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by xamago
Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:45 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: male ringneck with soap on him(help!!)
Replies: 6
Views: 1619

Re: male ringneck with soap on him(help!!)

Hmmmmm... I'm not sure what to do... all I can think of is letting him have a shower / bath and get it off himself? Ellie. P.S. That poor daddy hasn't had a good time of it has he? thx for the reply it's the next morning now and its soaked into his feathers but him and the babies seem to be okay bu...
by xamago
Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:17 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: male ringneck with soap on him(help!!)
Replies: 6
Views: 1619

Re: male ringneck with soap on him(help!!)

hahaha sorry to laugh but thats so cute LOL just give him a lil shower :] my baby flew into cold oil once, LUCKY it was only on her tail, i just put a bit of soap on her tail and washed it out lol i NEVER EVER leave oil around anymore yea the good thing is when he flys around the house it makes eve...
by xamago
Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:28 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: male ringneck with soap on him(help!!)
Replies: 6
Views: 1619

male ringneck with soap on him(help!!)

hey my male ringneck was walking on the bench when he went under a automatic soap despencer and it went all over his wings.he is also caring for a 3 week old chick. can some one tell me what to do because i don't want him to prune himself them regergitate it and make the chick sick. thank please reply
by xamago
Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:13 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: babys ringnecks help!!
Replies: 12
Views: 3878

Re: babys ringnecks help!!

update
this is the two babies. the one at the back is the one with the leg problem and still has the band on but it doing a lot better.
by xamago
Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:42 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: babys ringnecks help!!
Replies: 12
Views: 3878

Re: babys ringnecks help!!

Poor little guy! Good luck! I hope that works for you. Keep us posted. Is he eating ok? Ellie. ok i have taken her from the nest and the only thing i could get to work was a hair band.i can't believe how well it work she can stand up now after only about 7 hours. but does anyone have an idea of how...
by xamago
Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:13 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Yoshi's behavior- male or female?
Replies: 4
Views: 1638

Re: Yoshi's behavior- male or female?

really? you can tell by the shape of its head? amazing, they all look the same to me. the only sure way is a DNA test which you send some feathers away for, or wait and see if he/she gets a ring.....still don't see any difference in my male and females heads? yea i have seen a lot of birds and have...
by xamago
Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:29 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: babys ringnecks help!!
Replies: 12
Views: 3878

Re: babys ringnecks help!!

ellieelectrons wrote:Poor little guy! Good luck! I hope that works for you. Keep us posted.

Is he eating ok?

Ellie.
well my male is hand raised and the hen flew away a week ago so i can feed the babys but leave them with the dad.the dad feeds the ones that can stand but not much food goes to the other one.
by xamago
Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:58 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: babys ringnecks help!!
Replies: 12
Views: 3878

babys ringnecks help!!

hi i got two baby ringneck in the nest they are nearly 3 weeks and are getting little spikes of feathers coming through but one can't stand up yet it's legs are pushed to the side and is constantly doing the splits. now it can't open it's eyes. it could a day or two ago but now it is covord in like ...
by xamago
Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:16 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: is this normal
Replies: 10
Views: 5997

Re: is this normal

Hi; How to obtain other thing than yellow from 2 yellow parents? Many possibilities: 1. The yellow parents are not true yellows but the male is the "typical" lutino (sex-linked lutino) and the female is a black eye lutino (in fact a green dilute looking very much like a lutino). These par...
by xamago
Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:08 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: is this normal
Replies: 10
Views: 5997

Re: is this normal

Sorry to interupt guys, See the blue hen in the forground of the picture that is the mother of your cock bird. It is impossible to get any other colour then yellow out of 2 yellow birds. I had a pair of lutinos in an aviary and a blue hen as well and the pair raised the babies but the babies where ...
by xamago
Sat Nov 27, 2010 6:21 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Which ! is male And Female
Replies: 11
Views: 3097

Re: Which ! is male And Female

rod038 wrote:I have a Normal Green 2 year old male that hasnt got his ring yet.
me too i have a 2 and a half year old male which has not got his ring yet.

and somehow he has already had two clutches of eggs which are now 2 week old little chickys
by xamago
Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:40 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: is this normal
Replies: 10
Views: 5997

Re: is this normal

Hi, Thanks for the that =D. The greens parents both could not have been lutino as that would result in all lutino babies. the chick will be a lutino. and a girl. 1.0 green /ino x 0.1 grey(sf) blue % from all 1.0 25.0% 1.0 grey(sf) green /blue ino 25.0% 1.0 green /blue ino 25.0% 1.0 grey(sf) green /...
by xamago
Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:40 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: is this normal
Replies: 10
Views: 5997

Re: is this normal

Hi, red eyes mean it is a ino of some type. either a pallia, albino or lutino. if you can tell me the parents i will be able to tell you what colour it is. David :D hi the male is green but both his parents where yellow and the hen was blue/grey and i don't know what her parents are. thanks for rep...
by xamago
Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:29 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: different sized babys
Replies: 3
Views: 1676

Re: different sized babys

it is normal you just got to watch to see if the smaller chicks are getting food because the older ones may push in and steall all the food
by xamago
Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:13 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: is this normal
Replies: 10
Views: 5997

is this normal

hi i don't know if this is the right place to put this but one of my baby ringneck chicks has red eyes. it is 2 weeks old and is this normal do all chicks start off with this and does this give an indercation of what color it's going to be.
thx please reply.
by xamago
Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:53 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Yoshi's behavior- male or female?
Replies: 4
Views: 1638

Re: Yoshi's behavior- male or female?

yea it has got that male head shape but if it was a female it would be more rounded
i am 80% sure its a male!!!
by xamago
Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:01 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Which ! is male And Female
Replies: 11
Views: 3097

Re: Which ! is male And Female

the one on the right has a male shaped head but this is not always correct.

i've got a 2 year only male with no ring it already had had 2 clutches.crazy young birds these days!!
by xamago
Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:04 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: smelly nest box help!!
Replies: 1
Views: 1043

smelly nest box help!!

i got some 3 to 6 day old babies in my nest box with its parents looking after them but the box smells reall fowl.all the chick are alive and well but i don't know why it smells or is it soposed to smell.

plz help i don't want it to be bad for the chicks!!