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Indian Ringneck Love Brings Ringneck Problems

Mitch Rezman
April 11, 2018
Bird & Parrot Care / Birds & Lighting / Feeding Pet Birds / Hormonal issues in birds / Indian Ringneck / Veterinarian Related

Indian ringnecks are marvelous birds and I’ve had the great fortune to live with the species in two different households.

They’re not big birds they weigh an average of 115 g about the body size of a Senegal or a fat cockatiel but the long tail gives the impression that it’s a much larger bird.

The overall length of the bird must be taken into consideration when choosing the right birdcage and especially the travel carrier.

They can be quite tame and are a relatively good talker.

Below you will find three curated questions about Indian ringnecks that found us one way or another and we felt sharing solutions would be helpful.

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Quaker Biting Very Hard, Taking Chunks Out Of My Skin – Ouch!

Mitch Rezman
April 10, 2018
Biting Birds / Quaker parrot / Veterinarian Related
4 Comments

From Ria,

I’m probably going to type a lot, but I figure the more details the better when asking for advice.

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How Do I Tame an Older Vicious African Grey?

Mitch Rezman
April 7, 2018
Bathing and Health / Veterinarian Related
5 Comments

This was most recent answer to that question on Quora:

“So, I did something that, again, I do not recommend for anyone else.

I got myself comfortable against the cage, and put my left hand into a balled fist, and let him hit me. Again. And again. And again.

Eventually blood ran down my elbow. He hit me 40+ times while I looked at him with my eyes half-lidded, calm & relaxed, glancing away as if bored from time to time.

After around ten minutes, Sammie stopped striking at me. He had a long pause, looking at me sideways, then with his head upside down.

Then he put a foot on my bloodied hand.”

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Exercise Your Bird – Why and How – Videos

Mitch Rezman
April 7, 2018
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Enviornments / Exercising birds / Habitats for caged birds / Ringnecks / Veterinarian Related
4 Comments

We focus on bird and parrot nutrition a lot here because of the complexity of a bird’s anatomy.

Birds require far more energy than their ground-based counterparts.

Migratory birds fly at high altitudes where the air is thin.

You and I would require supplemental oxygen at those altitudes.

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7 Budgie And Parakeet Questions Answered

Mitch Rezman
March 23, 2018
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Biting Birds / Budgies / Habitats for caged birds / Veterinarian Related
2 Comments

Question about Male Parakeet.

Every time I put my arm in the cage he attacks it, or he flies at me when I look in the cage.

My female looks depressed like she would rather he move out.

She used to be so happy.

I got her first, then him a couple of months after.

She would sing, and play with her toys.

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What Is a Good Summary About How It Is to Own Parrots (Macaws Specifically)?

Mitch Rezman
March 16, 2018
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Rescue / Birds & Lighting / Biting Birds / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Hormonal issues in birds / Parakeets / Peaches the Senegal Parrot / Plucking/Screaming / Veterinarian Related
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I don’t know that there’s enough storage space on the Quora servers to answer this.

I read that parrots are loud, noisy, and messy – a lot.

Then again so are children.

Let’s start with a top-level explanation.

Pet people in the disciple category will always react negatively towards the word own preferring instead to call it pet bird companionship.

In reality, birds are the most owned pets we can have.

We have to lock them up in a bird jail.

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How Do I Get a Bird Who Loves Millet to Lose Weight?

Mitch Rezman
March 12, 2018
Bird & Parrot Care / Veterinarian Related
0 Comments

Hi Kelly

Whereas most people are scared of heights, I am scared of widths.

To that point, call me crazy but I find that little box on Google plus is a bit narrow.

Plus (is that google speak?) I’m feeling rather chatty after taking a five-hour energy.

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How Do Birds Sleep Standing on One Leg?

Mitch Rezman
March 7, 2018
Bird & Parrot Care / Veterinarian Related
1 Comment

We talk a lot about your bird’s foot health so when I saw this article, it was one of those “wow” moments. the importance of your bird’s foot health can not be overstated. The following is a post from ArsAnatomica on tumblr.

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How To Best Treat Your Birds Broken Blood Feather

Mitch Rezman
March 5, 2018
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Veterinarian Related
0 Comments

The probability is high that your bird will experience a broken blood feather or two in its long lifetime.

Some people freak out at the sight of blood, others do much better.

In any case

All birds have a blood feather (a.k.a. pin feather) for every feather molted out.

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5 Answers To Questions Affecting A Parrots Domestic And Native Environments

Mitch Rezman
February 22, 2018
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Supplies Info / Veterinarian Related
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Hi Mitch. Just a comment of concern.

Clearly, I understand the need to know a bird’s sex but I’m also very concerned about this kit that anybody can buy, including many of the idiots out there that own birds.

Editors note: not my words

Do you really want to encourage all owners to pluck their birds feathers and cut their nails too short in order to get blood for testing?

There are experienced owners out there that could do it but there are probably many more out there who could cause an emergency and pain.

I have lived with 17 budgies but I would would still go to a vet for something like that.

I wish you would write a follow up to that article to inspire caution. The article makes me very nervous frankly.

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