my new indian ringneck has not made a noise since i got it

[stevenn21]

hi guys im a nooob on the forum and have a problem with an indian ringneck i bought off gumtree i bought an indian ringneck on gumtree wednesday the guy dropped it off told me not to give it salt avocado ect ect. so i put him in a nice big cage and i have been whistling and calling his name softly but he still has not whistled or even cheeped since i got him.

i was brought up in a house with budgies who could talk (well my stepdad said they were talking i could never hear it it just sounded like mumbling to me)my new ringneck has made this similar mumbling to itself but no cheeping or squarking or anything just the mumbling every once in a while
is this normal for a young bird in a new house? he is 3-4 months old im told i just want him to be ok
if you need any additional info please ask if anyone could help i would be greatly appreciated
Steven

[ParrotsForLife]

He's in a new house its normal for them not to eat or do anything for the first few days just leave him in a busy part of the house and just talk and do your normal daily activities.

[stevenn21]

he eats

[ParrotsForLife]

Thats good.Also you know birds dont just make noise all day lol some days they dont make noise at all

[Wolf]

He is in a new environment with a new human that he doesn't know if he can trust to not eat him. He is still very much afraid as he is also alone and in their natural environment this is an open invitation for a predator to snack on him.

Place his cage maybe beside a window so he can get some of the light without being directly in it along a wall so that he can have at least one direction that he does not have to watch for a predator from. Then whenever you are in the room or passing through talk to him using his name. Place a treat in his food dish a couple of times during the day. But the most important thing is to talk to him beginning from across the room and while watching him from the corner of your eyes move a little closer to him when he is relaxed and back away if he gets nervous. You do not look at him straight on before you win his trust as that is how a predator watches them. Once you make it to the cage with him remaining calm and relaxed you can work on giving him a treat such as millet through the bars of the cage.

[stevenn21]

thanks for the sound advice guys, on another note i'm wanting to get his wings clipped and i need some advice.

i don't want to spark off an argument on whether or not wings should be cut.

I not a troll

i have my reasons, the main one being it will be easier to catch tame and train him.

i am going to wait until her settles down for a week or two before i take action.
but i have some questions and concerns:

is it possible to have someone come to my house and clip his wings here like a vet or bird breeder?
im hoping a breeder could do it because my bird is tame and a breeder will be used to handling untame young bird's and would be able to do it quickly with minimal stress to the bird..

i don't want to do it myself or have to upset or stress him by catching him putting him in a box and taking him to the vet.

so how would i go about finding a willing breeder, vet or enthusiast to come to my house and clip his wings
again any help would be gratefully appreciated

thanks in advance Steven.

[Chantilly]

Hi,
If I were you, I would wait a while till he gets more used to you before clipping. Perhaps ask the breeder from gumtree to do it.
I know you specifically ask not for us to argument on clipping, I just want to let you know in my oppinion and through a little experience and a bit of research, that better more faithful bonds are formed through letting the bird keep its feathers, pluss it is much healthier for the parrot.
But back to the subject, if the breeder you got your parrot from is willing to clip his wings (and you think he is decent and good with the birds.) you could take it to him, or ask for him to come to you (he will probably have you pay him though.). Or you could find a bird enthusiest with experience to clip his wings, and they will probably be happy to, but, you will most likely have to take your IRN to them.
I highly doubt you could get an avian vet to you to clip wings, and if you could it would cost a fortune.
Good luck

[liz]

Clipping his wings will only slow down your progress of trusting you. A bird that can't fly is a cripple and afraid of everything. A flying bird trusts more because it knows if it has to it can fly away from things that scare him. They are calmer and can develop their personalities while you are learning. Clipping is not just a physical handicap it is also an emotional one that can harm them.

I have no control over what you do with your bird but I had to tell you how I feel about clipping.

My most pathetic rescue is a one legged bird who came to me clipped. The poor thing cannot walk and then the idiots who owned him took his flight with clipping. It made me sick. He is growing enough of his feathers back that he can get some flight. Other than talking to him when changing food and water I have not worked with him and will not until he can correctly fly. He keeps to himself knowing he is not equal but another bird, Phoenix, has been spending time and visiting in his cage.

[stevenn21]

ok i wont clip i hope he doesn't fly out a window when can i let him out the cge?

[Wolf]

If you put screens on the windows or close them before letting him out there is no way that he could fly out the window.
A bird that is clipped is much more insecure as flight is their only means of escaping predators or any other dangerous situation, Because flight is such an integral part of being a bird, the clipped bird does not breathe properly as it has several air sacs and only one lung which require the bird to take two breaths to empty the first breathe from its respiratory system. In addition to this flying require the bird to make split second decisions in order to land and to avoid any obstacles in its flight path so clipping the bird impacts the bird by removing this needed thought process with the result that the birds ability to solve problems is impaired. For these reasons I do not recommend that a bird be clipped unless there is a valid medical reason for it.

Most of the problems that humans have with a bird that can fly are easily fixed by the simple act of thinking things through. For instance you are concerned that you bird might fly into the ceiling fan. You could clip the bird and it will take two years for the flight feathers to fully grow back or you could simply turn the ceiling fan off while the bird is out. My point is that it is easy to protect your bird by altering the environment to make it safe for the bird and is also cheaper in the long term.

Clipping a birds wings is always a touchy topic on a bird forum and there are those that will vehemently defend there position on it. Truthfully there are some who are normally against clipping a birds wings but will still do a light clip on a new bird that reduces its ability to fly but does not totally remove it. I am not one of these and for me part of the wonder of having a bird is in its ability to fly. Also just so you are aware clipping the bird will not prevent it from escaping through an open window that does not have screens, but it does reduce the chances of the bird surviving long enough to get it back alive or safely. More clipped birds escape from owners than unclipped birds and are never found again.

I am not attempting to tell you what to do, but I am urging you to think this through and do some research before you decide what to do.