I have bee researching this alot and get mixed info. I want an IRN. I keep hearing however if they dont get attention ebert single daybthey go wild. Can they be retamed again? She would sleep in my room but there may be a day or weekend I dont spend much with her.
Can they be retamed again if they go wild? She is handfed and not even weaned yet.
I can choose between irn female ringneck or male quaker. I have had cockatiel and quaker a while ago.
Mainly i am worried she could go wild and not want to bond with me anymore
Hi, I don't think an IRN would go wild if you don't spend a day or weekend with it. When I had a female handraised ringneck I would leave her one day every month, come back late at night and only see her the next morning, and she would be fine, ready to play with me again. Make sure she won't be bored and have enough toys and foraging opportunities while you are away.
It seems there are a lot of reports that IRNs will revert to wild if they don't get virtually constant attention. While I was researching a woman told me that one could not even be away from home long enough to hold a job. She believed what she said, but this is poppycock.
It is worth repeating that the concept I am discussing is birds reverting to wild after having attained a degree of tameness already. I'm sure it will be different for birds never tamed. If your life takes you away from your bird for a little while (in my home a month or more) you may note it becoming a little more cautious around you. The longer you ignore your bird, the more cautious (less tame, if you will) it will become.
If it should occur that your bird becomes more wild than tame, and you are unhappy with that, you can just consider that a life test in which you performed badly. To fix it, you just have to study harder, ie, retame the bird and mend your slackerly ways.
Of course, you should have a realistic idea of how much time you will actually spend with your bird before you bring it home. That would allow you to make a sensible decision on whether the IRN is the right animal for you to keep. If the bird is housed in a well used, but not chaotic, are of the home, and you spend some time with it every day or at least most days, you should be all right. If you need your bird to be ultra tame, you need more time.
As you are considering a young bird, you should understand that you may have to do a bit of taming at the start to get the bird to a place you like before you start slipping in your attentiveness. It does no good to say you can retame the bird if the bird has not been tamed already.
Thank you this is good feedback..... It isnt like this bird will be left alone much, we are never really gone long but after everything I read about them going "wild" it concerned me....I have gotten the impression that they are standoffish and maybe more difficult to have as a pet. However whenever I see videos of them online they seem wonderful and one breeder I spoke to said they are WONDERFUL pets.
I am choosing tommorrow between ringneck or quaker. I may have been intimidated by mixed info I got so far. Any other feedback?
Ringnecks aren't generally as cuddly as some parrots, it depends on the bird.
On saying that, the amount of training and handling the owner puts in makes a huge difference to how friendly the bird is, though. It would be nice if every YouTube of cute irns had a bit of information about how many hours a day the person spends interacting with their bird. In case you've seen any of my videos on YouTube, my disclaimer is our bird is out of sight and calling range of myself or my boyfriend for a couple hours a week (we don't believe flock animals should be left in isolation, until we get a friend for him we fill in as best we can).
Our bird is just as tame when we come home from a shopping trip, if that helps.
We have noticed that as he gets older he takes a bit longer to warm up to strangers, and usually flies straight back to one of us when we put him on a new person. (he isn't even a year old yet). I was talking to a couple who used to own a pet shop and they have had the same experience with their 20 year old irn since they haven't been socialising him with strangers as much.
If your irn is pretty tame, I doubt it will change drastically in a day or 2.
Personally, I wouldn't consider leaving any bird at home alone for a couple days, as well as the social aspect it needs to be given fresh food and water.
No pet parrot is an 'easy' pet, they need atleast as much care and attention as a dog.
Creating the best environment for your bird (whatever type) is very important for minimising potential 'bad' behaviours. It needs something to do to keep it busy when you are out. Bored birds make their own amusement, like screaming, picking their feathers, over eating etc.
I really think it is a mistake to make this choice on a deadline. These are living creatures, and your decision will have long lasting ramifications.
Would you choose to conceive a child on a deadline? Pick your spouse on a deadline? Select any significant life path on a deadline? You wouldn't, unless someone forced you.
Please believe if the individual birds you are considering are no longer available after tomorrow, others will be available later. Take as much time as you need on this selection. Heed the words of my dear grandmother: "Act in haste, repent at leisure."
Thanks again for the replies. Great advice. I have been interested and looking into a ringneck for over 2 months but also quaker...Its more my being indecisive and never habing a ringneck makes it even harder to choose.
I am looking at babies tommorow. I have been to another aviary that had several birds and 3 IRN blue lacewings but I waited.
I since I know what a commitment it is, I have been lookingvat videos, websites and spoken to 2 breeders.
Iv heard they are wonderful pets, then i hear they go wild easily, just confused. Im sure the right bird will let me know hes the one once i meet him
I am just confused on the conflicting info ive gotten
Also to clairify, we dont travel or even leave for the weekend except maybe once a year vacation for a week.
If we went out of town for a week or weekend, we would have family take care of the bird and dogs of course. My pets are all deeply loved and cared for. 2 dogs are large breed rescues.
Anyway my question to be more specific, if we left town a week or 2 or maybe a weekend if it would make our irn weary of us simce she didnt get the DAILY interaction she needed.
From what feedback ive heard so dar, this should be ok....
well, I have both a quaker and an IRN. Gotta say, I really love the quaker. they get much more puffy
Don't get me wrong... I love my IRN too, but he's still working out his personality since he's a baby.
In terms of "going wild" I wouldn't worry. It sounds like you can spend at least 10 minutes a day interacting. If you can manage that, you'll be in good shape.
I'm a busy person too, but I've managed enough time to keep my IRN tame.
The thing you have to consider is the difference in personalities. They are very different. A QP OWNS you. He's in charge--you have to spend time to make sure he knows that he's not really in charge. IRNs seems to be more curious.
So what ended up happening is i fell in LOVE with a male quaker baby! Out of 3 quakers and the IRN, who was beautiful, i was very drawn to this specific baby. So i pretty much knew right away the right bird for ME.
I still love irn's and admire their intelligence and beauty.
