Firstly my intro, i am from India and very happy to be a parent of two IRN's ,Its been two weeks now with my darlings, had dug up into the internet and got many tips how to feed and handle these cuties...
I picked them up from unorganised market (bird bazaar) - yes its like that in india , these babies were around 1and half month when i picked them up, they were hand fed on only one diet of soaked chana daal (chick pea) that too only once a day ( thankfully i read the info on internet and got them to eat thrice a day)..
now they are in better shape and screaming on top voice for more after these two weeks
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They have just weaned and now eat on their own from their bowl, but dont know how to drink water still...
Now i request all senior parents ( friends) to share some knowledge on few doubts
1. When does a ring appear on the neck for the male parrot ?
2. When do they start talking ( yes i have started talking to them)
3. when do they drink water on their own
4. I give them half a banana (for two of them) every day - they love it and shreik at the top of their voice with thrill ...Is it okay ?
4. Trying other cooked foods like noodles, rice , carrots beans etc but all of them are taken only in a small qty , they love their chana and banana max - can anyone suggest more foods
5. ONE BIG QUESTION - AS OF NOW THEY ARE SMALL AND POOP A LOT (AWFUL SMELLING AND MESSY ALL OVER THE PLACE .. I HATE THE CLEANING PART BUT DOING IT DUTIFULLY LIKE A GOD PARENT)
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when will this stop (almost every half hour) , when they fly all around my place do they poop also ? (when they are big ) - i have read so many posts where people mentioned the thrill of having them in house , drawing room etc but no one said anything about poops in the house !!!!! pls advise
One more food i recently started giving them is raagi powder with other seed sprouts - i make a porridge almost like a bit watery tomato sauce and feed them thru a bottle with a thin spout - they just love it and it also takes care of their water needs ( i guess as their poop is watery and loose) btw i also add up some milk and honey drops in that --
thanks for reading my post - do share your knowledge on this front and help me out be a better owner of these lovely creatures.. i bought them against my principles for my 8 yr old daughter but now i take more care of them than her .. please help me out and advise me more on their upbringing ..
regards
Naidu