No progess with IRN after few months

[brogax]

Hi all, we've got 2 indian ringnecks in december but I seem not to make any progress with the birds, after getting my hair cut they would behave just like the first day after we got them, quite scared!

Any tips on taming, or at least making them not scared of hands? I'm unsure where they came from as we purchased from what it seemed a nice seller but they're just scared of hands they just run like crazy around the cage if I put my hands in to change the food bowls and stuff

Would putting my hand in cage for longer period of time help? they're not biting/never bit me just scared a lot.

also would an IRN bite hurt if it happens?

 

[LordTriggs]

yes a bite will hurt, not loads but it can be pretty sore.

They're just not recognizing you because of the hair cut, birds can be funny with changes in appearance.

Instead of pushing them further back off, sit next to the cage and talk to them with your hand out of the cage. When they're relaxed with you slowly place your hand on the cage, if they show any fear signs (feathers slick against body, eyes pinned staring at you) then back off slightly until they calm down. The idea is they set the pace you move at until they are happy being around you. Don't blame the breeder, this is millions of years of evolution screaming at them that you're a threat, it doesn't get worked through overnight. Just give a tonne of patience to them

 

[itzjbean]

It is not uncommon for small changes (hair cut, nail polish, a new color shirt) to make birds act like this, like they are totally scared of you and have no idea who you are.

They will need daily training and tons of patience to come around. Were they aviary birds or hand fed? That can make a big difference in their comfortableness around humans.

Here's a thread I always recommend for those needing help on building trust...

Tips for Bonding and Building Trust

My advice to you is to start over. Stop reaching in the cage and instead work on your bond outside the cage. Get them used to your presence (sit in the room with them, at distance first and then move chair closer to their cage after they begin to calm down) and eventually you work your way into the cage, then begin offering treats in hand, and you only do this when they are calm. If they are till frightened and moving away from you and acting totally terrified then you are working too fast.

 

[SilverSage]

Yes bites hurt but if you are getting bitten you are probably moving faster than the bird is ready for. Go back to the beginning and treat your birds as completely wild. I’m attaching my article on taming ringnecks specifically, including addressing their weird fear of human fingers.

http://www.silversageaviaries.com/tamingyourringneck-1/


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[brogax]

yes a bite will hurt, not loads but it can be pretty sore.

They're just not recognizing you because of the hair cut, birds can be funny with changes in appearance.

Instead of pushing them further back off, sit next to the cage and talk to them with your hand out of the cage. When they're relaxed with you slowly place your hand on the cage, if they show any fear signs (feathers slick against body, eyes pinned staring at you) then back off slightly until they calm down. The idea is they set the pace you move at until they are happy being around you. Don't blame the breeder, this is millions of years of evolution screaming at them that you're a threat, it doesn't get worked through overnight. Just give a tonne of patience to them

I dont blame him I just think it's very possible that they were captured rather then bred, after I asked him if he breed them himself I never got a response :/:06:

 

[LordTriggs]

do they have ring bands on their legs? If they do then they were bred in captivity. If they don't have rings on the legs or open rings then they were most likely wild caught

 

[brogax]

do they have ring bands on their legs? If they do then they were bred in captivity. If they don't have rings on the legs or open rings then they were most likely wild caught

No rings at all, neither of the birds had - he had sun conures/IRN's in his garden aviary.

If they have been caught in the wild do I have any chances of taming them ? been reading a lot and lots of people saying it's extremely hard

 

[LordTriggs]

if he has sun conures and such without rings then he well could have bred them and just not decide to put rings on them.

It is possible especially if you did get them as just weaned babies. If they were adults that were wild caught they may never be cuddly with you but they can learn to tolerate people