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Post by avinet on Aug 2, 2008 21:40:15 GMT 10
If I would get her a mate, wouldn't she go feral on that one? Probably not - however female ringnecks are always the boss of the partnership. If she is being bossy having her clipped initially while the male can fly will take care of any problems. Also having a couple of separate feeding/water stations will allow the male to eat in peace. Most ringnecks end up pairing up OK although it can take a while to happen. cheers, Mike |
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Post by farseeker on Aug 3, 2008 6:41:49 GMT 10
If I would get her a mate, wouldn't she go feral on that one? Probably not - however female ringnecks are always the boss of the partnership. If she is being bossy having her clipped initially while the male can fly will take care of any problems. Also having a couple of separate feeding/water stations will allow the male to eat in peace. Most ringnecks end up pairing up OK although it can take a while to happen. cheers, Mike I have to do this with my budgies. ;D You'd think that with Anath being half the size of Tristan she wouldn't really be able to boss him around, but she's definitely queen of the cage and if there weren't several food dishes he'd probably only get to eat on her whim.  |
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 3, 2008 15:32:30 GMT 10
Well they all sound like my female ekkie ;D
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 3, 2008 15:32:51 GMT 10
oh and Mike...........that is a beautiful pic by the way.
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Post by Jane on Aug 5, 2008 7:53:22 GMT 10
Have you thought about where you'll go from here with her? Would you like her as a breeder or would you prefer her to go to a new home?
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Post by oceanaussi on Aug 5, 2008 9:22:47 GMT 10
Mike, these pics are absolutly wonderful! Jane, I'm not 100% sure where to go from here. I personally prefer her to go to a new home but my partner wants to keep her. I tried the multiple cage option but once she's in a cage she doesn't want to come out. I'm thinking of the option of getting her a mate but I'm worried about the following: Jackie isn't sexed and I just assume she's female. What if I put another bird in and it turns out to be 2 females? Or should I be on the safe side and get a male as I think 2 males get along better?! But then again what if she's aggressive towards the other bird? Or even worse they both become aggressive towards me??? A lot of thoughts are going thru my mind and I'm not sure which decision would be right. |
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Post by bullibirdshow on Aug 5, 2008 9:48:53 GMT 10
Oh Mike, What an exquisite photo! What a special relationship you have with your lutino! *weeps with happiness* Cheers, Kate  Sasha on his back - at 15 years old. Sasha helping to feed his baby with Jello in the background filling up on hand rearing mix and waiting her turn. Makes hand raising their babies a breeze. [/quote] |
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Post by bullibirdshow on Aug 5, 2008 9:51:03 GMT 10
It's getting so bad that I don't want to feed her anymore as I'm scared. My partner has 4 weeks of in August and he can do these things then. He doesn't have a clue about birds but thicker skin than me. If she doesn't get better, he gotta take her or she has to go. I don't know what else to do. She used to take food - even seeds - out of my hand. Now when I reach her some food (larger foodpieces these days), she might grab a bite, might even take the food, drops it and attacks me then. This bird is really driving me insane...  Oh Ocean Aussi, I really feel for you. That must be most upsetting. I will think about your replies and try to come up with some suggestions. Which state do you live in? Perhaps an avian behaviouralist is the way to go? Cheers, Kate |
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Post by oceanaussi on Aug 6, 2008 12:34:49 GMT 10
2 days without being bitten!!!  I now take the whole avary down and put food and water in while she's below me not same height (cage is a bit taller than me) and that seem to work. I'm impressed! I will try and get her a mate if you guys could let me know what your thoughts are regards gender and the aggression issues. Cheers! |
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Post by rajasmom on Aug 6, 2008 16:18:19 GMT 10
It doesn't cost much to have her or him dna'd so that you know for sure what her sex is I'm glad to hear she hasn't bit you in a couple of days thats great news. I would say she is probubly grieving in a big way at the loss of Sam and just needs time to get over him birds greive and its very hard on them to lose the olny other bird flock member that they had I really beleive she will come around with pataint love and understanding Another bird of her own speicies just might do the trick. Good luck to you with what ever you decide to do
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 6, 2008 18:41:37 GMT 10
yes that does sound very positive Oceanaussie. I have read about the "height" issue but lucky for me it has never been a problem. Without seeing the bird. I am guessing just by what you have said that she is a girl.
My own experience with IRN's is that my female was very cage territorial. I lost her at 12 months of age though ......... I was given a male IRN but I rehomed him and he developed his ring at around 12 months of age.
How old is your bird???
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Post by Jane on Aug 7, 2008 15:35:51 GMT 10
As Rajasmom said DNA testing is very cheap these days so I think that'd be best or is she an age where there'd be a ring if she was a he?
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Post by oceanaussi on Aug 10, 2008 11:29:48 GMT 10
Hi there, I did it! I got a male Ringneck (a yellow one) as a mate. I've put the 2 cages next to each other for now and am planning to put them together in one this afternoon - will that be right? The male is about 12 months, Jackie is a bit younger but not much. I hope this will work out!
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 10, 2008 13:43:40 GMT 10
Gee are you sure Jacki is a girl??? I think by the sound of it Jacki is a girl.......but hey even if they are same sex they just might like each other anyway.
I would let them sit side by side for a couple of weeks and let them get used to each other before introducing them together. But hey that is me.......sometimes I am just super cautious.
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Post by avinet on Aug 10, 2008 13:45:11 GMT 10
Keep them in side-by side cages for a week or more so that they get used to each other before trying to put them into the same cage together. And when putting them into the same cage putting the female into the male's cage is better than the new bird into your female's cage - less territory issues. Once they have settled in then they could both go into the larger of the cages if Jackie's cage is the larger.
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Mike
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 10, 2008 13:50:20 GMT 10
Yes I was going to suggest putting them into a totally different cage together......to save the territorial problems.......but thought "hey, who has that sort of money to just go out and buy cages ;D " lucky for me I have kept most of my cages so I have a couple of spares.......just "hanging" around. lol (all the better for me to keep more birdies down the track hey) lol
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Post by farseeker on Aug 10, 2008 13:59:29 GMT 10
Haha Tracey I think we all have spares hanging around 'just in case'. I am going to have to sell on the one I have Trouble in now once I get his new one though, otherwise I think my parents might get a little grumpy with me.  |
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Post by oceanaussi on Aug 10, 2008 14:19:56 GMT 10
Hmm, they look really happy and hang onto each others side talking with each other - cute! The guy said if he's the wrong gender he's going to let me exchange him. Let's hope the best. As long as they're happy I don't care. |
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 10, 2008 15:27:15 GMT 10
Sounds promicing Oceanaussie. I would still give them a bit more time to get used to each other though.
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Post by Jane on Aug 10, 2008 19:07:05 GMT 10
Great news oceanaussi  How's Jackie reacting? |
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How's Jackie reacting?