Indian ringneck parrots

[sparrowsong98]

Hi
I was thinking about getting more birds (a LONG time in the furture), and teh indian ringneck caught my eye. So, are they a good bird for someone who has only had finches? Or should I look for something smaller, or a different species?

[cindy]

They are very smart birds, need space.... do want to warn you they can be very loud so depending on where you are living you may want to take that into consideration.

[Babs _Owner]

sparrowsong98

I have a 1 1/2 year old Indian Ringneck named Ronan. He lives in the birdroom with the finches or hangs out with me where ever I go, but he does not have free flight, nor is he allowed to climb on the finch flights or he will kill the finches.

My finches are used to his noises, whistles & his talking and they breed just fine with him around. But I do have a rather large living that is my bird room.

He only gets loud when he needs attention he will use a loud "call sound" to call for us. Its amusing his call sound is "DADDY!" He really isn't a loud bird. Just make sure you have time for them. They need lots of interaction.

He's very sweet, loves to give kissing constantly. Not a great talker, but he's working on it. I adore him

[andiok]

Babs
Ronan looks sooo adorable and very handsome boy.

[lovezebs]

sparrowsong98

You know me, I would recommend Linnies, lol.....

[Babs _Owner]

andiok

I really adore him. He favors Bill and will crawl into Bill's neck if he's tired for a snuggle and scratches. Which is unusual because ring necks typically dont like to be touched.

With me , his gives me BIG kisses and practices his talking and chatting. Rides on my shoulder everywhere and generally my "buddy" when I tend the bird room or just about anything around the house.

Bill works evenings and Ronan is a wonderful companion for me.

@lovezebs

Lin is sooo pretty! Her eyes match her feathers perfectly! I REALLY love her color!

[andiok]

Babs
oooaaaahhh he's such a good boy taking care of mama in the evenings. i love how they have different gender preferences.
my colleges Caique shows me some real love when i go to her place sometime.hahhaha, but again i go with treats there. even though her cockatiel is very uninterested on me and be very indifferent to the treats for about 2min

[Babs _Owner]

andiok

Caiques are sooo funny!!

[sparrowsong98]

Babs He is so cute! Right now I am not interested in them because I am a kid, and mom`s one cage rule would have to be broken, and because my wallet is too small for an IRN.

[Fraza]

sparrowsong98 why not look at a greenfinch they are a little bit bigger but still a finch also they won't break your rule of only one cage

[Fraza]

Babs your Indian ringneck is amazing and the colour is great never seen a bird like him however think he's abit big for me to handle haha if a cocktiel is too big for me then one of those are haha

[Babs _Owner]

Fraza

Thanks Fraza. His color of blue is quite common here in the states. He's small by parrot standards. He weighs about 110 grams. So you can barely feel him on your shoulder.

And he's a very gentle boy.

[sparrowsong98]

Fraza My finches are having troubles of their own... Until those are resolved, no more finches. Also, I was looking for something bigger, and longer lived, that I could handle.

[Fraza]

Yes I dunno what I'm thinking yet might just stick with the finches But yes my finches are causing a little problem aswell fighting sparrowsong98

[sparrowsong98]

Fraza The last thread I wrote explains the trouble I have been having with mrs. zeb