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Hello everyone^^ and thanks for taking interest in this thread. Kir gets a bit more sunflower seeds now, and thanks to them I aaaalmost tricked him into eating boiled egg (i mixed the egg&shell with seeds). I wouldn't call it a hit, but he ate a bit when trying to sample the seeds. A sock would ...

Donna: Tango looks awesome in that pic, one would never guess he has such serious problems. You two did so well! \o/

Hi Ohana Kir is destructive too. I didn't try to make myself toys yet, but I repaired once a toy he liked, before he destroyed it for good. He likes to rip off bells, and then he loses interest in the toy. So far i noticed his favs are chewable ones made of wood, and the ones with bells. The cage is...

avril: yeah, he has enough toys, and sometimes the cage gets a little too crowded as julie noticed And an improvised playgim (wooden ladder) with more toys hanging. And foot toys, mostly balls of different materials, some partially destroyed and some left untouched. He only chews them, so I guess he...

It was you who recommended aloe juice in the bath water, a while ago on this forum? I remembered it, and I was thinking about it earlier today \o/ I have an overgrown aloe vera, time to put it to pay its rent I'm really, really sorry to hear about your fid. How is he doing? If he's not recovered yet...

<-- YEAH! Not scary PBFD! (I specifically asked about it, and doc said it would be very unusual for this country) Not mites or any other parasites on the skin or inside the feathers A small viral infection, he gave me treatement - antibiotics probably. But. Amazingly, Kir seems to be a plucker All ...

I might not be right person to give advice, as my own fid has health problems, but here's my 2 cents: You could forget about the first month when he stepped up or came to you, and start fresh. Be gentle, let him accomodate with the new surroundings and owners, and retrain him (in a small uncluttered...

Good news - sort of. Both a friend (budgie owner) and the manager of the pet shop where I bought Kirin from recommended me a certain vet, specialized in birds. I visited him, explained the problems, and he told me to come back with the bird (as expected), but also with poo samples. This must be a go...

Could it be giardiasis? Did anyone have this kind of problem with their fid? I think I might have sounded irresponsable about the vets here, but I've known most of them, if not all. They either don't know what they're doing, or don't care about the animals they treat, or both. They also don't have t...

Donna: I "arrested" Kir in a towel and checked him again. It cant't be mites, He doesn't have any bite marks or rashes, as described on this site. http://medent.usyd.edu.au/fact/birdmite.html About the PBFD...oh wow. I sure hope it's not the case, as I've read it's not curable. I don't hav...

Julie: I'm so glad you're suggesting me to feed him more nuts. I'm already doing this for a week now...about half per day. I knew they are fatty but he loves them. He holds the half nut with his foot and doesn't stop until it's empty, and pinning the whole time. I've tried boild eggs but he doesn't ...

I found a few old pics of Kirin (2 or 3 months after i bought him). He looked so much better then.. Can someone estimate his age? http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/Asahel/10.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/Asahel/5.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/Asahel/4.jpg http://i5.photob...

Ha! From the words of his caretaker, it looks like he's not only spoilt, but also deserves it

Oh no worries, I understand your concern. I react the same when I see birds in cages too small. Some people don't have any common sense when it comes to that. And they claim they love their pets. edit: he has a perch and most of his stuff in the upper side of the cage because he likes sitting there....

Freaky: no way, the cage is BIG. what you see in pictures is the top of it (it is shaped like a pagoda). http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/Asahel/cage.jpg Sorry for the bad quality pic, I took it with my cellphone cause the camera battery just died. nil: I spray him with warm water quite often. ...

He was definetly older than 7 months when I bought him (the lady at the shop either lied or didn't know)...they always tell clients a bird is "a baby" or 7 months old, even if it already has the ring Maybe 10-12 months in reality. Added 10 months with me...he'd be aprox. 18 - 20 months. He...

Yeah you're right. Here he is. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/Asahel/DSCF0070_resized.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/Asahel/DSCF0071_resized.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/Asahel/DSCF0072_resized.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/Asahel/DSCF0073_resized.jpg

Hello everyone, I'm a new user and old lurker of this forum, and the parront of an unknwon-age IRN named Kirin. My fid was bought 10 months ago from a local pet store - wich was the only place thet selled ringnecks . The vendors told me he/she is 7 months old, so I generously added a few more months...