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Hello ayeshasyed the feathers will grow back but it will take a while. there are different opinions on wing clipping. personally I'm against wing clipping has I believe it is not in the best interest of the parrot. Parrots are extremely paranoid and easily to frighten animals. This is encoded into t...

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did the boyfriend come into the scene after the bird or before? when anyone new comes to our house I introduce the newcomer to my Alexandrine named Delfin and now the IRN although the IRN is very nervous this due to he/her being a aviary bred bird. dealing with that through training. anyway back to ...

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sit next to the cage, don't look directly at the bird and eat something. when the bird shows interest in what you are doing. show the bird the food then it offer some and let the bird come to you. I found that a spray of millet is quite effective. the idea is to gain the birds trust. birds are quite...

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We have had our alexandrine for around six weeks and he is fine with the me and the partner and one of the sons but not with the other two and this is simply due to them not spending time to socialize with the alexandrine.
his eyes are starting to change.

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depends on the bird and how it is socialized with people.

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IRN grow to about 16" long on average also I have read that IRN start talking from 1 to 3 years but have also read 6 to 7 months. of course there exceptions to the rules. some birds never talk. but I think your bird is closer to 12 months than seven. But does it really matter? it's tame and tal...

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Why would he panic?
also can you please explain this sentence as I don't understand the need to panic
"Live with parrots and you learn to panic"

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I have a story which is sad Around 11 years ago we had a family move into the house behind us. Average family father, mother, two sons and two daughters. Anyway the youngest son (12yrs old) was into breeding and showing Budgerigars. Which he had around 30 Budgerigars and was starting to sell off the...

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I say it has I see it

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I have had cats, dogs and birds and like my original post, I believe that birds are more intelligent and you can hold a higher level of communication with them than cats and dogs. I never said that you couldn't communicate with a cat or dog. it seems that when thing don't go their way, people either...

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I also have a alexandrine. He just over 3 months old. being with us for six weeks has integrated into the family well. he spends most of the day out of the cage except when we go out. he is a male (DNA tested) and is starting to chew. the problem is nothing is off limits and is under constant superv...

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would you eat raw meat/chicken?

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looks very young. are you feeding with weaning formula?
keep up what your doing has it seems to be working.
yes I would get him/her checked out by a vet.

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we don't have chimps has pets in Australia. and I wouldn't have one, too dangerous and I don't think it would like my feelings missk I know what the limitations of cats, dogs and birds are, as I have shared my life with a few. telling your dog to go and get it's squeaky is not quite the same has put...

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There are some good suggestions here but I think some that people are missing one very important fact here and that is time spent with the bird. You can't bond and have positive interact if you're not spending the time with the bird. While a good diet and treats are of an importance for health and t...

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I yet to see a cat or dog have a conversation with it companion like Alex the African Grey.

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clicker or vocal training are effective training methods to train your bird. but you have to continue the training to achieve results. I found a routine that works for me. At the end of each day when I put the Delfin to bed. I remove the food & water bowls, dispose any un- eaten food and clean b...

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my understanding is that not all birds will talk whether they are male or female. one of the reasons I got a bird. they seem to be more intelligent than a cat or dog. if they talk, it a bonus. another reason is, I just like birds

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because she is already biting now.

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I notice that there is a mention of English and American budgerigars. but to my understanding all budgerigars originally come from Australia. so why is there no mention of Australian Budgerigars.
FYI: Budgerigar means "good to eat" in the aborigine language.

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tip
do not let small children get hold of the clicker

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Hello sassay is tango tame? who did you buy tango off? is tango drawing blood from her foot? while there are different types of training. I suggest that you use clicker training. you will need a clicker and a T perch. first put about five types of food on a plate, this can be a sunflower seed, corn ...

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Missk quote from your first post, when you are told to place a photograph of the desired other species in close view of the cage. do *not* include any other birds; just your ringneck in the cage. wait for spontaneous generation of young; This statement is demeaning and ridicules seagulbird's questio...

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Hello ushavik
Birds are a lot smarter than most people give them credit for. I think your IRN is really cranky with you for clipping her wings without permission.

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Hello Seagulbird
there is no misunderstanding, you asked a valid question and there were people's replies, that to me, were judgmental and ridiculing you.
I suggest that you look on the internet for a answer to your question has it with most likely give you answer you're after.

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Hello Deosil you need to address the boredom problem ASAP as it could lead to other behaviour problems such as feather plucking. put the toys in view of the bird outside the cage. it will take a couple of days for the bird to become use to the toy. then hang the toy on the outside of the cage. when ...

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Hello Seagulbird it is possible to cross-breed certain species of birds. but it is a complicated science, in which I'm not qualified, so I can't answer your question. I did find it disturbing and offensive that you were ridiculed by the very people you asked for help. I thought this forum was to hel...

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I believe that only registered breeders should be able to sell animals and these animals prior to being sold, must be de-sexed, micro-chipped and put onto a database of who purchased the animals, that the local government and vets have access to. This is not about forcing someone to de-sex their ani...

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One of our local Petshops has stopped selling kittens and puppies and has joined forces with a animal rescue group and are selling rescued animals. when I spoke to the staff as to why, the reply was, that there are too many cats and dogs being rescued and re-homed, if not successfully re-homed they ...

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lots of TLC

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put a large shallow bowl of water in the bottom of the cage so he can bath in it.

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Doodlebug I never meant that you would intently terrorize your bird. I was just putting forward possible causes. if you methodically breakdown how you interact with your bird you might pick up something subtle that has slipped your attention. Many years ago I had a friend whose parents had a bird th...

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I think there are so many variables to this post. the treatment of the bird prior to purchase. the bird itself. was it actually hand raised or is the vendor just saying that it was, to sell the bird. did it come from a breeder or a pet shop. lack of sleep, diet, boredom, jealousy or cage territory. ...

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kimi
after much research, I'm not a fan of wing clipping but if you must, than both wings should be clipped evenly as only clipping one wing put the bird out of balance when it try's to fly.

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Picked up my Alex Parakeet. he is socialize very well. must go, new bird to look after.

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I never seen any type of bird in a frangipani tree. also I think that the sap could be poisonous has it is white and sticky. but I'm not 100% sure.
it might be an idea to speak to a vet or a person from a nursery or garden centre.

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Hi Zentoucan interesting read. I followed the link into http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement. and had a bit of a read and noticed that negative reinforcement is not punishment yet when negative reinforcement is mention some people think it is punishment and it's to be avoid at all costs. but ...

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interesting read. I followed the link into http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement. and had a bit of a read and noticed that negative reinforcement is not punishment yet when negative reinforcement is mention some people think it is punishment and it's to be avoid at all costs. but I read that ne...

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I not sure if I would be so quick to dis-believe this story. if the IRN's have been watching the breeder opening and closing the cage doors and the doors were only locked with a simple latch. Then why not, after all we are always saying how intelligent parrots are. parrots have been known to open th...

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there is a theory that animal instinct is passed on through genes. so over 20 years of breeding where the breeder and the birds have a large amount of interaction the "tameness" can be passed on from the parents to the offspring. compared to a breeder whom has a very limited interaction wi...

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goes to show you can't believe everything you read

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Found a male Alexandrine he is seven weeks old. I can pick him up in three weeks. hand raised in a family environment and around other animals (dogs & cats) plus young children. these children and the adults also feed and handle the birds. had a look-see everything really good.

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I pick the one on the far right (you can just see the beak) I like surprises

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I understand that a bird's diet shouldn't be changed drastically as it can have adverse effects on the bird. my research shows that pellets are only a small part of a birds diet and that fruit and veg are the mainstay. there was a comments about peanuts can be bad for your bird due to a possible bac...

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haven't looked into training methods yet. when I find a bird, think I 'ill let it settle in first . compared to diet, training looks a lot more intense and harder to navigate. with diet I would speak to the breeder as to what he is feeding the bird, but my research shows good quality pellets, fresh ...

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Hi elieelectrons that's the different, there are people who claim to be experts and there are people who don't. some people who are new to bird keeping and wants the best for their birds will look towards the "expert" for advice and believe them. where as the people who don't claim to be &...

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I have been researching the IRN and the Alexandrine and have found that there are a lot of websites with vets, doctors, technicians, bird behaviour specialists, bird behaviour consultants, bird trainers, bird breeders and bird whisperers. They all have their say in how to raise, socialize and train ...

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skyes crew
how many birds do you have

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saw birds like in a pet shop and they were called a scaly lorikeet.

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Hello I'm never had a parakeet before but have seen a few alexandrine and Indian ring necks at pet shops very beautiful birds. I can't decided whether to get a Indian ringneck or Alexandrine. I have researched both species apparently the Alexandrine is more aggressive than the Indian ring neck but t...

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