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Cookie and Bailee - Breeding Journey

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Yes, i have surrendered to the persistent mating of Cookie and Bailee (and obviously i wouldn't have done if i didn't want the babies and any consequences). Gracie has moved into her old cage (her bachelorette pad) and Cookie and Bailee have been granted a (rather massive) nest box. I have to say that compared to a budgie nest box, the bulk of a tiel one is pretty surprising!! :lol:

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Cookie thinks it's just brilliant. She's right into checking it out, nibbling it, peeking inside.

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Bailee thinks mummy's shoulder looks much more inviting, but i'm sure when he figures that this gives Cookie even more reason to mate with him he'll like the nest box just as much. :rofl:

So everyone, here is where i'll update the journey of Cookie and Bailee as they (hopefully) raise a little family. Look out world, baby Bailee's are in the making. :eek:
 
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Oh bea im so sorry, i was hopeing to come on today to congratulate you on a little fluff ball, i know how hard it is you get so exited and something goes wrong i hope the other bub hatches and is healthy, ive found with my tiel eggs pink is clear, white is fertile/ok and grey/purple is dead in the shell im sorry again good luck with bub two x
 
#347 ·
Sorry to hear this, Bea. :( RIP Little Chick. Let's just hope that the last little egg will hatch, and will hatch out to be a spoilt bird!
 
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:D :D :D

The second fertile egg began to cheep last night, i wasn't eager to say anything because i didn't want to get too excited....but look what i just came home to!!!

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I think it literally hatched just moments before i walked in the door, it's still all wet. :D Now i've just got to hope that Cookie and Bailee decide they're going to feed it, but if they don't i've got two weeks of school holidays starting tomorrow and i will give it everything i've got to keep the little guy alive!

And here's a photo just to show that Bailee is still his usual stupid self. I tapped on the nest box to let him know i was having a peek, so he jumped out, but then tried to reverse back in. His wing was getting in the way but he was sooo determined that if he kept wriggling backwards it would work eventually.

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Here's the little chicky-babe, all dry now! Bailee being a lovely daddy, he's been eating the egg shell and preening the little ones head. :love: Cookie's been sitting on a perch trying to get a toy to mate with her (seeing as Bailee is otherwise distracted), lol. She has been in to say hello to her little bub though, i'm sure she'll still take over egg and baby duty tonight. :D
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