Hello every one first time IRN owner

[angel1980]

hello, my name is carol we have just became proud parents of our first baby indian ringneck (dna tested) male on the 8th jan 2013 , he is 5 1/2 months old and all green , he is a cheeky little chap and has come from his breeder with a wide range of words he can say ( not that i have heard him speak yet ) he seems to be settleing down to family life but still dose not like me being near his cage at the moments even thoug he is hand tame i still need to see this as such, he dose eat infront of us he seems to come out of his shell once the children are in bed/ at school the rest of his time he is hanging upside down at the top of his cage .

is there anything i can do to help my little guy settle in more faster ?
when should i let him out of the cage ?
will letting him out of the cage inprove my chasnces of building a bond with my new baby ?


regards carol , and our IRN orville

i forgot to add i live in the uk , and orville lives in the living room,we have 3 children,14-9-6, 1 shih tzu whis ia 2 1/2 yrs old and 3 budgie .

[JamesO]

Welcome to the Forum Carol my Name is James and I am also a new IRN/ARN? parent.

I purchased Mine last Sunday and he still hasn't been comfortable with leaving his cage.

But earlier in the morning today I noticed that he absolutely loves Yellow Squash (Weird? yes i know a bird that eats its vegetables). I lured him out of his cage with it but as soon as he finished eating it he would rush back to his cage. So by using what his favourite "treat" I am going to train him that it is ok to come out of his cage and reward him with it.

Try the same thing with your Orville see what his favorite treat is and use it to your advantage.


My birdie Simon, mind you, was not hand tame.. He has been through neglect (as I purchased him from a clueless breeder at a local flea market). So i know that it will take alot of patience and work but Hopefully the results will pay off for him.

I hope it works for your Orville (adorable name by the way )

[MissK]

Hi Carol,

Congratulations on the new bird.

[angel1980]

hi thank you for your comments i will take it all on board , orville is in a small cage witch he came with i know this is small and the only thing i can fit in is my arm , before anyone says its small i already know , i plan on getting him his own bird mantion next month nothing will be more perfect , i did not know that he came with such a small cage at the time .
i have tryed him on apple and oranges but he only nibbles a small amout then dose not want anything to do with the stuff for the rest of the day, he has also had sqash , broccoli,peas,coliflower,sweetcorncarrots , im not sure about the veggies as he still has not gone down to his dish today , everyone apart from me is out of the house at the moment , im still trying to see what his favourate food is .
my hustband i talk to orville all the time in a low soothing voice , trying words that we already know he knows to see if we can get him to talk but no such luck .
heres to helping my baby get used to loveing his new family

regards carol keith and kids

IRN: orville
budgies: nacho,gypsy,celina
shih tzy: indi

[MissK]

Happy cage shopping!
-MissK

[angel1980]

hi im getting a good price on the cage as the breeder of orville is opening a pet shop and said i could buy the cage that she buys them in to sell in the shop and not at retail price .. ie .. she buys a cage for £49-£70 pound then sells tham at £150 + depending on the cage size and stuff so im just waiting to recive a catelog so i can order a cage from her , also she gets 20 paarrot toys for 6.99 so this will save me aswell , i just need to wait for the catoloug to arrive then i will be ordering till my little heart is content oh and orville has a bird mantion fit for a king

[MissK]

Isn't it so much fun to spoil the bird!

[JamesO]

@ Carol
Wow that is really nice of your breeder to do that for you Please post pictures of your birdie's mansion as soon as you set it up.

@Miss K
I know the feeling as soon as Little Simon is done with his Quarantine I will be moving him into this
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I'm going to go get his toys and perches today

Love my new IRN/ARN.

[angel1980]

he will be so spoilt he has come into my life as my new baby and i plan to spoil him just as much as i do my children and once he comes around to us all and allows cuddles and snuggles he will never be in his cage unless i go out as i wont beable to watch him where indi ( our shih tzu) is as she has a thing for small animals ( she tryed to eat our tortoise witch i only had for 5 days ) .......................... so no allowing indi near orville.

[MissK]

Both of you keep us posted!
-MissK