[Laura]

Hopefully that sunflower seed will work when your trying to take a picture of the little egg can't wait to see some pictures

 

[Phill]

Congrats Bea.

 

[Aly]

Wish them luck and give Cookie some extra headscritches...that egg should be on the way!

 

[xxxSpikexxx]

A cute little egg is on the way Good thing you have you secret weapons ready

 

[birdieness]

Good luck bea. I'll be waiting to see pics of the eggs

 

[Bea]

Just my ultra maturity showing here, but Cookie did a poop so big that it made a fart sound on the way out. :lol: Have to say that's the first time i've heard a bird fart. On the topic of poop though, not only do Cookie and Bailee not want to poop in the nest box, they also seem like they don't want to poop in their cage in general. Cookie held from 1:30pm - 8pm. I know this because i got everyone out at 1:30pm and she did a whopper of a poop off the side of the budgie cage, then nothing for the 2hrs they were all out, and then there was nothing on the fresh paper in their cage when i got home from school. Isn't 7.5hrs a bit long to be holding. Bailee's doing the same.

 

[Phill]

Bea, they old it in, and just do a couple of big ones a day. I forgot what it is called exactly.. Bugger, i wil try to find some more info for you.

 

[Aly]

hehe...a birdie fart Bea? They are pretty big though so I know what you mean.
I noticed the same things as you-there realy hasn't been any poop in the cage here either. Ziggy holds his too but not as much as her. He will go in the cage but it seems that he goes in one spot in the second cage (away from the box) and Baby comes outside to poop. Good thing I have the plastic mats under their cages because they're huge!!! It's ok for them to hold it like that as Phill said.

That's a good sign though-egg #1 for Cookie should be here pretty soon! Put a little bathing dish in their cage too. Baby likes to sit in it and get her belly feathers wet sometimes-something do with the humidity level.

Anyways, I hope all goes well!!!

 

[Laura]

From everything I have read its perfectly normal for them to hold it that long, sounds like it won't be long now

 

[huskymom]

LOL... that sure is a funny thing to hear... and I thought I was the only one.....the only one that heard that not made that LOL....

 

[Bea]

Put a little bathing dish in their cage too. Baby likes to sit in it and get her belly feathers wet sometimes-something do with the humidity level.

I had heard about that, i was planning to just offer her mist baths more often but i might try putting a shallow dish on the cage floor to see if she'll bath that way.

 

[Aly]

I had heard about that, i was planning to just offer her mist baths more often but i might try putting a shallow dish on the cage floor to see if she'll bath that way.

They don't acctually bathe...they just sit in the water for a few seconds and dip their belly in.

 

[xxxSpikexxx]

Who thought a bird could toot I heard a shallow dish of water in the cage for them is a good idea. That way they can decide when they need it

 

[Bea]

No eggs yet, but i thought you might like a pic of Cooks in her nest box.

And one of Bailee who i strategically had out of the cage while i was taking the photo. He gets cranky when i look in the nest box and he's in the cage, which in turn stresses Cooks out.

 

[allen]

now that is one gorgious tiel

 

[Laura]

Cute pictures Bea

 

[DeBree420]

oooh how exciting Bea! and you could even get a w/f cinny girl from them too! (heres hoping) lol... will you keep the babies? i have to imagine you would keep a w/f cinny baby if you get one
its all so crazy... i went away for a bit, and Cupid seems to have been busy while i was gone!

i would put a shallow dish of lukewarm water in the cage too!

 

[Bea]

and you could even get a w/f cinny girl from them too! (heres hoping) lol... will you keep the babies?

No WF's from these guys i'm afraid. WF is recessive as far as i know so it would have to come from both parents to show in the bubs, and Bailee isn't WF and neither were his parents. There's a slim slim chance that there could be WF somewhere down the line, but it's not likely that he'd be carrying it.

I'll keep one baby, and sell the rest.

 

[DeBree420]

No WF's from these guys i'm afraid. WF is recessive as far as i know so it would have to come from both parents to show in the bubs, and Bailee isn't WF and neither were his parents. There's a slim slim chance that there could be WF somewhere down the line, but it's not likely that he'd be carrying it.

I'll keep one baby, and sell the rest.

Doh!.. for some reason i thought Bailee was split whiteface :blush:
( i guess it was just wishful thinking )

 

[Aly]

Look at Cookie all grumpy! hehe and Mr. Bailee looking a bit clueless but that's ok. He's not acctually clueless..just tends to look it at times.