The cockateils Casper (mum) and Dib (dad) have successfully hatched a chick and it has survived the night. The kitty litter bedding seems to have done the trick in creating a more secure “nest” to hold the baby. I don’t expect the other eggs to hatch now as it is the end of the period I expected them to hatch but I will leave them another couple of days to be sure.

bluegreen said:

The cockateils Casper (mum) and Dib (dad) have successfully hatched a chick and it has survived the night. The kitty litter bedding seems to have done the trick in creating a more secure “nest” to hold the baby. I don’t expect the other eggs to hatch now as it is the end of the period I expected them to hatch but I will leave them another couple of days to be sure.

Congratulations are in order for Casper and Dib…also Nanna BlueGreen! The chick doesn’t look much just yet, does it?

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

The cockateils Casper (mum) and Dib (dad) have successfully hatched a chick and it has survived the night. The kitty litter bedding seems to have done the trick in creating a more secure “nest” to hold the baby. I don’t expect the other eggs to hatch now as it is the end of the period I expected them to hatch but I will leave them another couple of days to be sure.

Congratulations are in order for Casper and Dib…also Nanna BlueGreen! The chick doesn’t look much just yet, does it?

pretty ugly if you ask me! lol!

bluegreen said:

pretty ugly if you ask me! lol!

Aw it must have a cuteness factor somewhere…that’s how bebe’s survive, IMO…

there was a bit of a kerfuffle in the cockateil cage just now so I went to check on them. The baby was knocked out of the “nest” so I put it back and took the opportunity to remove and check the remaining eggs. As I suspected they were all clear so they have been disposed of. The baby is obviously getting well fed, I swear its belly is twice the size it was yesterday, and as round as a ball.

bluegreen said:

there was a bit of a kerfuffle in the cockatiel cage just now so I went to check on them. The baby was knocked out of the “nest” so I put it back and took the opportunity to remove and check the remaining eggs. As I suspected they were all clear so they have been disposed of. The baby is obviously getting well fed, I swear its belly is twice the size it was yesterday, and as round as a ball.

Good thing the “nest” is on the ground…sounds like it’s a survivor!

I am thinking of calling the baby Roly. It has two such attentive parents with all the food they need laid on it is so well fed that it is going to be a very roly poly baby!

bluegreen said:

I am thinking of calling the baby Roly. It has two such attentive parents with all the food they need laid on it is so well fed that it is going to be a very roly poly baby!

Sounds good!

Day 2

Looks stuffed!! LOL!

Day 9 and he has grown so much.

Day 21 – getting lots of feathers.

Starting to look more like a bird than a featherless griffin, now…

28 days and Roly is almost fully feathered. We have a cuddle every evening so he gets used to being handled. He seems to enjoy the stroking and scratching.

bluegreen said:

28 days and Roly is almost fully feathered. We have a cuddle every evening so he gets used to being handled. He seems to enjoy the stroking and scratching.

That is so cute :)

One month old (32 days) and Roly is sitting up with the grown ups.
L to R: Casper (mum), Roly and Dib (dad)

bluegreen said:

One month old (32 days) and Roly is sitting up with the grown ups.
L to R: Casper (mum), Roly and Dib (dad)

The split gene is difficult to propagate. You have done well.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

One month old (32 days) and Roly is sitting up with the grown ups.
L to R: Casper (mum), Roly and Dib (dad)

The split gene is difficult to propagate. You have done well.

I didn’t have anything to do with it, the birds did it all by themselves!

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

One month old (32 days) and Roly is sitting up with the grown ups.
L to R: Casper (mum), Roly and Dib (dad)

The split gene is difficult to propagate. You have done well.

I didn’t have anything to do with it, the birds did it all by themselves!

You at least worried about it.

I will advise though that these birds do need more room to move and that if they had that, they’d be interested in a proper nest.

roughbarked said:

I will advise though that these birds do need more room to move and that if they had that, they’d be interested in a proper nest.

I agree, but that is not something I can do about yet. The parent birds belong to my daughter and will one day go back to live with her, but Roly is mine! All mine! ha ha ha ha ha…..

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

I will advise though that these birds do need more room to move and that if they had that, they’d be interested in a proper nest.

I agree, but that is not something I can do about yet. The parent birds belong to my daughter and will one day go back to live with her, but Roly is mine! All mine! ha ha ha ha ha…..

:D

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

I agree, but that is not something I can do about yet. The parent birds belong to my daughter and will one day go back to live with her, but Roly is mine! All mine! ha ha ha ha ha…..

:D

:D :D :D

Roly had his first flight last night. He got startled when I had him out and he took off. I was really surprised at how well he flew (although there were a few collisions). Spent more than a few minutes retrieving him from curtain rails, the top of book cases and finally down behind the couch.

bluegreen said:

Roly had his first flight last night. He got startled when I had him out and he took off. I was really surprised at how well he flew (although there were a few collisions). Spent more than a few minutes retrieving him from curtain rails, the top of book cases and finally down behind the couch.

You were lucky it was night. As they can get up enough speed in a few metres to break their bones on the glass window.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

Roly had his first flight last night. He got startled when I had him out and he took off. I was really surprised at how well he flew (although there were a few collisions). Spent more than a few minutes retrieving him from curtain rails, the top of book cases and finally down behind the couch.

You were lucky it was night. As they can get up enough speed in a few metres to break their bones on the glass window.

I only take him out at night, otherwise I close the curtains. I have kept birds before and know the risks of uncovered windows.

bluegreen said:

… know the risks of uncovered windows.

I know the risks of very clean windows for birdies…there were some Rainbow Lorikeets lined up today, that looked like they would like to come inside, and a couple even made exploratory trips to check out the plate glass doors…then they had a convo about it…but I digress…

Another baby for Casper and Dib

bluegreen said:

Another baby for Casper and Dib

cutie.

then there were two, and now three!

bluegreen said:

then there were two, and now three!

Only their muvvas could luv’em…and maybe their human owner…

Two weeks since the first one hatched, the second was three days later and the third five days. You can see what a difference a few days make. The parents are flat out keeping them fed.

bluegreen said:

Two weeks since the first one hatched, the second was three days later and the third five days. You can see what a difference a few days make. The parents are flat out keeping them fed.

It’s odd how they hatch out in succession.

bluegreen said:

Two weeks since the first one hatched, the second was three days later and the third five days. You can see what a difference a few days make. The parents are flat out keeping them fed.

…but they do look well fed, BlueGreen…

Dinetta said:

…but they do look well fed, BlueGreen…

:D :D

all feathered up now

bluegreen said:

all feathered up now Beautiful but they really need a lot more room to move than they are given. For them it is like living in their nest all their life without ever having gone out to use the loo.

roughbarked said:

Beautiful but they really need a lot more room to move than they are given. For them it is like living in their nest all their life without ever having gone out to use the loo.

I have been given a bigger cage. Once it is cleaned up I can use it for them.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Beautiful but they really need a lot more room to move than they are given. For them it is like living in their nest all their life without ever having gone out to use the loo.

I have been given a bigger cage. Once it is cleaned up I can use it for them.

I’ve got an aviary that really needs to go somewhere. In fact, I have the makings of three or four.

Quarrions can accelerate to 60kmph in 3 metres

bluegreen said:

all feathered up now

Winsome!