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Post by luvjoy2 on Oct 31, 2007 22:49:14 GMT 10
hi ive got a alex he/she is three months old and has a black ring already is this unusual ?? ive tried uploading a pic but cant get it from the other site to here sorry I'm blond (what more can i say !!!)  ;D ;D |
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 1, 2007 7:05:44 GMT 10
Hello can you send me your pic and I will try to download it for you. We would need to see the pic before saying anything. Takoda (my boy) has always had a sort of ring around his neck, but it isn't the big colourful black/pink ring he will get hopefully in the next 12 months. Takoda is 15 months old now.
my email address is birdielover60@yahoo.com.au so send the pics there if you can.
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Post by petiel on Nov 1, 2007 8:59:32 GMT 10
Some of my boys and girls carry that dark ring around the front of their necks. It all depends on the parents. if the parents have it the babies will.
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 1, 2007 15:52:20 GMT 10
Actually I think you can just see it (the ring that is) in the pic of Takoda (the third bird in the signature).
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Post by petiel on Nov 1, 2007 16:21:26 GMT 10
Tracey all babies from Takado's nest carry that dark ring. His Mum has it and when I brought her a few years ago she was sold to me as a cock bird and was told he was starting to get his ring. She was the first alex I owned so I took their word it was a cock bird. After a few weeks and watching her with a male ringneck I had her sexed and found out she was a hen.
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Post by judy on Nov 1, 2007 18:11:11 GMT 10
Paulie has just started to get his ring, and he is coming upto twelve months. As tracey and pauline said it all depends on the parents whether they have there rings early or not. Here are some latest pics of him  |
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Post by luvjoy2 on Nov 1, 2007 21:40:23 GMT 10
thanks everyone i will send the pics on boof is my first bird and its great to know there is friendly advice to be had
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Post by luvjoy2 on Nov 1, 2007 21:45:22 GMT 10
ps he loves to cuddle and regurgitated on my hand tonight having read the forum i now know this is a good thing and i need not rush him to the vets!!!  thanks again |
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 1, 2007 23:00:40 GMT 10
These are the pics of Boof.......sent to me by Luvjoy2 (Kathryn) He looks lovely Kathryn and he looks like a baby and the ring looks like the one that Takoda has.......Boof's looks more distinct though. Judy how lucky are you that Paulie is getting his ring so early. I can't wait for Takoda to get his. He is starting to molt now.....so hopefully............ Here are the pics ;D Boof and friend      |
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Post by judy on Nov 2, 2007 7:09:00 GMT 10
theyre cute tracey. Funny you should mention the word regurgitate. Paulie does it all the time when hes in a cuddly mood, always trys to feed me lol. Not a real nice smell either. I gotta love my boy though.
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 2, 2007 7:22:51 GMT 10
Judy he is not my bird.............I just posted the pics of him for luvjoy2 (Kathryn). But yes Takoda regurges on my foot too............... he has a toe/foot fettish. LOL
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Post by petiel on Nov 2, 2007 9:15:40 GMT 10
Kathryn how old is Boof? It he is only a baby he should not be regurgitating that might happen when the bird is older like Judy and Tracey has said with their older birds.
The ring is a nice dark one and lots of baby do have that. Is Boof a DNA sexed male? He does look like a male to me.
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Post by luvjoy2 on Nov 2, 2007 21:14:06 GMT 10
hi Boof is three months old and he has done it twice now more watery then food but i will ask the vet on weds if this is ok he seems healthy plays alot and eating well ,after the first time he fell asleep on my shoulder and was grinding his beak so think hes happy . He hasnt had a dna so could be female ? might be a good idea to find out as the IRN is a male so we was told when we bought him |
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Post by Jane on Nov 3, 2007 9:49:38 GMT 10
Hi and Welcome Kathryn  Boof looks like a real cutie, its good to see him/her getting along with your irn too. |
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Post by luvjoy2 on Nov 3, 2007 22:07:50 GMT 10
Thanks Jane he is but spoiled rotten today i had to leave him all day so tonight hes been having tantrums ! boy can he make some squeaking noise tried to leave him in cage but it got louder and more insistent so sorry to say i was worried about neighbours so gave in torn between whos boss and feeling guilty that hes just a baby |
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Post by courtzrocks on Jan 15, 2008 11:40:07 GMT 10
My alex baby has a slight dark ring and its only 7 weeks old, could still be feathers coming but it isnt too visable. Thats a big ring for 3 months? Maybe it is maturing quickly cos of its surroundings? sure its 3 months?
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Post by vankarhi on Jan 15, 2008 12:38:27 GMT 10
If you do a search on some of my posts and pics (have a look in the pic section of about 14 months ago) you will see pics of Takoda and he has always had that darkish ring around the neck. Apparently some birds including females can have this...........Paulines birds from a particular paretage usually do have this. The ring the get as an adult is different to this.
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Post by courtzrocks on Jan 15, 2008 12:47:24 GMT 10
yeah i can see takoda in your sig pic has a bit of a ring there. The ring is not very noticable but it looks like there's a slight one.
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Post by vankarhi on Jan 16, 2008 16:25:01 GMT 10
A lot of them have this. This is different to the ring he is getting now. ;D
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Post by courtzrocks on Jan 17, 2008 8:44:58 GMT 10
Aww he's such a big boy now lol. Shrekie is sweet too...cant forget her.
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;D ;D
thanks again 
Boof looks like a real cutie, its good to see him/her getting along with your irn too.
