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by pennythepenguin
Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:20 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: What does this mean???
Replies: 3
Views: 1432

Re: What does this mean???

Thanks for the replies. The tiel is the older of the two, she is almost 3 and she was with us while we handraised the lutino (I raised him and then gave him to my mom). he was with her hanging out for quite a while and didn't try to bite her, or pin his eyes as they tend to do when they are about to...
by pennythepenguin
Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:28 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: What does this mean???
Replies: 3
Views: 1432

What does this mean???

Hi, yesterday I took one of my tiels to visit my mom's ringneck. They have spent time together before ever since the ringneck was a baby. But yesterday he was doing something weird to the tiel... like putting his head back and opening his beak and making a weird sound. He has been DNA'd to be male i...
by pennythepenguin
Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:41 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Adult weight
Replies: 6
Views: 2494

Re: Adult weight

Thanks for the reply! No he has not been wormed yet.. should he be?? He has been at this steady weight for a couple months now... we weigh him at least once a week. I think we should probably be giving him less fresh foods or for less time because when I give him that dish he prefers to eat them and...
by pennythepenguin
Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:25 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Adult weight
Replies: 6
Views: 2494

Adult weight

My bird is 6 months old and he weighs only about 98 grams most days. He is very active with his toys and he eats a variety of seeds, pellets, and fresh fruit and veggies every day. He has been holding this weight for a while now and I always thought he was healthy. Now I saw that most weigh between ...
by pennythepenguin
Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:21 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Regurgitating????????Help please
Replies: 2
Views: 1024

Re: Regurgitating????????Help please

ok thank you!!! lol i am relieved he isn't sick or something! also is that normal for him to have such large pieces in his stomach?? He is a pretty small bird he only weighs barely 100 g
by pennythepenguin
Sat Jul 24, 2010 6:18 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Regurgitating????????Help please
Replies: 2
Views: 1024

Regurgitating????????Help please

Hi, my ringneck is 6 months old tomorrow. Tonight I had him out on my shoulder and he was being very calm. I was having a conversation with my fiance and suddenly our bird started bobbing his neck up and down and he threw up about 5 pieces of peanuts. These are pretty big pieces like almost .5 cm ac...
by pennythepenguin
Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:34 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Help with weaning please
Replies: 0
Views: 1165

Help with weaning please

Hi, our baby is about 2 months old. We were doing 3 feedings with him and then changed it to 2. He doesn't seem interested in the formula much at all now. He does the noise like he is hungry but then he will eat a tiny bit from the syringe and a little bit from a spoon and then he's done. We have a ...
by pennythepenguin
Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:42 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Changes in eye color
Replies: 2
Views: 1164

Changes in eye color

Hi, we have a baby IRN and his eyes are all dark colored... when do they start to get the white around the eyes? And will his eyes stay brownish or is there a chance they might be blue? I don't care what color eyes he ends up with but I am just curious :)
by pennythepenguin
Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:37 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Getting a new IRN soon
Replies: 11
Views: 2544

Re: Getting a new IRN soon

Thanks!!! We love him already. Today when we fed him he wasn't chewing on our hands at all.. and I snuggled him afterwards and he didn't try to chew anything. He is really a sweetheart..
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by pennythepenguin
Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:52 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Getting a new IRN soon
Replies: 11
Views: 2544

Re: Getting a new IRN soon

Thanks everyone. We finally got him! He is really sweet and he likes to lean his head against me and sleep that way while I scratch his head :) Umm the only thing is that after we feed him, he perches on my fingers like normal but then he sort of chews on my fingers. Doesn't really hurt much...yet.....
by pennythepenguin
Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:22 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Getting a new IRN soon
Replies: 11
Views: 2544

Re: Getting a new IRN soon

Thanks for replying, we are getting a green male. We have been looking for a baby IRN for almost a year now and finally we found a breeder within a reasonable distance. We figured it would be easier to have a friendly bird if we got a fairly young one. That's good, I don't mind nibbling but hopefull...
by pennythepenguin
Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:39 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Getting a new IRN soon
Replies: 11
Views: 2544

Getting a new IRN soon

Hi all, We are getting a IRN in a few days (we are really excited!!) He will be about 7 weeks old and has been handfed... we will be continuing to handfeed him. I am getting a little nervous though because I read a lot of people that their IRN's bite. Is this true for all IRNs regardless if they are...
by pennythepenguin
Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:26 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Need some advice
Replies: 4
Views: 1942

Need some advice

Hi. We recently got a pair of ringnecks who have breeded once before. We are trying to get them to breed now but it doesn't seem to be working.. we have the nest box attached to the cage. We haven't seen them enter the box at all. The female will do the clucking thing and put her head back sometimes...
by pennythepenguin
Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:40 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Help with my ringnecks please
Replies: 5
Views: 1816

Thanks for your responses!! I tried approaching them with my hands behind my back and they don't get as frightened. The boy is still a nervous wreck though.. but I don't think he bites. I had to pick him up with a towel to put him back on his cage and he didn't try to bite me through the towel. The ...
by pennythepenguin
Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:06 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Help with my ringnecks please
Replies: 5
Views: 1816

Help with my ringnecks please

Hi all I am new here. We just got our first pair of indian ringnecks. They are a "breeding" pair and the person we bought them for said they are really aggressive, especially the female. I don't think they were ever let out of their cage.. they have full wing feathers but they cannot fly. ...