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Post by rainbowfeathers77 on Apr 22, 2008 13:21:33 GMT 10
Hi I was wondering if any irn experts  could take a look at the pics below. I'm a bit worried about my lutino irn. As I've only had him approx 2 weeks, I don't know if this is normal or not.... The lutino irn has browny/orangy edging/outlines to the ends of his tail feathers. Is this normal or a sign of a problem?? Thanks heaps!!    |
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Post by avinet on Apr 22, 2008 14:15:14 GMT 10
Have the tail feathers looked like this from when you got him? It looks like dirt to me possibly from climbing around a dirty or rusty cage. What are his body and wing feathers like? Try giving the tail a wash.
cheers,
Mike
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Post by courtzrocks on Apr 22, 2008 14:33:26 GMT 10
Yeah I was thinking it just looked a bit dirty but I dunno..how old is he cos baby feathers can sometimes look a bit funny.
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Post by rainbowfeathers77 on Apr 22, 2008 14:33:27 GMT 10
Thanks Mike - No, ythe rest of the feathers aren't like it. I don't know if they were like this when I got him but I think I would've noticed it if it was like that before  ....I'll try to wash his tail then that'll be fun  hmmm.... I've just thought of something, they do have a red mineral stone perch in their cage, maybe from that?? I'll see what happens after the wash then Thanks again. |
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Post by rainbowfeathers77 on Apr 22, 2008 14:36:19 GMT 10
Hi Courtzrocks...he's a '06 baby apparently,..... which does seem strange to me, considering he still hasn't a ring, yet the 07 blue one is already starting to show his ring...hmmm...
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Post by courtzrocks on Apr 22, 2008 14:46:47 GMT 10
HAHAHA Yeah i would say its the mineral perch maybe, is it like the calcium perches? Matches gets a re mouth and pink feet after standing on hers so its probably that lol.
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Post by rainbowfeathers77 on Apr 22, 2008 15:29:31 GMT 10
Well I washed his tail...lol...wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be....it's still wet so a bit hard to see the difference but i think it does look more normal now....so maybe yeah...it must've been that darn perch. Oh geez I'm a dill  ...I guess since Pinchy's death I've now become extra extra paranoid.....  Well thanks everyone, sorry about the false alarm. |
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Post by avinet on Apr 22, 2008 15:45:58 GMT 10
Hi Courtzrocks...he's a '06 baby apparently,..... which does seem strange to me, considering he still hasn't a ring, yet the 07 blue one is already starting to show his ring...hmmm... Most ringnecks get a ring at 2 years, so a baby hatched in spring of 2006 should get a ring this coming summer. Some babies do get a ring after 1 year - maybe around 10 % but a 2007 baby which presumably hatched around 6 to 8 months ago will not have a ring yet. Often there is a darkish "ring" showing up around the neck but both hens and cocks have this. With a blue ringneck you need to see white feathers on the backof the neck as well as jet black (not grey) feathers to have a true male ring. I wouldn't normally expect that for a 2007 bird until this coming summer at the earliest. cheers, Mike |
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Post by rainbowfeathers77 on Apr 22, 2008 21:12:21 GMT 10
Cheers for that Mike!! Ok..so the yellow one is normal...now the blue one hmm..... here's a pic of him...that might clear it up a bit.  |
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Post by avinet on Apr 22, 2008 21:25:55 GMT 10
Typical of a young ringneck of both sexes. The "false" ring gets lots of our customers fooled and you will see the difference when the first true black feather comes through, possible during the moult next summer but maybe not until well into 2009.
cheers,
Mike
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Post by rainbowfeathers77 on Apr 23, 2008 9:29:35 GMT 10
ah huh...mystery solved then Thanks Mike!!!!!! |
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Post by vankarhi on Apr 23, 2008 20:31:09 GMT 10
Yes Takoda (alexandrine) has had "that" ring since he had feathers. Pauline (petiel) his breeder told me some of her hens have this "ring" also. Takoda was dna'd and is only just now getting his ring and he will be 2 in August.
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Post by courtzrocks on Apr 24, 2008 14:52:29 GMT 10
Yeah Matches has the slight ring...but as most know...she's a she lol.
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could take a look at the pics below. 
....I'll try to wash his tail then 
hmmm....
