new IRN Mamma

[DogCop]

After many years in animal resue I own a small city farm (one sweet Great Dane, two hatefull MInpins, two opionated Cockatiels, two very outgowing American Parakeets and a gerbil,who is now a hamster due to a tail removal) That is a 8 long stories cut short. Today I visited a local breeder for bird supplies and found mutual love at first sight with a one year old female IRN:) She was fairly distant with everybody she saw, her eyes were swirling a mile a minute and she was nipping everybody off of her. She came right to me and seemed very content. The shop owner has known me for years and knows I do not buy animals from pet shops. (in my world I know to many orphans) This baby was given to the shop owner after a year in her home. I think the nipping scared her origional off of handling. I did'nt bring her home today,I want to introduce her into the home with as little trama as possible. Does anyone have some ideas. By the way I run a tight ship with K-9 arm of my family(crates, scheduals ect) The birds get free time only while the dogs are outside. Any advise is very welcomed.

[jen5239]

First off welcome to the board and our family. Second off bless your heart for what you're doing for all these abandoned critters. Thirdly, I used to have two Great Danes and man are they the dogs of the dog world. (I know this isn't a dog forum, but what color is your dane and male/female and what's it's name? Mine were fawns and their names were Poto-(My Prince of the Omniverous) and Fallyn. Poto lived to be 11 years old and Fallyn lived to be 11. Cancer got them in the end. They've been gone for years, but it still feels like yesterday that I lost them. Poto was the love of my life for years! I miss him greatly!) I'm new to the whole irn thing so my advice won't be that great. But we have a lot of very knowledgeable members. Use them up!

Jen

[Neokireina]

As long as your birdie has a nice big cage full of toys and he can see you and talk to you letting him out for short times each day is fine. Ambient attention is needed as well as direct attention. So just being around your birdie is great.

Dont shelter your birdie too much because they need to get used to the way it's gunna be. Not keep changing all the time

[Dani03]

Welcome and good luck! It sounds like you too are off to a good start! Keep up the routine you've been doing and the IRN should settle into it. Ask many questions and post many pics!

Dani and Prinny

[~*Gwennie*~]

hi and welcome!!!!!!

[kyria]

Welcome to the family.. Ask often and search the forums database of information using the search button above. We love pics and vids too