New to Ringneck
I just rescued 2 female Ringneck. Both have bad feathers and over preen. They came from a home with a lot of other birds of different sizes. Ive put the both in large cages ( each has their own). Ive...
View ArticleFlighty baby
I have a 11 week IRN who was the sweetest baby ever until about 1-1/2 weeks ago when he realized flying is fun! Im glad hes enjoying it and let him loose while attended. Trouble is he no longer is...
View ArticleMy Bird's beak cracked. Pleas Help!
My Ring neck is 2.5 years old (I got him a few months ago) and his beak cracked overnight. I don't know what to do and dont have money for a vet visit right now (My gf and I are saving for one now)...
View ArticleBonding question with my IRN
I've had my IRN for about 2 years now. He was 6 months when I got him and very afraid of hands. He now will sit on me, kiss me, step up on me, do a couple of tricks but if I try to touch him at all he...
View ArticleMy 2 Yellow Ringnecks
Hello everyone, I have 2 yellow ringnecks. Not tamed. They are about 9 months, Eyes have a white ring now. But i am still not sure about their gender. I am planning to do a DNA test, but due to COVID,...
View ArticleMy irn hates going into cage
Hello, wonderful bird people! I have adopted a 6yo female irn a few days ago, and she did not have a good life before that. Kept in a too small cage without any freedom or socialization, forcefully...
View ArticleIndian ringneck 'dance'
Hi everyone, I have a green Indian ringneck she is now about 7m old, I hand reared from when she was very little and she adores me... She sometimes preens me like I'm a bird and does this weird dance...
View ArticleIndian Ringneck not growing feather on wings? (with pics)
Hi all, This is Mooki, my Indian Ringneck Parrot who is 10 years old. We have been noticing over the past 6 months - 1 year that he has started to have this patchy area on his wings which has not been...
View ArticleIs my Ringneck male?
So I have this African ringneck since sept/October last year she was about 5mth old Recently tufts of black feathers start appearing around her beak, theirs no ring yet Thanks for helping Attached...
View ArticleFriends young son getting an IRN
Hi there, One of my friends is getting a baby IRN tomorrow for his 10yr old son, his son has been asking questions for months and has read up a huge amount on looking after birds. He is going to take...
View ArticleLoves Playing with Aluminum Soda Can
I saw a similar post in the "Conure" forum. Since my bird is an Indian Ringneck, I thought it appropriate to post here. My Indian Ringneck is somewhat obsessed with playing with cans. He doesn't want...
View ArticleWeight
Hi, I bought an indian ringneck a week ago. The store weighed the bird and said it was 126.5 grams and that the bird was 15 weeks old. Is that not an extremely heavy weight for a 15 week old Indian...
View ArticleTips of increasing weight of an underweight IRN?
Hello! Bit of insight: I have a cockatiel and a pair of ringnecks. My cockatiel is 3 years old and my ringnecks are 1.5 years old. My female IRN has always been more sensitive of the two and she...
View ArticleRingneck isn't growing wing feathers
Acquitance of mine gave me a young ringneck (about 3 years old) saying that ever since her partner clipped its wing feathers it won't grow back. My question is how is this possible ? Is it possible...
View ArticleYoung indian ringneck strange behaviour
Hello everyone, I have a young indian ringneck, Oscar, who is about 10 months old now. Starting a couple of days ago he has been showing odd behaviour towards my partner that he hasn't done before....
View ArticleHelp with my shrieking Mustache Parakeet
I have a Mustache Parakeet that is very noisy almost all of the time. I'm wondering if I got another bird as company, will it help? Will she be quiet? Will they not get along? Is it okay to get another...
View ArticleMy Sweetie little babies update after 3 years!
It's been more than 3 years now and I haven't been active on the forum lately. I just wanted to upload the latest pic of them sleeping on me. I had a few questions here.. Both of my parrots trust me...
View ArticleMale or female?
Hi my ring neck which I was told was female has just had her first molt an now is developing a slight orange ring round the back of her neck an also few black marks round the front so now I’m thinking...
View ArticleDo IRN get cold?
Hello, Fall is approaching out here in New England and as it cools down outside, my house also becomes a little cold. I turned my AC off and have changed my wardrobe from shorts and tanks to sweats and...
View ArticleNew IRN bluffing stage
Hey! I had recently purchased an IRN from a local pet store that specifies in birds. Ive been wanting to get an IRN for years now, and have done countless research on them... but now that Ive had him...
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