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- Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:31 am
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Digging and crooning
- Replies: 7
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Re: Digging and crooning
Ya I've already accepted it. How can I not? It's so dang cute! LOL I was hoping maybe someone had any experience with this. I've gotten her to step up twice... I tell her to step up repeatedly while she's crooning, then push my index finger under her breaat. It was kind of an automatic reaction, so ...
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:34 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: scared of my hand...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1826
Re: scared of my hand...
Lol that's little funny because I tried the glove thing and my girl went crazy! She hated the gloves! You could start off by putting your hand right in front of him/her so they can see it and then pull it away after a few seconds then put it in front of him/her again only a little closer, then pull ...
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:20 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Digging and crooning
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4182
Digging and crooning
My bird Liebchen is constantly digging at the bottom of her cage. She puts her head to the ground and kicks her legs for hours. I've read that this is common among African Grey's, but can't find information with IRN's. I'm curious if anyone else has a bird that does this and if they know why. I don'...
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:05 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
- Topic: New here!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1018
Re: New here!
Is it a scared type of scream, like frantic? Does she lunge at anything when she is screaming? Is there anything near her cage, any other pets such as cats or dogs? It could be a lot of things. Maybe just adjusting to the new environment. When I first got my bird, I would make it a habit to have bre...
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:55 pm
- Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
- Topic: Need help taming my irn outside its cage
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1468
Re: Need help taming my irn outside its cage
I had a similar problem with my IRN. I used a little bit of banana and told her "treat." I knew she wouldn't come near, so I put it a little on her perch when she was watching. I stepped away from the cage and she went to that part of her perch to investigate. She ate the banana and I trie...