Breeding Indian Ringnecks

[Frostyricho]

Hi everyone,
this is my first post on this forum and it is about breeding indian ringnecks.
It coming up to breeding season and ive tried to breed them before but haven't had any luck. First time they had one baby but it died due to a really hot day and there was nothing i could do as the mum just chucked it out of the box.
Second time she had 3 eggs but the male for some reason didn't fertilise them. This year i will be trying to do it again and i think i have everything ready. I have parrot breeding mix for the female at the bottom of the box, and she seems to be happy with it. The male is starting to do the moves like moving his head up and down to impress her. Also the female is spending more time in the box. Now the problem is that ive heard to hand raise them you need to take them out at 4 weeks and hand feed them to make them get used to you. But the problem is that i will not be able to feed them 3-4 times a day. Also i was talking to a lady at a pet shop and she said to leave the bird in there for 12 weeks so that the mother can raise it then take it out at 12 weeks and start hand raising it
I don't know what to do, what do you guys recommend.
Kind regards,
Frostyricho

Sorry guys for posting it twice i found the appropiate section to post a thread :'D

 

[ChickenQuail007]

Tame the parents first. If you do, they will let you spend time with the babies. However, they might be a bit aggressive. The point is that, tame parents will bring out a gene in the babies which makes them tame. Let the abies bond with you.

 

[Frostyricho]

How do i tame the parents, like have had them for a few years and wont it be hard to tame them. Also i don't know if this is good but for nesting material ive used leaves from trees in my back yard and ive made them a bit damp with water as this was recommended for the health of the eggs.

 

[ChickenQuail007]

Separate the parents. Then look for a procedure on taming indian ringnecks or any other parrots online. When they are very tame, put them in the breeding cage. It is hard. Buy a proper nest box or you can make your own and fill it with pine shavings.

 

[Frostyricho]

Separate the parents. Then look for a procedure on taming indian ringnecks or any other parrots online. When they are very tame, put them in the breeding cage. It is hard. Buy a proper nest box or you can make your own and fill it with pine shavings.

I already have my own nesting box. It is one of those deep ones, where the hole is at the top and she can stay at the bottom. The female is good with me like i can hand feed her and she wont complain but she wont let me touch her. I can go near her but like she wont let me touch her. The male how ever is only 3 years old and if you go near him he starts squawking and that.

 

[ChickenQuail007]

It's optional to tame, but if you're selling the babies for profit, you can sell a tame bird for 3× the price of an untame one. If you're just keeping the babies, wouldn't be better to tame them? I think the female is ok, but you still need to tame the male. Can the female step up on your fingers/arm? ARE THE BIRDS TOGETHER OK? I think yes, but you should make sure they are not fighting. I think you are ready, just for the taming part doesn't look like it's going to turn out as you expected.

 

[Frostyricho]

It's optional to tame, but if you're selling the babies for profit, you can sell a tame bird for 3× the price of an untame one. If you're just keeping the babies, wouldn't be better to tame them? I think the female is ok, but you still need to tame the male. Can the female step up on your fingers/arm? ARE THE BIRDS TOGETHER OK? I think yes, but you should make sure they are not fighting. I think you are ready, just for the taming part doesn't look like it's going to turn out as you expected.

I mean if they have more than one baby, ill be maybe selling it or giving it to one of my relatives as they want one. But yeah the pair are well together and i have never ever seen them fight in the years ive had them. They are happy together. And no the female doesn't step up and the male isn't tame at all. The female is infact a very good bird, and she is sweet like when i go into the cage she will come and see what im doing like im saying climb right next to me. Ill go around and see pets stores and see what the works have to say maybe they will have a better idea what to do with my situation. Im not saying you can not help me (infact you have helped me) but maybe talking to someone face to face will help me alot.

 

[ChickenQuail007]

Ok, the female is ready but the male is not. The female will be more protective than the male so there is a chnace of getting the baby out without much squawking and biting. Or you can catch thre male and put him in another cage and take out the baby.

 

[Frostyricho]

Ok, the female is ready but the male is not. The female will be more protective than the male so there is a chnace of getting the baby out without much squawking and biting. Or you can catch thre male and put him in another cage and take out the baby.

Ok thanks for that you have helped me a lot ill try that. The thing is that i only have 2 cages so should i set it up then move the male over to the other cage leave him in the cage to settle down as well as the female. Then take the baby, then as i am transferring the baby get my dad to also transfer the male over back to the original cage as i am also transferring the baby to the cage where the male was in. Also should i keep a bit of distance between the cages.

 

[ChickenQuail007]

Yes. Before the time you begin handfeeding, leave the male in there too, as both parents will help raise the babies. When you want to take the baby out, you could move both the male & the female to the other cage, then put the male & femalre back in the 1st cage, and the babies in the second. If you could, you should get another cage because you shouldn't breed them more than 3 times a year because it would put stress on the female which could cause her to doe sooner than expected.