I just got a "pair" of IRN's - They are said to be bonded, and to have had one baby.
They do not act bonded, they never sit next to each other ever. Never feed one another or share anything in a nice manner. The male does chase her around there cage often -- and she runs away. The male is sweet to the touch for me -- then the female gets aggressive towards him & I.
Is this "normal" mating behaviors? DO you have videos of mating dance's, or bonded behavior? Thanks
mating question - plz help
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Compared to a lot of other species of parrots, IRN's are not usually thought of as a species that forms strong pair bonds. You may not see much pair bond behavior outside of the breeding season.
Where are you located? IRN's tend to show breeding behavior in response to environmental cues, especially the amount of light. Their natural breeding season corresponds to periods of increasing sunlight so if you are in the northern hemisphere you may not see much of anything until roughly January. If you're in the southern hemisphere, though, I'm not sure what to tell you as they should be right in the middle of it now.
Jim
Where are you located? IRN's tend to show breeding behavior in response to environmental cues, especially the amount of light. Their natural breeding season corresponds to periods of increasing sunlight so if you are in the northern hemisphere you may not see much of anything until roughly January. If you're in the southern hemisphere, though, I'm not sure what to tell you as they should be right in the middle of it now.
Jim
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all of the pairs I have are the same, they steal food from each other and have their little tiffs. My Grey boy before he went missing would come up to the hen and give her the eyes and a little nibble and she would squawk at him and move away. Just make sure they have a big enough aviary/cage to get away from each other if they need to or want to.
