Soo Cute!!!

Congratulations!!

I'm guessing he will look like Bailee? Or do they change?

I'm happy that Bailee has really stepped up. :thumbu:

Keep sending photos, Bea.

 

I'm guessing he will look like Bailee? Or do they change?

Its to early yet to tell all babies are born with a yellow down unless of course there of the whiteface mutation then they would be born with a white down.

 

YAY!!!.... great news!!!.. this made my day too!!

I´m so happy for you all..... and my hat is off to Bailee, he has proveed that even how dorky he can be he is a great dad......*claps*...

lil baby is soooo cute!!!.... great job you all!!

 

Have you come up with a suited name Bea?

Kirby

 

Yes, last night i decided that of the two names i had already picked, this baby will be Persnickety (the other name i had picked out was Sassafras). So that will be Snickers for short.

Both Cookie AND Bailee slept in the nest box last night which is a first, lucky Snickers had both parents to keep him warm. He's still strong and chirpy and looking way too cute with his fluffy little bum!! Cookie's been eating so much she could be storing up for winter, so i don't mind if she decides to live in the nest box for a few days, lol, but Bailee had better give himself some snack breaks.

As to colour, the fact that he's got yellow fluff narrows it down to....normal, pied, cinnamon or cinnamon pied, lol!!! The only thing he's not is lutino cause he's got the black eyes.

 

I can´t wait to figure out which one.....LOL.... Snickers is way too cute!!... yo have some awesome proud parents!!.. congrats once again!!

 

Sounds like everything is going awesome, Snickers is such a cute name, can't wait to see what this little one is going to be normal, pied, cinnamon or cinnamon pied, doesn't narrow it down to much does it

 

Congrats! I had tests this week, so I haven't been on for a while, but this made my day. Snickers is adorable!

 

Snickers is a nice name Now we have to wait for him to feather out and find out what mutation he is. All this waiting is killing me

 

Congratulations Bea, Cookie and Bailee! Snickers is such an adorable name! I can't wait to see what mutation he /she is!

 

Here's a photo of baby Persnickety on day two of life! He is supposed to have a bald head right? Hehe, he would look pretty funny if he even had fluff on the top of his head...

When do you think i should take the dud eggs out, no more are going to hatch but i don't want Cookie to think she needs to lay more either. Persnickety seems to enjoy resting on them, lol.

 

are you sure they are duds and congratulations

 

Yup, i'm certain they're all duds. But i think i might leave them in a bit longer for Snickers to rest on, they can come out when he's a bit bigger.

 

Awww, he's such a little darling!! Love the name, Bea.

 

don,t forget though i no with budgies they will lay a second clutch at 3 weeks old but if this is true with tiels you will get another clutch or you could pull the eggs when they lay them to avoid another clutch

 

I love the name. You certainly come up with good ones. I always liked the budgies names: Blinky, Ozzy, Fizzy.

What a cutie! Do you have to do anything at this point or do Cookie and Bailee do the work? I also saw in your thread about eating eggshells. What does that do?

Again, congratulations!

Keep the pictures coming.

 

What a cutie! Do you have to do anything at this point or do Cookie and Bailee do the work? I also saw in your thread about eating eggshells. What does that do?

I don't have to do anything other that peek every now and then and go AWWW. The parents are supposed to eat the egg shells to keep the nest box neat and tidy, so it's a good thing that they are.

Last night, Cookie and Bailee had a little night fright. It didn't take long to calm them down and i was left wondering what had happened. I could hear Persnickety cheeping for his mummy and daddy to come back into the nest box and after 10 mins Cookie did.....and she laid an egg.

Yesterday i did look at her and think she had a bit of an egg butt, but then i though "nah, they have a baby and they haven't been mating". While Bailee's been doing the super dad thing, Cookie has been running around the cage with her butt in the air, making her little mating sounds. I even caught her standing under a toy the other day trying to get it to help make some eggies. So anyway, i've just gone and put dots on the three old eggs (breaking one in the process, oops, i tossed that one) and a number one on the new egg, just so i know what's what. I can't believe she has eggs on the brain when she has a lovely little bub in the nest! Numbering the eggs got me in trouble with Bailee who bit me and made me bleed, but fair enough, i was messing with his nest.

In other news, last night before Bailee came out for his 30 min cuddle time i got to watch him feeding little Snickers! I was so excited to see it. This morning little Snickers was sitting between his egg friends and he had his head held up, he sure looked adorable. I'm just loving his bald head, it looks hilarious when all the rest of him is covered in thick yellow fluff!

Are you planning on pulling the chick out for handfeeding at a later stage? Just wondering, a lot of breeders I talk to are conflicted on the issue.

I rather enjoy a full nights sleep, so unless something goes wrong and Bailee and Cookie abandon their parenting posts, i will be leaving the hard work to the parents and i'll be acting as the aunt who comes in, cuddles the baby and then hands it back when it starts to cry.

 

I am not sure about the bald spot Bea, if the eyes weren't black I would say she was a lutino :lol: I would keep the eggs in for a bit longer till the baby is older, s/he looks so cute resting on them and probably gives the little one extra warmth, that is one gorgeous baby

 

Are you planning on pulling the chick out for handfeeding at a later stage? Just wondering, a lot of breeders I talk to are conflicted on the issue.
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That name is so different i love it the little bub is so cute i love his fluff

congratulation Bea on the new egg cor it does seem like they have eggs on the brain lol hope everything goes ok

im green with envy about your little bub and your new eggie but on the other hand i wouldnt have a clue what to do so i think ill leave it to you cookie and bailee:thumbu:

 

The new egg won't be fertile, the only thing Cookie has mated with since the end of the first lot of eggs is the toys in her cage.

 

oh ok sorry my mistake :blush: i still think you have done a good job though

 

Thanks! It's really a good thing that the egg isn't fertile, because it would be hatching before Persnickety is fledged so that would just be bad for the new chicks. They would get lost under Persnickety's bulk and trampled under everyone's feet.

 

I cant remember if you have said previously before if your going to keep Persnickety or not its probably obvious as you have named him but i was just woundering

 

Poor Cookie has eggs on the brain I love Persnickety's little bald head s/he is so adorable I can't wait till s/he feathers out and we see what s/he will be.

I am pretty sure Bea will be keeping this little one

 

Yup, Persnickety is definitely here to stay!

 

im glad at least we will all no how hes doing and can watch him grow up.I like your new siggie

Especially the new member you have added