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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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#661 ·
OH MY GOODNESS! :love: :eek: He is just unbelieveably adorable ;)

He reminds me of baby Bails, especially the crest. They have the exact same one if you compare the baby pics :love: How cute. You are too lucky to have such an adorable bub on your hands, his markings are my dream markings (dirty faced light pied) lol.

Kirby
 
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Snickers doesn't seem to mind, i think it's warmer in the brooder for him than cuddling beside Cookie anyway.

They do still feed him, although they haven't been keeping him stuffed as full as i would like today. If they don't fill him to bursting tonight (he's always most full at night) i might have to consider doing some top up feeds. I want to avoid completely pulling him for handrearing if possible, so i might just top him up a little in the afternoons...

They don't snuggle him during the day and haven't for about a week now, but it's not so cold in the house during the day.

Here's a few photos of my soft feathery bub today!
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Amazingly enough, i find him even cuter than the Johnny Depp posters on my wall. ;)
 
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Here are some father and son photos!! Cookie wouldn't take part, she thinks Snickers is magically different and alien outside of the nest box and just hisses at him. Who knows what she's thinking..... :p

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Bailee: Hold still a minute son, you have a feather out of place! Let me fix it for you!
Snickers: Dad, you're embarrassing me!! Stop messing up my feathers!

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*pose*

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Snickers: Having your photo taken is hard work!! FEED ME DADDY!!!
 
#671 ·
Snickers is adorable!! LOL, my young cousin is round. I just showed her Snickers...she didn't quite twig that Snickers was a cockatiel. She thought he was a "baby dinosaur". :blush:
 
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Kfontan said:
Have you ever used the toothbrush on Cookie & Bailee?
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Nope, and i think they would die of fright if i tried!! :lol:

xxxSpikexxx said:
Laura who were you getting one more look at Snickers or Johnny Depp :p
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:rofl: Secrets out Laura!! And here i was thinking you were admiring my little baby.

I believe it was Laura who requested this photo...and now she's not even here to see it.

Snickers with his Teddy in the brooder!
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Bailee was ever so helpful with the morning feed today. He jumped in the nest box with Snickers, and then Cookie stuck her head in and fed Snickers from there...while Bailee set the mood with some wolf whistling and weasel popping. :p
 
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Here's his Royal Feather Butt!! On his 27th day of life, looking more adorable than ever! :D

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His latest party trick!

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My feet are NOT too big for my body!! What are you talking about???

I don't think Cookie and Bailee are filling him up enough, so i'm gonna fill him up in a minute. Usually they stuff him full by this time (7 - 8pm) and that's it until morning. Now his night time full weight is dropping rather than rising, despite the fact that his empty weight is rising (though slowly the last couple of days). So i think he could use a little extra once or twice a day...
 
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He's not heavy enough to be dropping weight for fledging yet. Empty he's only 70g which would be a very small cockatiel. Tiels don't usually start flying till they're 5-6 weeks old anyway, so he's still a week or two off that. :)

I just *tried* to offer him some hand rearing mix and he politely told me that i have awful taste in food. :p I'm thinking maybe his crop has shrunk and he's as full as he can be right now. He's got about 10g of food in there, rather than the 15g he's managed for the last week or so...
 
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Kfontan said:
I love the TeddyBear picture. Does Snickers snuggle to the Teddy at all?
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He did yes, he used to sleep right between it's legs leaning against it's tummy. :p He wasn't like that in the photo cause he was too busy protesting at me.

huskymom said:
and Bailee.... what can I say.... I WANT HIM!!!.... (I´ll settle for one just like him)
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I think the secret is in whacking a tiel on the head. Perhaps if you politely ask one of your boys to fly into a window...hard....twice.... :rofl: That's what Bailee did when he was younger.


My big baby spent the night in the nest box alone for the first time. I decided he was feathery enough to keep himself warm, so i didn't put him in the brooder...i did leave it on though, hehe, in case i woke up feeling guilty.
 
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would you just look at that pretty face....... awwww...... so cute and grown up...

I just had to LOL at Cookie hissing at him... LOL... silly mom... maybe she was grounding him for being out all night... LOL.....

and Bailee.... what can I say.... I WANT HIM!!!.... (I´ll settle for one just like him)
 
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BELINDA! I can't control myself when I see these pictures, he just makes me melt so much :love:

You know what... He is looking like a pastelface or a yellowcheek, to me ;) Even with the grey face, normal pieds (with orange cheeks) should have bright orange patches (only some will be shown with dirty faced pieds). You can barely tell Snickers has any, which leads me to believe he is not-normal :p in the cheek colour area ;) I maybe wrong, but im pretty sure he is pastelface or yellowcheek. Google them and you will see the similarities very well... lol

Kirby
 
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