Chookie my 1 yr old green male IRN, loves nothing more than to sit on our shoulders and stick his head in our mouths. He does this at any time, not just when your eating. You could be talking to someone and all of a sudden his head is in your mouth! He picks at the teeth or just rests his beak on the bottom front teeth and looks inside. At dinner or when I'm just snacking, he won't eat the food if I hand it to him, he likes to eat it after I have chewed it. I know it sounds disgusting and my family (not including hubby and son) tell me its off, but this bird is never caged and goes camping with us and sleeps in our bed in Winter (at my feet). I think I may have an extremely extroverted bird he's not shy of anything and has my pit bull and staffordshire dogs petrified of him because he bites their snouts and ears.
Does anyone else have a dentist bird?? I don't even know how this started!! Just curious.
My bird acts like a dentist
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Hey! You should be happy you have a sociable bird. I used to have a cockatiel which was not afraid of anything. It was always very curious and was not afraid of trying or testing the ground. Everyone loves him!
However, it may be good to stop your bird from eating food from your mouth. If he doesn't want to take food from your hand, just leave it. I am sure he won't be starved. Just keep on trying and he will eventually take food off your hand. You can also try to place the food on a plate on your dining table so that he won't eat off yours.
Regards
Doremon
However, it may be good to stop your bird from eating food from your mouth. If he doesn't want to take food from your hand, just leave it. I am sure he won't be starved. Just keep on trying and he will eventually take food off your hand. You can also try to place the food on a plate on your dining table so that he won't eat off yours.
Regards
Doremon
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Jade,
My IRN Anikin is the same way! I say if it doesn't bother you then all is well. As for the birds having cleaner mouths etc...which is true, I haven't had a problem and I've had my bird for 8 months; I figure if a health problem was to come of it I'd see it by now!
I aslo read an article by a vet and he said that though there are few cases where birds have gotten sick etc. from human saliva it was only in extreme cases and that he has never had a bird die from it. Anyway, the only thing I'd say is be careful with the dogs because I've also read that dog and cat saliva ARE DEADLY to birds. So just make sure he's not nipping at your dogs too much so he doesn't come into close contact with it. Hope this helps
My IRN Anikin is the same way! I say if it doesn't bother you then all is well. As for the birds having cleaner mouths etc...which is true, I haven't had a problem and I've had my bird for 8 months; I figure if a health problem was to come of it I'd see it by now!
I aslo read an article by a vet and he said that though there are few cases where birds have gotten sick etc. from human saliva it was only in extreme cases and that he has never had a bird die from it. Anyway, the only thing I'd say is be careful with the dogs because I've also read that dog and cat saliva ARE DEADLY to birds. So just make sure he's not nipping at your dogs too much so he doesn't come into close contact with it. Hope this helps
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Thats a great story! What a social bird, your lucky. Do you have 2 ringnecks? I have read posts from a Jade and wondered if it was you. I had questions on candling eggs and such and wondered if you had posted about taking your baby ringnecks to work with you. If this is you, let me know as I would love to find someone who has had a clutch born.
Hi Rhonda
Gidday. Yep, all of the posts by Jade are by me. I just sometimes forget to log in 
I just raised my IRN babies the same as human babies. I didn't strictly feed every 2 hours, they let me know when they were hungry. I did bring them to work with me everyday. They lived in a plastic shopping basket with towels on the bottom and folded over to make like a 'cave' for them. when they were hungry, they would come out and make their noises. You can also tell when they need a feed because their crop disappears. I think that the best birds are raised with a relaxed attitude...like kids! I never had to do a midnight feed with the birds, just one at 9.00 at night when I went to bed and at 5.00am when I got up. I have now raised 4 birds and apart from one, they were all featherless when I got them. I also fed my birds pureed fruits (I bought Heinz baby food in different varieties) and bread soaked in milk. I then started them off on mushy bananas and grapes cut in half so they could suck the juice out of it and 'beak' the fruit. Then I went to kiwifruit which I mushed up in my fingers and put in their mouths. After that it was all strictly solids. I didn't give them seed until they were fully feathered and even then, I bought kernels (eg. sunflower and pumpkin seeds).
Hope this helps!!
I just raised my IRN babies the same as human babies. I didn't strictly feed every 2 hours, they let me know when they were hungry. I did bring them to work with me everyday. They lived in a plastic shopping basket with towels on the bottom and folded over to make like a 'cave' for them. when they were hungry, they would come out and make their noises. You can also tell when they need a feed because their crop disappears. I think that the best birds are raised with a relaxed attitude...like kids! I never had to do a midnight feed with the birds, just one at 9.00 at night when I went to bed and at 5.00am when I got up. I have now raised 4 birds and apart from one, they were all featherless when I got them. I also fed my birds pureed fruits (I bought Heinz baby food in different varieties) and bread soaked in milk. I then started them off on mushy bananas and grapes cut in half so they could suck the juice out of it and 'beak' the fruit. Then I went to kiwifruit which I mushed up in my fingers and put in their mouths. After that it was all strictly solids. I didn't give them seed until they were fully feathered and even then, I bought kernels (eg. sunflower and pumpkin seeds).
Hope this helps!!