[Kfontan]

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.

 

[Laura]

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

 

[Katta]

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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[Bea]

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.

 

[Bonny]

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:

 

[Bea]

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.

 

[Bonny]

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

 

[Bea]

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.

 

[Bonny]

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

 

[Laura]

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

 

[Bea]

Yup, Persnickety is definitely here to stay!

 

[Bonny]

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

 

[huskymom]

so cute!!!.... can´t wait to see him/her grow!!...

 

[xxxSpikexxx]

I am so glad that an egg hatched for you. He is so sweet and tiny Iam sure his crest will fill in that bald spot in no time

 

[Renae]

Awh, that's soo cute!

I can't wait to have a little fluffy tiel like that. Congrats to you all, and especially mummy, what a great mum she'll be and a great dad the little one has also. :clap:

 

[Plukie]

Thanks for the great update Bea. I love reading about the loves and lives of Bailee and Cookie. So, no more eggs will hatch then, is that right? In a way that will be good that they have only the one little babe to look after, they can concentrate all their efforts on Persnickety. How on earth did you come up with that name?

 

[Bea]

Persnickety is a character from a really cute little childrens book series.

I just picked Persnickety up for a quick cuddle, and i noticed he's got whole seeds in his crop, will he be able to digest that?

 

[Rosie]

Awww, Bea I missed this congrats on your adorable litttle guy!! What a spoilt baby s/he is going to be. As for the seeds in the crop, I'm not too sure. I wouldn't have thought it's a lot to worry about.

 

[Bea]

A while ago i thought the crop looked too full but it's emptied a bit since then so i guess it's not a problem. Everything i've read says the bub should be fed crop milk for the first few days rather than whole seeds/chunky bits, but i guess if it's going through it doesn't matter too much. I think the reason behind it is that Bailee is doing most of the feeding, and it's usually the mummy bird who produces crop milk.

 

[birdieness]

Well if they should only have been fed crop milk the first few days lilly is doing it wrong aswell. She fed them with seeds.