Tame IRN as breeders
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:47 am
I have a IRN, (Jasper), that I handraised 3 years ago. She is a wonderful bird and has kept her bond with me even though she is in an aviary and has been for over 2 years now.
Early this year I placed a male IRN, (aviary bred), with her in the hopes that she may breed this year. The male is doing his best to try and win her affections over, but she is only interested in me!
She is doing all the right behaviour, crouching down, clucking etc, only problem she is doing it to me
I have tried to not spend time with her in the hope she would bond with the boy, but everytime I am outside she follows me around her cage as much as her aviary will allow her. When I enter the aviary to feed and water, she flies straight onto me and shows me her "love".
I have read that tame ringecks do breed and have seen pictures of tame ringnecks with bubs. I am wondering if Jasper thinks she is just a feathery human and has no interest in other birds other then chase them from me.
What do you guys think?
Any one else experienced this?

Early this year I placed a male IRN, (aviary bred), with her in the hopes that she may breed this year. The male is doing his best to try and win her affections over, but she is only interested in me!
She is doing all the right behaviour, crouching down, clucking etc, only problem she is doing it to me
I have tried to not spend time with her in the hope she would bond with the boy, but everytime I am outside she follows me around her cage as much as her aviary will allow her. When I enter the aviary to feed and water, she flies straight onto me and shows me her "love".
I have read that tame ringecks do breed and have seen pictures of tame ringnecks with bubs. I am wondering if Jasper thinks she is just a feathery human and has no interest in other birds other then chase them from me.
What do you guys think?
Any one else experienced this?