I hope some one can point me in the right direction. My wife and I have been looking in to getting a quaker parrot for some time. But one evening some one needed rid of a Indian ring
neck ASAP and we have always taken unwanted animals and not new born's to try and keep the breeding trade low.(cats, rabbits, dogs and now birds)So we now have a 12 month old Indian ring neck who my children have called Rio. So if possible I need some advice on the best way to bring him up.
He has come from a home where he was let out to fly for one hour a day and left in his cage the rest of the time. He knows how to step up but bites when doing so, and he has no talking skills of any kind.
I have just got him a cage big enough to fit a large macaw and his diet consists of fruit, veg, seeds and dried parrot food.
on his 2nd day we let him out for 6 or 7 hours and he spent most of it on the light shade making lots of noise and popping down to eat. He was more than happy to land on my hand and eat fruit when presented. I also found out he has a liking for toast
i had no say in the matter, he just landed on my hand and started eating my breakfast 
later that evening he had his wings clipped and a check up at the vets and after a few more hours attention he was put to bed.
Today he was out for about 15 hours and after a little work with an apple he no longer bites when stepping up. BUT he has made little to no noise today and does not like being touched. he has a nip if we try to pet him. still more than happy to step up and make his way up the arm till sat on top of my head but still a little quite.
every book and internet post tells us something different and contradicts each other. Most say don't have a cage near a window but there is no where in the house that does not look out a window.
So what next? he is our first bird and all research we did was on aquaker parrots.
Im not to fussed about talking but the wife would like him to chat.
would love to bet him with out fear of loosing a limb.
is he allowed grapes? so many books say yes and others say no....
any help I would be very grateful
why take flight away?
. I must admit I've never understood why people feel the need to clip their birds' wings. I have never clipped any of mine and felt desperately sad for a budgie I was bought as a child who had been unilaterally clipped, the ultimate cruelty in my opinion. Mine have never come to any harm because they still had their natural ability to fly. With obvious exceptions flight is what makes a bird a bird, it doesn't make sense to me to make that natural behaviour difficult or impossible. 
was clipped too close and is now a pedestrian for the rest of his life. My Myrtle came to me clipped and was afraid of everything. When her feathers grew back she became a very social and loving bird. Her flight is so wonderful that my poor Rambo has been taking headers off the top of his cage and flapping for all he is worth to control the crash.