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We adopted 4 year old female ringneck named Max (I think her previous owner though she was a he). We've had her for about 6 months now. She really likes and trusts my husband to at least get her away from her cage. Once she's away from her "territory" she is such a sweet bird! Anyone can g...

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Both of my blue birds are ALOT more aggressive than my green. But, both my blues are female, and my green is male.

Is it possible that there are more blue females than males in this species, so that may affect that comment some? Just a thought.

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As far as I've been able to tell, Loki is the same color all around, other than a touch of blue on his tail. Yeah, Max is female. Her original owner called her "him" all the time though Now unfortunately since I've moved her into the bird room, Kozmo has once again chewed all her feathers ...

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Well, we have adopted another IRN. The owner had a baby about 4 weeks before I had my baby. He was almost 2 months premature. He was life-lighted to a hospital in SLC with RSV not to long ago and diagnosed with asthma. So, she had to give up her bird. Max is about 3 months older than my two. She cam...

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I housed both my ringnecks together. They were in the same clutch and were never seperated We ended up with one of each sex and they got along great for the most part up until about a year ago. (They're 3-1/2 now.) Kozmo decided Loki stressed her out too much, so we had to separate them. They get al...

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Get him used to your hands! While he's still in his cage feed him some sort of treat. Next, start teaching him to "step-up" with treats! Never give in to him while your trying to teach or you'll continue to have difficulty with him. I have NEVER had a problem getting either of my IRN's in their cage...

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Cornstarch will stop the bleeding, then get him to a vet or breeder ASAP, or if you are comfortable enough, and know how (and what to look for) PULL that feather ASAP!

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2. When I try to pet him, he trys to bite me, I dont pull away but how do i make him stop or how do I make him like me? One thing you need to realize is that not all birds like to be pet. Some may like it, but don't realize it, and some just can't stand it. It's really no different than humans when...

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Moults can happen at any time. It all depends on heat, moisture, and the particular bird. Mine moult 3-4 times a year (although it's hard to tell when Kozmo is anymore cause we always have chewed on feathers all over the place). Some said that 1-2 times is all you see, but it really just depends on ...

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I trim my birds claws. They fight me the whole time, but have gotten better to where it's better now that we don't towel them. They learned that trying to bite didn't get them out of it any faster. Wings on the other hand...I let them stay flighted for my own reasoning, but I would let a vet do it i...

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My birds are deathly afraid of the grey shower perch. Dunno why...

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The screaming does usually come along with age, so does the attitude and so forth. But, it does depend on the bird also. That was Loki that was screaming in the background. He really doesn't like the camera very much. One of these days I'll get a good video of Loki talking again. Or, yeah, I'll have...

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She's chewing on her feathers. Nervousness or anxiety, I haven't figured out which yet. All I know is, I'm doing everything I can think of to try and get her to stop.

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My girl loving her scritches! Heh.

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http://www.dropshots.com/photos/60967/20060718/b_173242.jpg See what I'm doing to myself? My mom wish's I'd quit...I just don't know how. http://www.dropshots.com/photos/60967/20060718/173309.jpg Daddy's giving me scritches...I sure love those! http://www.dropshots.com/photos/60967/20060718/173356....

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The picture of Kozmo in my signature is about 9 months old. She unfortunately is a feather chewer. I'll have to take some pictures and post them. I'm hoping to help her grow out of it, but it's hard. She's got anxiety problems unfortunately. She's still full of an absolutely neat personality though,...

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So good to see a blue that has all it's feathers! I wish my Kozmo still looked that good *sad eyes* Maybe one day we'll get her back to normal.

You have an absolutely BEAUTIFUL baby there! Thanks for sharing those photos!

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George? I want to say his name is...with Paws and Feathers drops by here on these boards on occassion. I've rummaged through his website a few times, and I really like what I see there. If I didn't live clear across the country, I'd buy my next bird from his family. They have been in the business fo...

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For the shoulder issue...well you've gotten good advice, and I have a couple things to add. It is harder to train a flighted bird, so keep that in mind. My male flies off all the time if he doesn't want to deal with my hands, it gets quite frustrating at times. You said you'd like to keep your bird ...

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That is definitelty an IRN Female. I would try to get a cage big enough for her to move around, spread her wings and yet still be able to fit some toys in there. You can usually tell by the coloring around the neck of an IRN whether it's male or female. You can see in my signature I have one of each...

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My only comment is this: What are you guys turning this board into? Attacking other members now who voice their opinion? Everyone has opinions, let them voice them and not attack them, and let the people who are asking for advice take it, process it, and do with it as they will. We are all adults, a...

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Of course your proud! Don't be scared to flaunt it at all either, we LOVE to hear about everyones babies!

Welcome to the board, and please don't be shy!

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Nope, they weren't already trained. We did it all ourselves starting with them at 3 months (we visited them a few times before than also). They have both turned into very vocal birds too. Loki likes to "talk" and Kozmo loves to make noises and coos. Kozmo sooo relies on contact with us everyday. She...

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Mine LOVE the bird pinatas, the Shredders, and the Bird Kabob. I bet I go through one of each of those about once every two weeks. My female demolishes the Bird Kabob, and will chew on it for hours at a time.

They both like popsicle sticks too. They have one tore up in a matter of minutes.

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November 20th.

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Hehe, thanks!

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I'm pregnant, told my doctor that I have birds, and there was no concern from her at all.

I'm not worried about it anyhow.

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I have 2 perfectly tame birds that are in the same cage together. They can't stand to be away from each other long, and they have also bonded to us. Kozmo LOVES her daddy, and Loki is soo my bird. I really think it just depends on how much time you spend with them, and how much you work with them. I...

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Loki and Kozmo are both in the same cage, but they have been together since the day Loki hatched (3 days after Kozmo hatched). That was just over 3 years ago. We didn't know what sexes we had when we got them, but we ended up with one female and one male. They are both tame, but I work with them bot...

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Cooked, I don't care for them raw, so figure the birds wouldn't either. Although they might *shrugs* I just feed them what I eat, hehe.

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That's sooo cute, they do some abosolutely crazy stuff sometimes

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Loki LOVES Eggo Waffles. He makes such a mess with them. Kozmo will do anything to get a drink out of my glass. Unless it's water of course. I don't drink pop, so she never gets any of that, but she'll drink grape juice, apple juice, orange juice, kool-aid, you name it. Then afterwards she gives me ...

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Try handling him some when your wife isn't there, and then Mr. Buzz will at least have a little bond with you too. Our female is such a Daddy's Girl, but when he's not around, she'll be just as sweet with me.

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Well, I towel my birds, have my hubby hold them, then grab a foot, spread their little toes apart, and just clip the sharp edges off. My birds HATE this, and sometimes they'll squawk to try and get me to stop. I know I'm not hurting them, but they'll do anything to try and convince me otherwise. We ...

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For us in the U.S. she means the date 4/2/06. We're backwards...hehe

Took me a few minutes to figure that out.

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I have MSN and Yahoo. I use MSN more though.

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I'm Due in Mid November (not very far along).

Oh, and I work as inside sales / warehouse management for an oilfield supply company.

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My birds didn't start talking or making noises till they were about a year and half. I first starting with whistling to them. Before we knew it they could do that. Now, Loki talks up a storm, but Kozmo will only whistle and make other noises. Give it time, try different things. It took one night of ...

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I am 25 years old. I have 2 fids, a 10-year-old step-son, and am pregnant with my first child. We were originally going to buy a conure, but he had a tradgic accident and died, but he had been in the incubator with 4 ringnecks that were about the same age. The breeder felt soo bad about what happene...

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I'm glad you all like my two little twirps! I think that noise is just some of his babble that he hasn't quite worked out into words yet. He's been making it for quite sometime. Of course, I may not quite understand what he's trying to say is all. I still haven't figured out what's wrong with Kozmo ...

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So, I taped more of Kozmo, cause I was finally able to catch her a mood where she did a little for me. Not much, but this is pretty much all she does for us, she's not much of a talker. Of course, Loki more than makes up for her. Sorry I'm in the videos too, but neither of my guys are around when I ...

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I'm trying to get some videos of them again, just been hectic at home lately. I borrowed my mom's cam-corder cause I gotta get some videos for my grandpa before I go see him next month too, so I'll be sharing, I promise. My avatar picture is of them I think on the first day we brought them home from...

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I got my two babies when they were 3 months old and put them in the same cage. I ended up with one female and one male. They are both tame and love to interact with us. They are turning 3 in April. Loki loves to be the center of attention and when he is, Kozmo gets jealous and chases him off. It's q...

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Kozmo does that alot. I worried the first couple times she's done it, but it doesn't happen very often, and she never acts any different afterwards.

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What a handsome boy

He's full of energy!

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Welcome to our board!

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Well, I have an air-purifier that sits right next to my bird's cage. Has been for about 2 years now and it hasn't hurt them at all. Keeps the dusty smell down in our house when we use it.

Here's a link to the one I use.

http://www.filter-queen-defender.com/

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Filled it out for both my babies. Hopefully she gets some good information from that

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What a Handsome boy you have!

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