More aggressive colour?

TropicalAussie · Post by **TropicalAussie** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:49 pm

Hi guys,
I was at my local avicultural society meeting last week and when I mentioned I had a Blue IRN they said that Blue's are the most aggressive colour.
Now Iago does bite me occasionally (never takes any skin or chunks though) but I think that's just part of being tamed, not an aggressive thing.
Have any of you found that Blue IRN's are more aggressive than other colours?

Post by **Lauren** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:03 pm

Well, my Yoda definately has a slight attitude problem! But I think everybird is different and some are just more aggressive. Does color play a part? I'm not sure. But it is interesting.

Yoda is very snappy towards me at times but I just think we've got some more training/taming to do and hes fine when I take him to another room where he is out of his comfort zone. I think it could just be a territorial thing. Yoda also seems to think everything is his and Jibby can't have any. Sometimes Yoda will run out from anywhere just to get whatever Jibby has. Once poor Jibby has been scared off (Sooking to me most of the time) Yodas not interested in it anymore? I think Yoda is saying 'Thats MINE and you can't have it!' So I have to make sure Jibby gets a share of food/toys and he gets plenty of love! Yoda still wont let me cuddle yet but we are getting there.

I've had Yoda since November and the lil bugga is still snappy and stubborn. But I'm being very patient with him because I see small changes everyday.

Based on the behaviour of Jibby (Green) and Yoda (Blue) you could definately say Blue is aggressive. But I think its also personality.

See, when we got Jibby, he was hand reared (I'm pretty sure) and he really didn't do anything for a week, not even move! It was like he was stunned or something. He let us touch and hold him without really biting. He's always been the layed back type, still a little shy and doesn't really put up much of a fight or talk.

Yoda on the other hand. Was not hand reared. Was a lil scared the first few weeks but after a few weeks Yoda started showing us his personality and it was like he had ADHD. Its like Yoda just walked in and said 'Thats it! Its all mine, I own you, I own you, I own you! and if you cross me I'll bite your arm off' Yodas also a real chatterbox, loves to talk back to me and tell me off! I think this ones going to be a talker. LOL.

Post by **Lauren** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:03 pm

Wow that was long. :oops:

Post by **kyria** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:43 pm

lol Lauren.

I don't think colour has anything to do with it. My Kai (blue) was an 11 month old aviary purchase and he tamed down just fine. jordan (lutino) has had his moments only with us though not in the flock, pickle (green) rules Jordans butt, but Kai rules the bird room. I think they all have the potential to be as bad as each other situation permitting.

Hestia · Post by **Hestia** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:25 pm

I don't know, but Lauren has some good points to prove. My Indie is seems to be the same way as her Yoda. Everything is his, and he's not sharing with anyone. Little darling even has decided he doesn't like the cat and keeps attacking and dive bombing him. Of course I can't really speak my mind of whether its just they way he is or if cause he is blue. He is the only IRN that I own, but he sure is the boss, or likes to think he is. Even to my poor Jasmine, goffin cocatoo, who is twice as big as Indie.
Indie was handreared up til he was weaned and then very little contact from then on to when I got him which was at 4 months of age. So it could also have to do with that?

But I do agree that maybe the coloring might have something to do with it, thats a good subject to look into more.
Heather

Post by **kyria** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:26 pm

I reckon IRN's are bossy and territorial breeds anyway. But it would be an interesting study.

darkcloudchild · Post by **darkcloudchild** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:11 pm

Both of my blue birds are ALOT more aggressive than my green. But, both my blues are female, and my green is male.

Is it possible that there are more blue females than males in this species, so that may affect that comment some? Just a thought.

Post by **kyria** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:41 pm

Good thought .. I wonder if there are any studies out there.

Post by **ringneck** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:05 am

LoL! That’s absolutely silly. A ringneck’s color has nothing to do with its personality or aggressiveness. In fact, it might be the opposite. A study was done by a scientist who actually took a pair of wild foxes and bred only the most docile offspring. As a result, the foxes became domesticed* in only 30 years—not thousands of years as we once believed. The foxes made wonderful pets—so where am I going with this—more then likely a blue ringneck has been bred in an aviary setting for many years—as a result, is exposed more to humans and has adapted a lifestyle of dependency, in turn, making them less aggressive then their wild green counterparts.

Please note, I am not saying ringnecks are domestic creatures or can be in only 30 years. I am only saying it all comes down to the ringnecks personality and its socialization. Hope this helps and good post!

Best wishes, :wink:

Imran Chaudhry

Post by **kyria** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:04 am

ringneck wrote:As a result, the foxes became domesticed* in only 30 years—not thousands of years as we once believed.

Funny how alot of the timelines of evolution are changing :wink:

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:28 pm

I also don't think there's any truth to this. The sweetest, tamest, and cuddliest of my IRN pets are two Blues. In the last batch of baby pets that were sold off, the tamest was again a Blue. So if I go with statistics, I would beg to disagree on the contrary.

If anything is true about the Blue color, it is the fact that the most expensive of birds are of this color (think Spix's Macaw, Hyacinth Macaw, and Violet Blue Indian Ringneck). Blue is easily one of the prettiest and most useful mutation to work with. Before being bred to the wild-type, most breeders of new mutations prefer to breed their prized mutations with Blue birds first.