Breeding 2 IRNS

[RicharddSierraa]

Have 2 Indian ringnecks, they were housed together for about 4 days together and all of the sudden when i bought them a bigger cage
the girl started to fight with him, I separated them and the next morning put them together again, then a day later she got mad at him
for food and she has not allowed him near her ever since.
I really want someone's help on what to do, I want to breed them but it doesn't seem to be happening.
Is there any steps i can take to get them to get along like they use to? I have them now of each others views,
I have even tried to introduce her to the male's cage and she still chases him.
Any answers will be greatly appreciated.

[Poppy]

I've never tried, but I did read that it can help to start by placing their seperate cages next to each other for a few days so they are "together" but cant touch. once you see a bond forming you can then try and put them in together. Some birds wont bond unfortunately.

Also make sure the females wings are clipped a littlemore than the males so he can get out of her way and she cant attack him too viciously. I may be wrong but it's worth a try!

Anyone else got advice? I also want to introduce my female to a male she knows but hasnt been housed with. they are always seperate normally.

[RicharddSierraa]

Thanks I'll see what happens if i keep them right beside each other for a month or so,
Does anyone else have any opinions on what i should do?

[ellieelectrons]

I agree with Poppy. We did that with our two birds.

You do need to be prepared for the fact that there is a chance that they may not bond.

Some other tips that I read from various sources:
- If possible, when you do introduce them to each other, do it in a neutral cage (that is, a third cage not occupied by either of them). In my case, this wasn't possible because we didn't have a third cage... so I introduced them to each other using the bigger cage but I changed all of the toys over and moved the perches and food bowls around to make it seem a little different.
- Make sure you watch them closely when you introduce them to each other. I did the introductions at the start of a weekend and I think I stayed home all weekend (if not most of the weekend) just to be sure that they didn't kill each other.
- Do your birds have any out-of-cage time? We started introducing them to each other during play-time on the birdy gym. I moved the birdy gym to a new location as our hen was the one who was used to using the gym. At first, I got them to interact singly on the gym but as they got more used to each other, I would interact with both of them on the gym.

Good luck, I hope your birds bond.

Ellie.