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by theAteam
Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:16 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: will siblings breed?
Replies: 4
Views: 3575

Re: will siblings breed?

other than separating them, how would I stop that?
by theAteam
Sun Jan 08, 2012 2:27 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: will siblings breed?
Replies: 4
Views: 3575

will siblings breed?

I have two IRNs, I have no idea what gender they are but i'm concerned that if i have one of each that they will breed. do siblings breed and is this something that i need to worry about?
by theAteam
Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:39 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: how do you name your bird without knowing the gender?
Replies: 2
Views: 1560

Re: how do you name your bird without knowing the gender?

Bonnie and Clyde are on our top 3 list! hah! I also like Samson and Delilah!

I can't get myself to hurt the babies, they are not tame yet so I can't get near them. I think we'll have to come up with a couple of gender-neutral names and save them the unnecessary pain.
by theAteam
Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:16 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: how do you name your bird without knowing the gender?
Replies: 2
Views: 1560

how do you name your bird without knowing the gender?

as the title says, how can you name them without knowing if they are male or female? waiting for 3 years to name a bird is a bit long :lol: . I'm thinking of genetic testing but I don't want to rip feathers out from them, that would just mess with trust. i have two yellow ringnecks so I can't collec...
by theAteam
Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:08 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: taming wild IRNs
Replies: 0
Views: 1151

taming wild IRNs

Does anyoen have links to taming wild IRNs? the 3 month olds we're getting are used to seeing humans but not interacting with them. so, I have two coming and i need to know exactly how to approach them. where do i start? do i start with getting to be comfortable with us walking up to cage first? the...
by theAteam
Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:56 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: bird beds?
Replies: 6
Views: 2288

Re: bird beds?

not the triangular ones, the ones that look like igloos, almost round with a hole. they look comfy, I might get some for winter if they are likely to use it. i guess it also gives them privacy if they need some (seeing a they will be in our living space).
by theAteam
Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:54 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hello
Replies: 4
Views: 1386

Re: Hello

the way i see it is that they are going to be family member so i want them to be as happy as we can allow. we have a lot of patience (we have three kids :lol: ) and we don't have expectation of them other than allow us to handle them gently but i understand that its a big task. i thought maybe it wa...
by theAteam
Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:15 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hello
Replies: 4
Views: 1386

Re: Hello

thanks for your reply, good luck to you as well. I hope you are right, they are only a couple of months old so i'm hoping that they can still be tamed. i think getting two is shooting myself in the foot a bit, might take longer to tame them.
by theAteam
Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:29 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: bird beds?
Replies: 6
Views: 2288

bird beds?

are bird beds worth it? would the birds actually use them?
I can't pot a picture but it basically looks like an igloo made from soft material.
by theAteam
Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:12 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hello
Replies: 4
Views: 1386

Hello

I'm new to this site and new to being the owner of an IRN. A friend of mine used to breed them and has been trying to re-home the babies so we're taking two. I chose to take two thinking that they would need each other's company but now I'm hearing that this was a bad idea if I want to connect with ...