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New flock members! (Pic heavy of course)

Postby mrbowlerhat » Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:33 pm

Last week, me and my mother met up with a lovely couple who couldn't keep their Indian Ringnecks anymore. I'd had contact with the lady on facebook, and we all agreed our home would be great for the lil' couple - and so they drove for hours to meet up with us and possibly leave the birds - and well, that's what happened. They liked us, we liked them and the birds, and so we adopted the two Ringnecks. They're the family's birds, which I'm all fine with since I've got my Miley and my Alaska and they're wonderful. I've been and will be hanging out with the Ringies a lot and letting them out in the bird room too, though. :) (I will also be in charge of their food for now, since I'm the most dedicated parrot feeder in the family - even though both of my parents grew up with birds, lol) But yeah, they're wonderful and I really love having another species around too, it's amazing how different they are from my Sennies!

Nicko, green male, is about 15 years old, and was abused when he was young, so even after years and years with his previous, lovely family, he's always been afraid of fingers and will bite if he has to - he steps up just fine on hands or arms, though. Other than that he's very social, curious, sweet and loving. And he's got such a big personality!

Meg, lutino female, is about 10 months old and untame, but she's very, very curious and does everything Nicko does - if he's hanging out with me, she will soon come flying too :) She hasn't stepped up yet, but I'll be working on that - as soon as she's gotten used to everything around here. It's great that she's got Nicko though, because she's already accepting treats from me when he is. :mrgreen: She's such a clown, she's started chewing up pretty much every toy I own, she'll fly around a LOT, hang upside down everywhere, and just generally be a huge goof all day. <3

Back when I still had my lovebird and thought about adding a second parrot, I leaned a bit towards a Ringneck, and so I read up on them quite a bit before finally deciding on a Senegal instead - though I feel like I still have a LOT to learn! If anyone's got any useful experience with IRNs, feel free to share ;)

Anyways, I couldn't possibly finish this thread without a whole bunch of photos, so let's go!

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Types of Birds Owned: Senegals, Indian Ringnecks, Cockatiels
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Re: New flock members! (Pic heavy of course)

Postby EleriDragonfly » Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:16 pm

They're both beautiful, congratulations on your new family members :3 Also it's cute to see that Meg kinda blends into the background xD
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Re: New flock members! (Pic heavy of course)

Postby tacotaco » Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:54 am

Gorgeous photos - congrats!
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Re: New flock members! (Pic heavy of course)

Postby marie83 » Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:56 am

beautiful birds and excellent pictures. glad they settled in so well & cant wait to hear more about them :)
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Re: New flock members! (Pic heavy of course)

Postby Pajarita » Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:09 pm

Awwwww, how fortuitous for you and the birds that you found each other! I hope they will be very happy with you. The only comment I have is that psittaculas need a lot of interaction and it needs to be daily, otherwise, they revert to their wild ways much faster than other species.
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Re: New flock members! (Pic heavy of course)

Postby janetafloat » Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:48 pm

Fabulous photos! Thanks for sharing them, and I hope you and your new family cuties will be very happy together. :danicing:
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Re: New flock members! (Pic heavy of course)

Postby mrbowlerhat » Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:45 pm

Thanks, everyone! :D They're both really lovely and Nicko has been flying down to hang out with me a lot lately, and though Meg's usually busy exploring all the toys in the birdroom, she's been following him to me quite a few times, and she's even made her way down to my computer screen asking for treats on her own, without Nicko doing it before her! Yay!
In other words, they're settling in wonderfully. :)


EleriDragonfly wrote:They're both beautiful, congratulations on your new family members :3 Also it's cute to see that Meg kinda blends into the background xD

Thanks! Haha, yes, I love the fact that I've got one green bird, one yellow bird, and two green birds with yellowish vests - and my walls are yellow, and I more often than not have lots of green, leafy branches all over the room. All unintentionally, of course, but it does get me really pretty photos :lol:

Pajarita wrote:The only comment I have is that psittaculas need a lot of interaction and it needs to be daily, otherwise, they revert to their wild ways much faster than other species.

That's really good info, thanks! :)
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