wanted one wild one, I'd put up a nest box or something on a tree in my garden and scatter food everyday. That way, the b...

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Steady. No need to get so hostile. I was just saying that it would be nicer for the bird if it could be given the opportunity to fly about its native habitat. Rather than sitting around in 4 walls the whole day.

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I know this is kinda late but why would you want to own a ringneck in India? I mean I only own one because we dont have them around here. I saw some really cool videos of how they fly in large flocks around India and they just come up to people when they feed them. So maybe if you just throw some g...

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Yes thats precisely what I do and do it about 3 or 4 times a day. With my IRN it only took a week till he took food from me while in his towel and he stop becoming fidgety. With my red crown parakeet, he used to tuck his head in deeper n fall asleep. However, there was one lovebird that we had, n i...

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Hey guys and thanks! He tried to climb the rose border on the wall once when he was on the sofa hahaha. Oh he tried that for so long and that was really funny to see! I uploaded the pics from photobucket. There's no way you can upload it from your com here. You have to use flickr, photobucket or so...

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Yeah I know what you mean about the other bird forums. There was this one forum about birds and it seems like its been there for years and everyone knows everyone else. So when you join them, its like you're an outsider, then you say something one of them doesnt like, next thing you know, you go th...

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Yeah he is for the most part haha. He calls you when he wants you to play with him or entertain him

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I dont want to be impolite or offend anyone as I am new to this forum myself but why is it so inactive? There are an abundance of unanswered posts that go back to january this year. I find the idea of a ringneck forum exclusively for ringnecks totally cool but a little bit more activity would make ...

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Here are some pics of our 10mth old Greenie and his new home. If this works I'll upload more later

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HI! Congratulations on the new fella :) Although it is normal for hand reared birds to feel a little like yours when they're first brought home, your breeder may have cheated you. I dont know why, but I get the feeling he is not as hand reared as one would like him to be. Also the breeder wouldn't ...

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I didnt see teatree oil so I thought I'd add it. They become extremely dizzy and in some cases unconscious. I'm not sure if they can die from it though.

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Wow I'm just wondering what Echo would do if he saw so many of his friends out there! Man, thats so beautiful.

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Okay nevermind :) I read that you have to use something like flickr or photobucket if you want to upload pics here. It would really help me if someone could tell me how to stop the early morning screaming echo has been up to for the past month. I put out a post on it in the behaviour section. We've...

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thanks guys

I tried loading pics of echo but it says I need to give a URL address. I cant just load it from my computer?

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Hi there :) To be quite honest I' not so sure thats such a good idea. Because the quaker has bonded with you for so long and might not want to share you with a ringneck. On the other hand, the ringneck is 17yrs old, an old fella. If he already is not very friendly to other people other than his sel...

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Hi! Thanks

Yes he does. when he's being funny, his nickname is Greenie. Formally its Echo haha, though he has never echoed anything yet

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I'm reasonably new to IRNs too but what I've done with all my other birds as well as with my IRN and it really helped, was to hold them in a warm towel, pulling the towel above the back of their neck n just covering the lower beak. They tend to nip on the towel n forget about you. I roll them up in...

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Hi, thanks for your reply. No i said above, we never cover their cages because we want them to get natural sunlight. We never turn lights on in their room either at night. We give them roasted, non salted, unpeeled sunflower seeds about twice a week. Because its winter, I think the fat is a little ...

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Hey everybody! I've had this baby IRN for a few months now. He came to me 6 months after he was born. The breeder had him in an outdoor flightcage along with the rest of his family. I'm not new to birds though this is new territory for me. I've always wanted but never had an IRN before. So here's t...

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Hello everyone I'm new here n have a baby IRN born May 09.

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