going bald

[chitofil]

i bought a pair of cinnamon ringnecks 2 months ago. i placed them first in a small cage until i had their cage made. i noticed that the males back of the head is getting bald. then 2 weeks ago i placed them in 2x2x4 cage and the nestbox is outside. i do not seem to think that the feathers at the back of the males head is growing. what do think is it? is it a disease or is the female irritated with the male? what should i do? when it arrived it was not bald. tnx

[curamba]

i bought a pair of cinnamon ringnecks 2 months ago. i placed them first in a small cage until i had their cage made. i noticed that the males back of the head is getting bald. then 2 weeks ago i placed them in 2x2x4 cage and the nestbox is outside. i do not seem to think that the feathers at the back of the males head is growing. what do think is it? is it a disease or is the female irritated with the male? what should i do? when it arrived it was not bald. tnx

based on what i had research/read from the NET;

female IRN usually the boss in the cage, and owners should have make a best observation regarding this, otherwise this could cause the MALE IRN to suffer great pain or could trigger a deadly fight, for this you must give plenty of room/space for pair which could allow the MALE to escape during a FEMALE Attack..

i suggest ;

- introduce them or rather place the pair in a bigger flight cage along with other IRN that you might have.
- provide some other toy for them to play with.
- provide mineral source for their diet. (natural elements is best recommended)

fellow bird lovers! Please correct me if im wrong about this.

[Mikaela]

She is exactly right.

Also, if you plan to have tame birds, you must cage them seperately. If not, they bond, become aggressive and have absolutely no want or need for human companionship.

Please do a search on cage size. There ARE BASIC MINIMUMS, you need to know. A ringneck needs a large cage just as a larger parrot would, regardless of their size.

A female will kill a male in a heart beat, or rip his toes off. This is to be taken very serious and action taken very quickly to seperate them ASAP.

Here is a link that will answer about any question you may have. It is from a thread here. Please read.

http://www.indianringneck.com/board/vie ... =caze+size

[curamba]

She is exactly right.

Also, if you plan to have tame birds, you must cage them seperately. If not, they bond, become aggressive and have absolutely no want or need for human companionship.

Please do a search on cage size. There ARE BASIC MINIMUMS, you need to know. A ringneck needs a large cage just as a larger parrot would, regardless of their size.

A female will kill a male in a heart beat, or rip his toes off. This is to be taken very serious and action taken very quickly to seperate them ASAP.

Here is a link that will answer about any question you may have. It is from a thread here. Please read.

http://www.indianringneck.com/board/vie ... =caze+size

thanks for your post mam mikaela but sorry to say coz im not a she im a HE but anyway.... thanks for the supporting post you made....

[Mikaela]

In regards to sex, I was referring to your birds. However, I did assume the initial author of this thread was female from the profile. It doesnt specify.

I didnt address you as either.

If you are sensitive about this issue, I would suggest you making it clear in your profile.

[Mazziemom]

Its called Allopecia.. (not positive if theres one l or two) and it means simply that one bird is plucking another birds head.

This hurts, just like having your hair ripped out would.

Seperate the pair, and if you intend to keep them together introduce the female to the male's LARGE enclosure.

Athena