Help with indian ringneck colouring!

[laeken]

My indian ringneck is very different! she has a green body, but heaps of olive splotches all over her, and she has a very green blue tale, can anybody tell me what type of indian ringneck she is!? Thanks!

 

[laeken]

Here is another picture of Kesh

 

[Ash]

I have no idea. I think it's normal for a green IRN to have blue on it's tail? (That may just be alexandrines ).

She is very beautiful

 

[Ash]

But for a guess I would say pied.

 

[laeken]

Okay thanks, yes that was what i was thinking ! but we bought him at a pet shop and he was labelled as a green one, but he is certainly multi coloured, ill try get a better pic tommorow, as he has a red, blue and pink ring coming up, with a bright green and blue tale, but his body is extremely splotchy !

 

[wenz2712]

Welcome to the forum

There are so many colour mutations is Ringnecks... Here is a good site for all the colours.. you may be able to identify yours more by looking at these

©Ringneck Mutations©www.thomasriver.co.za

 

[laeken]

Okay awesome! Thanks very much wenz! couldnt identify exactly what kesh looks like, but there are ones like her that are more subtle in their splotching.

 

[wenz2712]

Your welcome. There certainly are alot of colour mutations!

 

[greycloud]

I am not quite sure this is a mutation at all. The darkened feathers appear to be bronzing or a nutritional deficiency. Will have to ask around for you.

 

[laeken]

Really? Because Kesh eats tea every night with us which includes vegetables, and we are always giving him fresh fruit and nuts and seeds daily?

 

[FutureDVM]

I have to agree with greycloud. Something about those feathers looks "off" to me. Have you taken him to an avian vet recently? Discolored feathers can be indicative of health issues.

 

[amysaviary]

I agree with greycloud and futureDVM, the feathers do not look normal to me. I breed IRN's and I have never seen anything like that. I went back to my breeder handbook on IRN and nothing in there like this. It reminds me of stress bars but looks like it has affected the whole feather not just put a bar in it. Which to me means long term problem not just a time of stress. I would get to an Avian vet!

 

[Amandastander]

Hi apparently this colouring sometimes happens when a grey and green pairs, the hatchlings may sometimes be olive, the blue tail sounds extraordinary though! My Buster baby is gorgeous grey with a few avocado coloured splotches on his wings. At the end of the day, you bought cause you liked what you saw and it doesn't really matter what colour they are as long as he brings you joy! Something Buster most certainly does for us! He is such a nosey little bugger williong to try everything you suggest, and those beady little baby eyes just melts my heart! Enjoy your gorgeous little companion!

 

[Amandastander]

@Amy, sounds like you know a lot, def much more than I do! That's what I've read somewhere but as you are a breeder I'm inclined to lean towards your opinion, got me thinking if the avo or khaki coloured the colour should be consistent throughout? Should I be concerned about the green in busters wings then? He's almost 5 months old and bought from a petstore for me by a friend. He seems nice and healthy otherwise and is nice and chubby as well.

 

[Birdbrainy]

My 25 year old Green Indian Ringneck Parakeet developed the same feather discoloration, which progressed into feather loss and itchy skin. Based on my research and vet consultation, my bird was displaying signs of a systemic disease such as Fatty Liver. This is quite common in older birds. Especially if your bird is fed junk foods like potato chips, bacon, cookies, etc. Too much sunflower and safflower seeds that are also high in fat can cause liver problems later in life. 70% fresh veggies and dark leafy greens and only 30% seed mix or pellets is an ideal IRN diet.

I would discontinue giving your bird tea. Avoid caffeine, avocado, chocolate, peanut butter, alcohol, milk products containing lactose. These are toxic foods that can be fatal to birds.

Consider doing a birdy detox. Indian Ringneck breeders and rehabs recommend Milk Thistle and Aloe Vera as natural healing remedies for birds. Holistic avian vets recommend "Lily of the Desert Aloe Vera 80® Detoxifying Formula" (without Burdock). The following link should be helpful.

Liver Disease / Fatty Liver in Birds

Try giving your bird some immune boosting natural outdoor sunshine (Vitamin D) and a weekly bath. Remember to keep bird away from cold drafts, fireplace fumes, cooking fumes, cleaning fumes, cigarette fumes and room deodorizers. Most household fumes are toxic to birds and harmful to their sensitive respiratory system. Exposure to these fumes could be fatal or shorten their lifespan with respiratory illness.

Of course, if your bird is showing signs of further illness, feather loss (not due to molt), scratching, less active, less talkative, weakness, sitting on both feet fluffed-up, a trip to the vet would be a good idea.

Hope that helps! Please give us an update on your birdy's feather condition and what you have tried. Best of luck to you and birdy.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

I'm sorry to say that color isn't a mutation but a very ill bird, you should have her checked out at the vet. Can you tell us what you feed her on a daily basis? The majority of parrot owners don't feed them a correct diet, it's not completely their fault though as bad quality foods advertise like they are the best.

My Galah used to be red, with her gray area being super dark gray. This was from her having a calcium deficiency and organ failure.

As you can see she is now much healthier and is still improving as she was extremely ill before.

 

[MonicaMc]

Birdbrainy, the OP is not giving the ringneck tea. The OP is giving dinner to their ringneck. If you pay closer attention, you may see that the OP says "eats tea" and not "drinks tea".

Really? Because Kesh eats tea every night with us which includes vegetables, and we are always giving him fresh fruit and nuts and seeds daily?

Posts from another forum...

Hi there, we have had keshy for around a year and a half and we got him from the pet shop when he was a baby. Kesh has the normal parrot seeds and nuts in her bowl and we feed her vegetables every night when we have tea such as chicken, potatoes, peas, and all the vegetables in a salad, pasta etc and throughout the day we feed her fruit like apples, banana and grapes.

what do you mean bu tea being decaffeinated? i mean with the tea we have at night, like vegetables and stuff, we don't give him actual drinking tea

Laeken lives in New Zealand, and when they talk about tea, they mean dinner, not the drink.

Why does it matter if I say tea? tea is dinner? does it really matter?

Most of us are in the US, where tea just refers to the beverage, so at first people didn't realise you meant a mealtime. I'm glad Keshie seems to be doing well.

I agree it's probably nutritional and not mutation, but I've already given my reply elsewhere.


Here's a part of my reply to Laeken.

Definitely not a mutation.

Being from the USA and having visited to New Zealand and seeing a *few* of the shops in New Zealand, I will tell everyone that they have *ABSOLUTELY CRAP* available to them in regards to parrot foods and care. (not to mention expensive) What we have in the states would be like parrot heaven! The amount of foods, toys, perches, cages! I was kind of surprised, and sad, about the differences.

I was reading "tea" and kept thinking "dinner", so glad to know my thoughts were correct!


Now, I think Kaytee is the *ONLY* food readily available in New Zealand (from the states), and it's considered crap! A lot of other foods may be hard to come by because of the need for importation. You might be better off going with Australian Pellets over American Pellets... such as Vetafarm - if you can find a supplier of them. If you're lucky, you might even be able to find Harrison's, but I would expect it'll be extremely expensive! I know it is one of the most expensive pellets in the USA, and to think how expensive it is to care for pets in NZ, I can only imagine an outrages price! Birdzone might be another option, but I'm not so sure about it.

If you can't find Vetafarm or Harrison's locally, you might try contacting these people ---> Brooklands VIP Pet Products to see if they can help you find a way to get pellets.


Otherwise, I would suggest feeding sprouted seeds over dry seeds, along with fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes.

Last I heard, Laeken was working on trying to get pellets into Keshie's diet. I don't know what kind of pellets, though.

 

[Thingamagigs]

looks nutritional to me as well. Good work on getting pellets, but I would seek out an avian vet as well, the damage may have been done by the pet shop and may require more action than a change in diet. Only an avian vet will know

 

[clobydenz12]

@ Thread starter: I think these kinds of parakeets are very common in India. These are generally called Indian Green Ring Necked Parakeets. They generally have a bluish tail, which is not rare.