Hello everyone :)
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:19 am
Hello everyone, my name is Melissa. I have been vieiwng this site for a while now and thought it was time to post. First off let me say that this site is wonderful, everyone is so nice and helpful. I also really like the way the boards are laid out and how the site itself looks very easy to navigate.
I do not have an IRN at the moment, but I have owned one in the past. I got one from a pet store , they didn't take care of her very well ,no one took her out of the cage , they were all afraid of her. Seeing as I have had birds since i was 10 ( i am now 34) I asked to see her out of the cage , I went home with bloody fingers that day , and a week later I bought her.Took me a good yr to get her to trust people , especially men. Also at the time I had a cockatiel and a closet converted into a screened in aviary where I bred finches, (My favs being the cutthroats). We also had a blue and gold macaw that was on consignment at the time ,( not my choice) We took her back after about 5 months .. So I was pregnant with my second daughter, my husband at the time ( now EX) insisted I give my IRN ( Chili) away to someone after only havin her for 3 yrs. He said i wouldn't be able to handle all the birds and the new baby . Needless to say I was a wreck . So off my cockatiel , IRN and finches went. I still have animosity towards him . HE has my macaw but by now she is his bird and only wants him.
So I haven't had a bird in 5 yrs I work for a huge pet store in lancaster, PA I work in the bird room and the reptile room.I thought it would be enough to work with birds, but I find it's time now to look into gettin another ringneck. My boyfriend now, didn't really like birds till I started workin in the bird room , now he loves them and wants one as well . I am in the process of dealing with a bird rescue and will hopefully have my IRN soon. I decided to go with a rescue , because I would like to help out a bird in need. Anyways, sorry for the long post. I have learned soooo much from this site, I had my IRN back in the 90's and there wasn't alot of info on them so I had to guess on alot of things i did for her. Thanx for reading and I will post pics as soon as I get my baby . Melissa
I do not have an IRN at the moment, but I have owned one in the past. I got one from a pet store , they didn't take care of her very well ,no one took her out of the cage , they were all afraid of her. Seeing as I have had birds since i was 10 ( i am now 34) I asked to see her out of the cage , I went home with bloody fingers that day , and a week later I bought her.Took me a good yr to get her to trust people , especially men. Also at the time I had a cockatiel and a closet converted into a screened in aviary where I bred finches, (My favs being the cutthroats). We also had a blue and gold macaw that was on consignment at the time ,( not my choice) We took her back after about 5 months .. So I was pregnant with my second daughter, my husband at the time ( now EX) insisted I give my IRN ( Chili) away to someone after only havin her for 3 yrs. He said i wouldn't be able to handle all the birds and the new baby . Needless to say I was a wreck . So off my cockatiel , IRN and finches went. I still have animosity towards him . HE has my macaw but by now she is his bird and only wants him. So I haven't had a bird in 5 yrs I work for a huge pet store in lancaster, PA I work in the bird room and the reptile room.I thought it would be enough to work with birds, but I find it's time now to look into gettin another ringneck. My boyfriend now, didn't really like birds till I started workin in the bird room , now he loves them and wants one as well . I am in the process of dealing with a bird rescue and will hopefully have my IRN soon. I decided to go with a rescue , because I would like to help out a bird in need. Anyways, sorry for the long post. I have learned soooo much from this site, I had my IRN back in the 90's and there wasn't alot of info on them so I had to guess on alot of things i did for her. Thanx for reading and I will post pics as soon as I get my baby . Melissa 
