Lyric Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Hi everyone! I have been blessed with two new African grey Timneh chicks from one of my pairs. I was able to snap a photo yesterday, the oldest is 8 days old and the youngest is 6 days old. You can only see the head of the oldest one in this picture. I will keep you updated as they grow... two weeks to go and I'll be a busy momma bird... <br><br>Post edited by: Lyric, at: 2008/10/27 16:23
casper Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Jen, Congratulations! Are you ready for all those sleepless nights now as birdmom! Make sure you keep updating us and posting lots of pictures! Caroline:)
Toni Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Ohhhh Jen congrats!!! They are so cuteee.I can't wait for these days.Keep us updated on their progress.Im very interested and so happy for you.
cflanny Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 JEN!! you lucky brat !! They are so precious I wanna come help !! I cant wait to watch them grow I want pic at every stage
jayandcandy0402 Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Congrats, Jen!!! That is wonderful news!!!
Luvparrots Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 How exciting for you Jen. I am so jealous. What a joyous thing. Please keep us posted every step of the way. You are the envy of the forum. Thanks for sharing this great event with us!!!
judygram Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Congrats Jen on your new chicks, they are so precious, thanks for sharing them with us.
danmcq Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Awwww, they are so helpless and still forming body parts at that age. Very nice photo. Thanks for sharing it. :-) How is Mom and Dad doing at caring for them? How did they take you intruding into their space?
Lyric Posted October 28, 2008 Author Posted October 28, 2008 Thanks everyone, I'm really excited about it, I must say! I'll be interested to see how Lyric reacts to the new babies. He was the only chick in his clutch that hatched so he wasn't raised around other birds. I don't expect he'll be too pleased- :evil: Sharing my affections with another isn't his strong point. The mother and father are doing just great. They don't seem nervous at all and papa is just keeping so busy eating and feeding both momma and the babies. I don't intrude on them too much but check inside the nest box when she leaves to get a treat maybe about every other day. She was surprisingly much more defensive when they were just eggs, hardly even leaving the box even to get one of her favorite treats. She takes a few more breaks now and seems excited and happy about the whole venture. I really couldn't ask for a better pair. I will update this thread as I have more pictures-it really is quite a miracle watching them grow.
Luvparrots Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Can't wait to see more pictures. How exciting all this must be for you. You are so lucky to have such a great pair of parents for your new babies. Don't get so busy you forget about your forum family now, we want to know everything!!!:silly:
Lyric Posted October 31, 2008 Author Posted October 31, 2008 I won't forget about you, believe me! Here is an updated picture taken today. They are now 13 & 11 days old. They are beginning to be able to keep their heads up (albeit quite wobbily) on their own.
nims Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 they are so cute but ugly at the same time! :lol: Are they going to be parent reared?
Luvparrots Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 Oh look at those little babies. How exciting to see them. Are they going to get to stay with the parents. I know nothing about the procedure. What happens now?
Lyric Posted October 31, 2008 Author Posted October 31, 2008 They will stay with the parents until they are approx. 3 weeks old, then I will be handfeeding them until they are weaned. It is easier for the parents to care for them when they are so tiny and first starting off.
judygram Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 Oh Jen how precious those babies are, so small and fragile looking, thanks for updating us on them, can't wait to see the next picture, they change so quickly at such a young age.
betsyboop Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 they are beautiful at that age you are very lucky take care of them they are so precious
Lyric Posted November 5, 2008 Author Posted November 5, 2008 16 & 18 days old. Getting bigger! The skin is beginning to show the greyish cast that is the pin feathers starting to develop underneath. The eyes are just now beginning to slit open. My, how they change from one day to the next.
cflanny Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 I am so inlove!! I was so excited to get to see new pics I just love the little aliens!!
HaRRo Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 Haha amazing i wish i had of seen my grey at this age and watched him grow that would be the biggest bond in the world.
casper Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 I do as well HaRRo, they are beautiful and I look forward to more pictures from Jen so we can see these lovely birds develop and grow. Please keep this post up for everyone Jen. Caroline.
Lyric Posted November 11, 2008 Author Posted November 11, 2008 I started handfeeding on Saturday. They are both doing just great. It took a couple of feeds for them to catch on but now they have it figured out. Here's a picture from Sunday at 23 & 21 days old. They just got done eating and are a bit messy but I had to share the photo because you can already see their personalities coming through...
shazbaby36 Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 great babies keep us updated with more pics
gourdlady247 Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 You siad you will start feeding them your self at 3 weeks of age. Do you remove them from the nest/ cage that the parents are in? or do you just help the momma and pappa feed them. Sorry i know nothing about baby birds. The first picture, I saw I thought how can anyone say they are cute ... I couldn't even tell which end was what. But the last picture stole my heart seeing the one laid across its sib. That was cute.At what age do they open their eyes. Oh congrats. and good luck
gourdlady247 Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 oh and I still see more eggs in the nest. Will those hatch? or are they... sorry, Bad eggs
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