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indian ringneck

  1. Ninato

    Is it feather plucking and should I be concerned?

    Hii my pet, an baby Indian ringneck (he’s almost 4 months now) has been preening quite a lot and in the last 4-5 days he has been losing quite a lot of feathers (about 6 small feathers a day), there’s no bald spots or blood, he’s been active and acting as he always does, is this feather plucking...
  2. BlueNemo

    Feather Plucking in Indian Ringnecks (IRN)

    Good Afternoon Birdfriends! I hope you’re all well. I got my first IRN last Saturday as a gift for my 25th birthday, he or she has been home with me a week tomorrow; I have tried to ensure that he or she is as comfortable as possible, but can’t help but notice that some of his or her feathers...
  3. BlueNemo

    Nemo & I!

    Good afternoon all, I hope everyone is I recently got my first Indian Ringneck (it’s his first week at home with me tomorrow), he is 4 months old and an absolute stunner (with a lot of attitude), he has a few of his claws missing which does not affect him in any way! Being new to these...
  4. enms

    Help out Blu

    Hello everyone! my baby Blu is around 4 months old and when he got in his cage he was trying out some acrobatics. He hurt his beak a few weeks ago climbing on the cage but I cured it with Neosporin. Now it looks a bit different any suggestions?( note he only goes in the cage to sleep and when I...
  5. birdMama10

    Are IRNs generally cuddly birds?

    I’m a bird mama of two Bourke’s parrots and I love them to death. They are tame and hand trained but Bourkes are not a species that likes to hang out on your shoulder or be on you, give them a kiss, etc. I’ve been wanting a handfed IRN for over a year now and I really want to know if they’re...
  6. P

    Red feather on head, currently molting

    I Found a red feather on rocky's head, he's currently molting as of now, he's been getting all his essential vitamins and minerals, even fish oil as he was plucking, can the red feather be a red flag for something to panic over?, just curious about the red feather
  7. T

    Regurgitation

    Hi, I have an male Indian Ringneck who just turned 3. I’ve only had him for a year and for the first part of it, he behaved well and was trained to play with his own things. however, in the last half of the year, he started regurgitating on everything that was metallic, reflective or had a...
  8. Angela_2

    Parrot and colours

    Hello. I was wondering if parrots do prefer some colours Tweety is regurgitation and dancing for red stuff. I realized that when i am on my phone then he walkes in such dramatic way, pining his eyes and open his wings for my phone's case because it's red same happened with a red water cap...
  9. Birdman696

    Conure aviary species mixing?

    So I’m in the process of converting my shed into an aviary, the shed is quite large, and I don’t doubt I could fit in my current birds (4 budgies 2 cockatiels). But I was just wondering how conures are in regards to sharing an aviary with budgies and cockatiels? I’ve been trying to do research...
  10. Angela_2

    Growing up!

    Hello! Hope everyone has good time! I want to let everyone knows that how happy i am right now with Tweety after the tough time we went through the past 5 months ^_^ He's growing up very well and has new tail( even though some feathers look weak but it's way better than before) He's turning...
  11. Angela_2

    Safe wood for toys?

    Hello ^_^ Well Tweety loves home made toys more than toys i bought. I'm planning anyway to buy material from store to make more enjoyable toys. Tonight my sister found those coloured wood sticks so I'm not sure if they are safe I thought to wash them properly then let them dry in the sun if...
  12. M

    Trust Issues (Indian Ringneck)

    I purchased an Indian Ringneck (6 months old) around 4 days ago and has been in its cage since. Whenever I try to get really close to the cage it starts to frantically fly side to side and also does the same when I try to change its feed. It isn't tame so would like for it to gain some trust in...
  13. M

    New IRN Help (Feathers & behaviour)

    Hi, So I brought home a IRN 2 days ago, have him in his cage which has ample room for him to grow into. I know he's still getting used to the new environment and will take time to build trust but whenever I go near he cage he starts to fly across his cage. He does the same when I go to change...
  14. P

    Pictures New Ringneck Aggression

    Hi there, I just got a 1.5 y/o indian ringneck male from a lady who had him for a few months. She said he was dna sexed and that he was incredibly sweet with her. He is tame and steps up readily but after a week of having him and he's gotten more comfortable, he's exhibiting aggressive behavior...
  15. R

    Is my Indian ringneck plucking or molting

    Can someone please help me figure out weather or not my 7 month old Indian ring neck is plucking or if hes just molting.
  16. Angela_2

    Seed brand

    Hi! Lately i changed my parrot's (7-9 months old IRN) diet to focus more into pellet and veggies instead of seed but i also bought new seed brand and i'm not sure if it's good so let me know what you think ^^* veggies and fruits for breakfast, then after a while a give him small amount of mix...
  17. Angela_2

    Tweety is making progress ^^!!!

    Hi there! So it's been almost 4 months with my parrot( IRN) As you can see in my profile picture he was molting and his body wasn't in good condition But after all that hard time i can tell he's more than fine now! His fluff chest almost covered! And he's got new yellow feathers in his nape...
  18. Beakz

    Young Indian ringneck regurgitating

    My 10/11 month old female Indian Ringneck did something weird, she kept going on my dads shoulder and screaming (my dad usually gives her food when she does this) but then she started doing regurgitating next to his ear? So I took her away then she flew back and did the same thing, I’d never...
  19. Angela_2

    Best type of Harrison's pellet

    Hello ^-^ Hope everyone has a good time. So finally after a long time of search for a good pallet which is available in my country store i found Harrison's pellet. It's my first bird and first time buy him pellet and i try my best to do search and ask here and you all helped me a lot *hearts*...
  20. Angela_2

    Interaction with wild parrot

    Hi there!! Yesterday we visited a valley, we haven't decided where to go before heading to the place I don't like to let tweety alone without anyone to look after him. So i thought it'll be ok and good for him to see the nature and trees as long as I'm with him and keeping my eyes on him. So...
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