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Rolly, Julie, thanks for your replies. I spoke with a breeder this morning who estimated the birds age to be around 6-8 weeks. He showed me how to handfeed the baby and helped me construct a nest for it (apparently the cage was not an appropriate enclosure for a chick this young). Baby seems to be i...

please help!!! He is not eating at all, he has nibbled a slice of an apple but barely, i tried mashing up some bird seed with a bit of water, he pecked at the paste but i dont think any went down. Im afraid he will die if he doesn't eat anything!

Well, the bird is quite a bit more active now, but is not taking well to being in the cage. he is very clumsy and cant quite get the hng of standing on the cage floor without his legs falling through. he is also trying to get out of the cage and keeps flapping his wings violently. I am worried that ...

By the way, the Indian Ringneck is a native bird here, and there are hundreds at the golf course so re releasing him would not be a problem. Looking at pictures from around the website though, I have a feeling he may be much younger than I think, maybe in the ballpark of 10 - 14 weeks?

Hi, Today I found what I believe to be a juvenile ringneck at the golf course here in Islamabad, Pakistan. It was being harassed (but not attacked) by a murder of crows when I rescued it. I have owned a parakeet before, so I am fairly familiar with bird behaviors etc (lucky for the bird!). I believe...