New Indian ring neck parrot

[hypnosisrd]

Namaste

i just got a 4 month old Blue indian ring neck for my birthday and he is scared of me. It seems like he can't get away from me fast enough. What should i do? How can i get it to be a tame parrot? They said he was hand tame but he don't seem to be.


Thank you

Dale

[farseeker]

Firstly, welcome to Aussiebirds!

How long have you had your ringneck, and what kind of approach are you taking to him at the moment?

[vankarhi]

How old is your bird?? How long have you had it??

I would allow him a little time to adjust to his new surroundings. Then slowly try to get him used to your hand in the cage. If this stresses him.....then stop and just sit next to the cage and talk to him.........give him treats etc. Slowly day by day trying to get him used to your hand in the cage.......

Hopefully it wont take too long for him to be interested enough to maybe try to step up onto your hand. Try not to scare him, try to be patient and be persistant and try to spend a lot of tiem with him.

[rainbowfeathers77]

Well as I have just learnt from a very good breeder.....that some breeders claim their birds are "hand-reared" but what they actually do, is keep the baby with the parents, so it's actually parent-fed/reared and then maybe a week or so before sale, they pull the baby out of the nest, when it's fully feathered ..handle it a bit (maybe) .....and then class the bird as hand-reared. This makes it a quiet bird but deffinatelly not a "hand-reared" bird.
Hope I'm not spreading negativity here

First you gotta give him time to get used to his surroundings (cover half of his his cage so that he feels some security and doesn't have to watch from every angle for unknown surprises, put his cage in a peaceful area but still somewhere where he can be with/see/hear the family, put some Vetafarm's 'SPARK' into his drinking water - helps to ease the stress) let him get used to you and learn to trust you (this can happen fairly quickly but can also take 12 months to achieve).
Speak softly and gently to him everyday, standing infront of the cage...at a distance that is comfy for the bird...and gradually you can get closer. Offer him snacks, first put it into his bowl so that he discovers it for himself and once he gets a liking to it, he'll be eager to have more, so try offering it to him from your hand, thru the cage bars and maybe later down the track, put your hand in the cage and offer it to him that way........try unshelled peanuts, mine LOVE unshelled peanuts! Or make him some birdie cake.

Don't worry about all that stepping up on the stick or your hand stuff, that comes later, first he's gotta earn your trust...then he can work on your terms LOL

He is still a baby too, so needs his rest. Be gentle, calm and patient with him. Don't feel angry, dissappointed or frustrated with him, he'll pick up on that. Just give him time.
Being so young, he will become a lot more tamer than if you got him older. So patience is the BIG key here )

But also know, ringnecks aren't the "want-to-cuddle/want-all-your attention" all the time birds, they are more independent but like to hang out with you and be part of the family and just sit and observe....so don't worry if he doesn't want to start doing cartwheels for you ;D.

Good luck.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY, enjoy your present...it's a good one.......and WELCOME to AB!!!

[vankarhi]

I have just got back to read this when i am not falling asleep waiting to feed my baby ekkie. YOu did say your bird was only 4 months old. Sorry

Kat has given you great advise too. I was going to say was your bird handraised "properly'. My idea of a handraised bird is a bird who was handraised but handled and played with too, not just crop needle fed and put back in a box.

I don't think there is anything wrong with a parent raised bird that has been fully raised by the parents, but handled by the "human care giver" (gee i hope to do that) but it should not be advertised as a handraised bird when it is not.

[avinet]

My first thought is that if the bird has just been bought and is 4 month's old then it would have been born in April.

Assuming you live in Australia then it is highly unlikely that the bird is that young. Most ringnecks bred in the second half of the year, and very few babies hatch before August and after December. If, as seems possible, the seller is being misleading on how old the bird is then it is possible that he is being misleading about the amount of hand rearing it received.

I see this sort of thing regularly with birds customers are having problems with and bring into the shop - unfortunately the bird world includes some for whom honesty is a secondary consideration to making money.

Having said that you have the bird and have to get it to trust you and become relaxed in your company. The advice that Birdlady gave is excellent, be patient and it may well come good.

cheers,

Mike