Ringnecks are my favorite
First; if the baby isn’t tame for the breeder then it ISNT TAME. Never believe a ringneck is “a little flighty but will calm down with work.” That’s just not how Ringnecks are. A tame baby should step up and be eager to be handled. I say this so strongly because Ringnecks are EXTREMELY different than other birds and NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE to tame if they are wild as babies.
Also, if at all possible, avoid clipping at least for the first year. Irns do not react as well to clipping as other species: where a Conure might get a much needed attitude adjustment and become sweet and loving after a trim, a ringneck often has the opposite response and becomes defensive and violent when deprived of flight. Most irns who are allowed flight their first year do not go through the nasty biting phase so foolishly called “bluffing.”
Speaking of the first year; that’s your critical period. Don’t go on vacation, don’t get too busy with work, don’t. Neglect. Your. Ringneck. That year is when so many Ringnecks revert to a wild state because their new families don’t understand how crucial that whole time period is. These are not conures or cockatiels, they don’t bounce back with a little consistency.
Also, they just aren’t cuddly as adults. Maybe 1 out of 500 is, but as a rule they are NOT. I get sooooo many calls from people convinced that if they just snuggle their baby every day it will “grow up cuddly” and I refuse to send babies home with these people. These are the people on the Facebook ringneck groups rehoming their birds at 1-3 years because of behavior problems THEY CAUSED by trying to force their ringneck to be a Conure. They just. Aren’t. Conures.
I’ll attach a couple of articles that should be helpful
Congrats!!
What’s so different about Indian Ringnecks?
What's So Different About Indian Ringnecks ? Silver Sage Aviaries
Taming your ringneck
Taming Your Rinngneck ? Silver Sage Aviaries
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