After weeks of researching birds, my fiance and I decided on getting an Indian Ringneck. We brought home our new baby today, August 4th, and already love him to pieces.
He's a gorgeous grey with white under his wings. He pretty much chose us at the pet store, and once he was settled in at home he was eating grapes from our hands.
The pet store couldn't tell us for sure if he was male or female, but we were told that since he has a wide beak and flat head that he may be male. He also has a very faint line that looks like it could be the beginning of a ring under his neck. Since we think and feel he's a boy, we named him Zuko. (After Danny Zuko from Grease.
)He's a little nippy, but it's more of him exploring than being bratty. The pet store also told us he was the youngest they had, but couldn't give us an exact age. We're guessing around three months since he was smaller than the other IRNs we've seen, but not by much. He's very alert though, and seems very happy in his new home. :3
I'm attaching the only good picture I was able to get of him today. I'm probably going to keep a blog of some sort on his development.
As for me, I'm a 23 year old graphic design / illustration junkie, going back to college in the winter or spring. I love to draw, and do anything crafty, so I'll probably be making tons of toys and play stands / perches for Zuko while I wait for my financial aid to come through for school. I look forward to spoiling our baby.
My fiance is a 21 year old guitar playing, car & motorcycle fixing sweetheart who loves our Zuko as much as I do. :3
Well, that's all for now. I look forward to being part of the community, and to watching Zuko grow. Nice to meet you all, and thank you!
He is quite adorable. I originally wanted a blue or violet, but he stole our hearts at the pet store, and now I enjoy studying the varying degrees of grey and white on him. <3