I have a hatchling!

HeatherDesigns

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2 Lineolated Parakeets Amy and Rory (yes, they live in a blue cage), 1 Sun Conure Sunny, 1 Cockatiel Chucky
My Linnie's are parents!:greenyellow:

I don’t know when exactly it hatched because when I took a picture on Sunday I thought the baby was just the colored bits of the paper towel and the last pictures before that were on the 12th and there was no baby there.

However, today I took pictures and it is a baby!!!

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Until today I did not know there were 5 eggs, I only ever saw 4 at any one time.

I have no idea if the others will hatch. The parents get very agitated when I even try to feed them and hate my photo sessions so I haven't tried to candle the eggs.

Anyone know if the yellowish egg is bad or if it is getting close to hatching?

Also, I know they need more nesting material to prevent spay leg but every time I try to add more the parents kick it out. Any ideas what I should do?

Also, when should I start handling the baby to get it used to people. I know not yet but do I wait till the eyes are open or just until its got all its feathers?
 
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HeatherDesigns

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The chick in this photo died but another one hatched yesterday so we shall see what we shall see. :)
 

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I start handling mine at 2 weeks when their eyes are open. I wait for the parents to leave the box and then handle the chicks.
 
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HeatherDesigns

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I don't know why it died. There are lots of reasons a chick won't survive. It was their very first one ever so my guess is parental inexperience.
 

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