For those of you with IRNs

[Buddyger.]

Hello everyone,
I've been looking at adopting a young IRN lately. I have had many years of bird experience with other types of small and medium parrots, but know they are all very different. Does anyone have anything they wish they'd known before getting an IRN? It would have hours out of the cage a day and access to lots of foraging toys when I'm out. It would also have a big cage in the same room as my parakeets once it's done it's quarantine.
Any advice on finding a reputable for them breeder too?

Thanks so much in advance.

 

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[sunnysmom]

I don't have an IRN but have worked with some. I would keep in mind that they are generally hands off birds in my limited experience. It doesn't mean they're not friendly but they're not cuddley. Also not all IRNs are going to talk. I see all those cute YouTube videos and think they create unrealistic expectations.

 

[Buddyger.]

I don't have an IRN but have worked with some. I would keep in mind that they are generally hands off birds in my limited experience. It doesn't mean they're not friendly but they're not cuddley. Also not all IRNs are going to talk. I see all those cute YouTube videos and think they create unrealistic expectations.

That's great to know, thank you!
Media really advertises them as talkers, it's good to know they're not overtly chatty. I'm perfectly fine if they don't talk, as long as the bird is happy! I just want to make sure that I'll give the bird everything it needs to do well and I know what to prepare for.

 

[Jayden]

Hello everyone,
I've been looking at adopting a young IRN lately. I have had many years of bird experience with other types of small and medium parrots, but know they are all very different. Does anyone have anything they wish they'd known before getting an IRN? It would have hours out of the cage a day and access to lots of foraging toys when I'm out. It would also have a big cage in the same room as my parakeets once it's done it's quarantine.
Any advice on finding a reputable for them breeder too?

Thanks so much in advance.

I have a ringneck so here we go. There call is painfully loud and their often very noisy. Females are much quiter but won't talk as much. Mine doesn't scream much, only when she wakes up or when i arrive home but she stops when I go downstairs to get her. Mine speaks about once every 3-9 months. I have a bit of a one of a kind ringneck as she's is pretty cuddly. I think you just need to work with them especially during there first 3 to 5 years. They are extremely prown to behavioural issues, biting and screaming excessively, often that stem from the bluffing stage. This period is known to last untill They are a few years old. I can't speak on managing the bluffing period as a adopted Mine when she was 21. I've found that they can be one gender birds and one person birds. My baby only likes men and a reluctant to interact with woman. She will fly off any woman. I suggest you get a bird of opposite gender. They are amazing flyers. Mine doesn't have clipped wings anymore but she did when I got her and she could still fly basically the same. Can't help on buying from a reputable breeder as I got mine from a rehomer service run by a local bird store. Super intelligent, not sure if I agree but I have seen them being compared to greys. Definitely work on separation as mine plucked when we went on holiday but we have since worked on separation. Not sure if this is the same among ringnecks but mine is highly food motivated.

 

[Buddyger.]

I have a ringneck so here we go. There call is painfully loud and their often very noisy. Females are much quiter but won't talk as much. Mine doesn't scream much, only when she wakes up or when i arrive home but she stops when I go downstairs to get her. Mine speaks about once every 3-9 months. I have a bit of a one of a kind ringneck as she's is pretty cuddly. I think you just need to work with them especially during there first 3 to 5 years. They are extremely prown to behavioural issues, biting and screaming excessively, often that stem from the bluffing stage. This period is known to last untill They are a few years old. I can't speak on managing the bluffing period as a adopted Mine when she was 21. I've found that they can be one gender birds and one person birds. My baby only likes men and a reluctant to interact with woman. She will fly off any woman. I suggest you get a bird of opposite gender. They are amazing flyers. Mine doesn't have clipped wings anymore but she did when I got her and she could still fly basically the same. Can't help on buying from a reputable breeder as I got mine from a rehomer service run by a local bird store. Super intelligent, not sure if I agree but I have seen them being compared to greys. Definitely work on separation as mine plucked when we went on holiday but we have since worked on separation. Not sure if this is the same among ringnecks but mine is highly food motivated.

Thank you very much! This is fantastic, it's so hard to find accurate information online from people who have one. I will definitely have to do some reading on the behavioral issues like the bluffing so I can help them with that.

Thanks again!

 

[AussieBird]

I don't have a IRN but have read a lot about them. If you think finding info for IRNs is hard try slaty-headed parakeets
I do not believe in the "bluffing phase" despite how repeated it is.
Here's a post by @Monica from another thread.

This is a common myth, but ringnecks *DO NOT* bluff. What is considered "bluffing" is a *very nice* and *very clear* way of them saying "No," "I'm not comfortable with this," "I'm scared," "I don't understand what you want" or something similar. This is them needing their space and needing to be trained to understand. I do not recommend ignoring this behavior.

This is where training can help you *so* much in getting the desired behaviors that you *DO* want! So don't ignore a bird telling you that they will bite if push comes to shove, and try not to get bit!

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I have an ARN and she has coexisted in an aviary setup with my cockatiel and my mitred conure. Prior to being put in the aviary though, she was on one half of a double wide flight cage with my tiel(s-at the time) in the other half. Of course, she's also a wild caught bird, which may mean that it's easier to integrate her into a mixed flock than it would be to try this with a handraised bird that doesn't know how to socialize in a flock setting.

IRN are not "cuddly" cause they do not allopreen like other species.

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[Buddyger.]

I don't have a IRN but have read a lot about them. If you think finding info for IRNs is hard try slaty-headed parakeets
I do not believe in the "bluffing phase" despite how repeated it is.
Here's a post by @Monica from another thread.

IRN are not "cuddly" cause they do not allopreen like other species.

I'll tag some people for you.
@fashionfobie @Parutti

I don't think finding info on them is hard, I was just hoping to learn a few new things that experienced owners wish they'd learned before getting one. Social media and online sources can be so misleading. It drives my crazy seeing videos where people say all tiels will be cuddly or all budgies should talk. They're all so different and unique. I am big on respecting my birds and really enjoy watching them play and do things independently too. I thought an IRN would be a good bird for me because they're not cuddly and enjoy being independent. I work at home a lot, and like having the company while I'm working. I'm there if they want to say hi, but they're welcome to do their own thing too is my opinion. All my birds are flighted so they have the opportunity to go back to their cage when they would like some down time as well.

Thank you for the info!