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ryelle

I have gone from 5 pets to 3 over the space of a few weeks

My old man-rat Sid passed away on 27th January

and my boyfriend moved out and took Spit on the 6th February. I am no longer a bird owner

ryelle

Mikey is a cute name, and fits her very well

ryelle

Hey guys. I keep coming and checking every so often but i haven't posted in a long time - exactly a year - yikes! A lot has changed this past year, it's almost crazy to think of lol. I have new fur-kids, and of course we still have Spit. Spit is still the same and is coming up 3 and a half years old...

ryelle

I trimmed my birds wings back in August and he has been moulting some down lately, so he will probably moult soon.

Your birds feathers dont just grow long again if you trim them short. They fall out, and the bird grows a new set

ryelle

I think breeding season in the UK runs from like December/January all the way to June maybe. My guy started going mental in December but i think he was hitting the hormones a bit early

ryelle

Lol, which 'London'?

There seems to be a few around the world

ryelle

Fruit tree branches are good for birds. Its the only thing ive been told to use in the UK (we dont have eucalyptus lol)

ryelle

Where did you get the birds from?

Are they a breeding pair?

ryelle

Try doing a short sharp whistle, repeated, every time you go out of his view. Give it a few days and he will be doing the whistle to you to see where you are.

Its a lot easier on the ears than a shriek.

My fid has started doing the kind of whistle you use to call a dog haha!

ryelle

I think they are going to have a lot on their hands if they do go ahead with this.

I cant imagine bird owners will be willing to give up or get rid of their pets so easily over something ridiculous as noise

ryelle

Aww i miss seeing long beautiful fully flighted IRN wings. My guy has his wings clipped cus he is a little ****.

She is beautiful

ryelle

Hahahaha Do you call back to him with a certain noise? or even talk to him while your still in earshot of him? After 2 years i have totally zoned out of my guys high pitched squarks - i dont even realise he is doing it half the time. My mother and brother on the other hand have to say something to h...

ryelle

Oh, I have a Video of Spit doing the same thing when he was attacking me for.. wait for it... giving him a toy -.- The way he's acting in the video is VERY different to his mating display. http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh163/ryellephoto/th_MOV00007.jpg He can get a hell of a lot worse than that...

ryelle

hahahah I seriously need a video of Smokey calling 'Brreeet'. The storys you've wrote about him torturing your Brett make me laugh so bad! My Spit does the same kind of knock. If he doesn't like the food i've given him, he will empty the bowl on to the floor, then knock his beak on the empty bowl b...

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Im sure i posted a reply to this a few mins ago.... Seems to be happening a lot lately... Try putting him in the cage for an hour or so each day when you are going to be home. He's associating you putting him in the cage with being left alone. You need to ignore the tantrum's that he's having. Tell ...

ryelle

You need to ring the Breeder asap and TELL THEM they are doing it wrong!!! It's not only your bird they are putting in jeopardy! They could seriously harm and possibly cripple birds by clipping the wings the wrong way. Can you bird fly now that the feathers are growing back? Im actually horrified by...

ryelle

I think if you only put him back in the cage when you go out - then hes going to know for sure that youre going out if he has to go back in. Maybe try putting him on for an hour or so during the day? Make it random though.

As for the beak, im not sure, sorry.

ryelle

Spit does stuff like that when hes super pissed at me haha!

ryelle

She is so gorgeous

ryelle

HAHAHAHAHHAAAA Sorry, but i can picture the stare!! So funny

I have no idea what its all about though

ryelle

Id be careful of using so many sprays around and on your bird. They spray doesn't just go on your bird, it goes in to the air surrounding the bird aswell, and i personally dont think its healthy for them to be inhaling it. Pictures will help us to determine wether it is a molt or wether its plucking...

ryelle

My guy is called Spit. no idea why. my boyfriend wanted a bird and he wanted to call it Spit. very wierd yes. I have two rats named Patrick and Sidian (a.k.a Sid) though

ryelle

Also - my guy does his mating dance all year round. He dances to his reflection (we dont have any other birds) and to everyone in the house when they enter the room or if we make certain noises - mostly clicking our tongue lol

ryelle

My little guy did the same to me just before Christmas. Drove me insane! Hes more bonded to me than he is to my partner, yet i was the one getting attacked (im female, so maybe it has something do with that - considering hes attacking your wife??). It was hormonal and he went into breeding earlier t...

ryelle

It's been a while since i posted, so i thought id give an update. A lot has happened the past few months, and as of the past month we have been living at my mums house. We were a little worried how the animals would cope with the sudden move - more so Spit because he HATED my brother and thought he'...

ryelle

The outcome would be interbreeding.. which is not good for any animal species, as it isn't good for human beings.

ryelle

jobo2mi wrote:she is such a lover bird now, compared to the first six months I had her when all I got was bandaids and chunks taken out of me

Sign of True Love

ryelle

Thats interesting info about the walnuts. I think though, from the amount of exercise the birds get, and the fact that Lola eat tonnes of fruit etc. that the peanut rewards wouldnt be making that much of a difference. I also gave my fid a hard boiled egg as a treat/toy the other day but he just ripp...

ryelle

In a book i own, it says you should always towel your birds when you clip the wings. It takes two people to do it aswell. I'm normally the person with the scissors, because i can't keep my fid in the actual towel. The book says that a towel is essential (not only for making sure you keep all fingers...

ryelle

I can't touch my bird either. He used to bite too much aswell - not so much anymore though. If we went near him he'd bite.

Are both your birds free flying or are their wings clipped?

ryelle

I wasn't even sure if birds could put enough weight on to cause concern

It's something i've been wondering about

ryelle

im glad im in the uk with our little house spiders Wooooaaah!!!!! I hate our "little" house Spiders. I am TERRIFIED of those things! Some can be pretty huge! I made my Mum drive over and get rid of one that was the size of my hand. Im sooo glad Fah couldn't get pictures. I was scrolling t...

ryelle

Sorry i don't know about genetics but i agree - your bird is an adorable princess

ryelle

IRNs are one of the few birds that don't bond to one person. My fid is terrified of strangers - yet he loves both me and my partner. The amount of time you spend with the parrot, and the attitude you have towards it will influence greatly how that bird is around you. Countrygal_cc's husband (from wh...

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I agree with Julie. Although i think BOTH the IRNs should be getting checked out. If the first IRN got something off the Lorikeet then it would have definately passed it on to the newer IRN by now. You really need to research before you buy a bird. Your newer IRN should have been quarantined for atl...

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I'm the same as Lauren and Lola. No touching my fid. The only contact is on the step-up and he prefers to step-up on the arm instead of the hand. He scratches his own head with a coconut shell though, and a loofah, and he sits with his foot on his face on a night slowly rubbing the feathers under hi...

ryelle

my fid was 2years around June and he moulted his ring in in July

ryelle

You just reminded me. I have only ever seen one Alex in the flesh, and i took a photo of it on my old mobile because i didnt know what an Alex was at that point. I've just looked at the photo again and the bird does have the purple markings but they are barely visible. That's probably why i didn't k...

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hehe seagull. My fid used to scare the life out of my friends or family that came over to visit with that scream. How long ago did you get the bird? It's normally best to let them settle in for a week before you start training. Although exploring isn't so bad, could give a confidence boost - aslong ...

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Youre bird is definately moulting Leo. As to wether the ring will come through or not i think you will have to wait.Im sure my fid had new head and ring feathers coming through towards the end of the moult. A lot of non-down feathers normally show the sign of a moult - although if she drops a wing f...

ryelle

hehehe he is so gorgeous

ryelle

hehe Spit does the same as Lauren's Jibby. He comes across an ear whilst preening my hair and he runs his tongue along the upper part of my ear. It's gross, but it tickles like hell. He does test it occasionally but he hasn't bit down hard. Maybe you should stop your fid being on your shoulder all t...

ryelle

I think i know what "ring" you're talking about. It does'nt have the black/red/white ring, it's just a fainter green/blue/whatever colour your bird is? You can see it here on my fid. He was around a year old when it was taken and a long way from growing in his actual ring: http://i256.phot...

ryelle

Congratulations! Let us know if some egg's are produced

ryelle

aww i'm glad its not only my boy that rushed to show everyone he was actually a boy haha! i think he heard us questioning wether he was a girl or not. I think my fid grew his ring in over a week and a half? Theres pics around this site somewhere to confirm it...

ryelle

Do all Alex's have that reddy-purple coloured mark on their wing? its a very beautiful colour

ryelle

Hehe it looks like its just been dunked in a tub of pink Dye. You know like when they dye Poodles pink? or any other white toy dog for that matter. I know that it has pink feathering - and my fid has green feathers - but why are the birds feet so unnaturaly pink? My fids feet arent green just becaus...

ryelle

oooh yea, i take Echinacea supplement tablets myself along with multi-vitamins etc. in the colder months to try avoid getting a cold (i normally get 3 each winter that last a month each ). Good to know it can be given to birds aswell. I prefer homeopathic medicines for my pets, unless ofc its someth...

ryelle

WOW Spit's been in a bad mood lately. I think he no longer considers me his friend lol. We've had to move him downstairs because his aggression was getting so bad that if i even moved he was attacking the side of his cage trying to get to me and not to my boyfriend either no, to me, the one that spe...

ryelle

aww it sounds like he/she is trying to talk. The clucking thing sounds like the noise Spit makes when he copies my kisses

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