My first post, few questions about my new bird

[Ryansab]

Hi everyone, I adopted a bird few weeks ago I believe she’s an African ringneck
The previous owner seems didn’t take a good care of her she used to be very scared of anyone (recently less but still won’t trust hands, and a bit shy).
She’s very quite and I’ll say very well behaved (lol) compared to conures and Quakers.
Is it possible to know her age? Her eyes are all black, and tbh I’m say her cos I’m not sure of sex the previous owner told me doesn’t have a black ring so it must be a female but it looks very young

 

[SilverSage]

Yes it looks like you have a young ARN, for sex you will need to wait or do a DNA test which only costs about $13 in the USA.


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[Ryansab]

Yes it looks like you have a young ARN, for sex you will need to wait or do a DNA test which only costs about $13 in the USA.


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Is the DNA requires feathers samples? she gets very scared if i tried to touch her, the previous owner clipped her wings severely don't know if this's the reason she scared of hand this much, or should I take her to pet smart/petco and they can do it? also, any idea of the age is it less than a year

 

[SilverSage]

It is most likely less than a year based on the eyes.


Yes the DNA test requires plucked feathers or a blood sample but no petsmart or petco I’ve ever seen will do that for you. If you can’t do it yourself your best bet is a vet but be prepared for at least $100 bill.


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[Ryansab]

It is most likely less than a year based on the eyes.


Yes the DNA test requires plucked feathers or a blood sample but no petsmart or petco I’ve ever seen will do that for you. If you can’t do it yourself your best bet is a vet but be prepared for at least $100 bill.


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Thanks a lot wish if i found your webpage before, are African ringneck as difficult as Indians, I found good progress with mine within 3 weeks she still fears fingers but not flying around when i try cleaning the cage or filling her food container and keeps on one leg when i'm close to her.

 

[SilverSage]

I have to admit, I’ve seen them but I’ve never dealt with one in person. I’m really not sure how they compare as pets.


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[Ryansab]

I have to admit, I’ve seen them but I’ve never dealt with one in person. I’m really not sure how they compare as pets.


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Any reason why they're not as popular as IRN? not lots of info about them online (is it because they're not as beautiful as Indians?) few articles mentioned they're more friendly as pets but that's it.

 

[SilverSage]

If I had to guess I would assume it’s a simple matter of colors at the moment. ARNs come only in green, while IRNs come in hundreds of color and pattern combos. If I’ve done my math correctly, even my relatively small flock could be combined different ways to make almost 200 visual possibilities.


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[Aspie_Aviphile]

I think it's just that when breeders started successfully breeding parrots other than budgerigars and cockatiels, which is only within the last 150 for most species, they must have found IRNs before they found ARNs, because IRNs were already commonly captured and kept as caged birds in their native lands, being especially popular among wealthy and royal Indians whose endorsement no doubt helped increase interest around the world as endorsement by the rich and powerful tends to do for anything.

 

[wrench13]

Welcome and be welcomed. Slow and steady is the ticket with taming most parrots, you proceed at their pace and not at the pace of your expectations. Try and make sure you work with her every day. Figure out her favorite treat and that gets used exclusively for taaming and training. Be consistent in your methods, actions and words, so she doent get confused. Patience is the name of the game.

 

[Ryansab]

A little update since my post, she's 80% tamed now jump on my fingers and eat from my hand like a little puppy, don't know if it's African RN thing cos i read a lot of hard to tame untamed IRN articles, this one certainly wasn't tamed was jumpy scared little baby, what I love the most is her manners while eating she's just the cleanest .... one thing though she's silent most of the time unless i'm on the phone or loud music