baby tiels

[liz]

December 21 I heard a baby bird. When I looked their was a baby tiel and a new born baby too. They are adorable. The bigger one now has feathers enough to see it's pattern and is quite sociable. It lets me scratch it's dander loose any where on its body. When I put it back in the cage it stays on my hand for a while before joining it's parents. The little one has spikey feathers with a little mohawk on the top of it's head. It's too soon for scratches and too little to pick up very often.

Tommy and Tammy are proud parents and even got off the nest to show us what they had for the first time we looked. These two parents always sit on the first egg while waiting for the second. There were four in all but the tiniest died and one egg did not hatch.

The older one is yellow and gray with gray on it's back. It has more gray than the parents but beautiful. I can't wait to see what the other will look like.

Okay - I have rambled on. Just thought I would let you know.

[WVUSAE]

Did you have a nest box and all that? I'm afraid my birds will do that in the spring. My girl tiel (Jane) is just letting me start to pet her head and put her head down for a scratch.

[liz]

Tommy and Tammy were already trying to nest. I seperated them to another cage and gave them a nest box.

There is no nesting material with my other four so hopefully they won't try. My tiels really like sex any time of year so hopefully that is all they are up to.

The cages are side by side and now that the babies have come out of the box the other four want them. I may have to put them back together. My little flockers like to take care of babies. It might be enough to stop their urge to nest.

[liz]

Well this disproves tame tiels being able to care for babies.
The bigger baby stepped up last week. The little one stepped up for the first time tonight. Both are as tame as the parents.

[cornettocockatiel]

Lovely story! Just in time for christmas too! Looks like ur parrots gave you the perfect christmas present, more parrots!