hi, and welcome to the forum! I'm still a pretty "new" bird owner myself, comming up on two months with my Alexandrine parakeet. Buddy (aka Baby, aka Ms. Prissy Beak) is 8, and a rescue bird. Alexandrines tend to be a little easie gong than the smaller ringnecks, and she cetainly is an easy bid to get along with. Sh was also obviously loved and very well trained and socialized at some point in her past... She was quite standoffish with me for a solid week. She would step up, but not without a bit of beak-to-the-fingers protest, and was most happy when I gave her a toy and some food and stood well back.
After she got used to me feeding and providing her favorite toys (Ms. Prissy Beak LOVES foot toys, I don't know if the IRNs are the same way, but I think the fun, small toys were almost as useful an ice breaker as apples!) it's like she decided I was worth the time afterall and began interacting with me readily and of her own choice. The Ringnecks aren't known to be cuddly, but they are very curious and adventersome birds. Baby's favorite thing is to ride around on my shoulder and watch EVERYTHING I do, especially in the Kitchen
Ringnecks are also very quick learners, and easily motivated by reward (toys and treats). She has leaned some easy trick behaviors in just a few minutes.
my suggestion is to try providing some foot toys to keep the beak and brain busy while you sit with and talk to the bird. Provide treats if he'll take them, but like I said, I think the toys may have actually worked better with my alexandrine. Ringnecks love to chew!
Ms. Beak would actually step up while holding a toy, but if her beak was empty she would go for the fingers.
