Hope you can see this!

I hope this shows up you have to watch it to the end to see and hear daddy talking to his new baby!

[ame="http://youtu.be/5N0CGfApxfw"]Baby Parrot hatching (cutest thing ever) - YouTube[/ame]

How cute is that?

Nothings better! Thanks for sharing!

So sweet! Thank you for sharing.

That is so interesting! I've never seen how they do it . Cute.

Ah, Laura! That was beautiful to watch! Thank you! Funny enough, as incredible as watching the baby emerge from the egg was, my favorite part was when the camera pulled back and we got a glimpse of the anxious daddy leaning forward in anticipation. Touching.

Oh that is incredible, so beautiful! Thanks for sharing

Anansi said:

Ah, Laura! That was beautiful to watch! Thank you! Funny enough, as incredible as watching the baby emerge from the egg was, my favorite part was when the camera pulled back and we got a glimpse of the anxious daddy leaning forward in anticipation. Touching.

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That's what did it for me as well. I have seen many an egg pip and hatch and while it is always beautiful and amazing this father eclectus leaning forward and saying "Come on baby" just tickled me so much. What a proud Papa!

That is beautiful!!!!

Awwwww.... That was so sweet My what a good boy daddy is watching from the shoulder of the lady holding his little baby and not being defensive in the least?

Kiwibird said:

Awwwww.... That was so sweet My what a good boy daddy is watching from the shoulder of the lady holding his little baby and not being defensive in the least?

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Eclectus are one of the only large parrots I know of that sometimes with some pairs really allow you to be hands on with them. A breeder friend of mine (actually the parents of Jolly) will let her reach into the nest box and pull out babies to look them over or cuddle them while mom is sitting right there!

Anansi said:

my favorite part was when the camera pulled back and we got a glimpse of the anxious daddy leaning forward in anticipation. Touching.

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Me too...when he says "come on baby", isn't that just the cutest thing?

labell said:

Kiwibird said:

Awwwww.... That was so sweet My what a good boy daddy is watching from the shoulder of the lady holding his little baby and not being defensive in the least?

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Eclectus are one of the only large parrots I know of that sometimes with some pairs really allow you to be hands on with them. A breeder friend of mine (actually the parents of Jolly) will let her reach into the nest box and pull out babies to look them over or cuddle them while mom is sitting right there!

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Interesting. I wonder why just eclectus? I've obviously never bred birds, but from what I hear breeder birds aren't pets and are barely handleable in most cases.

Kiwibird said:

labell said:

Kiwibird said:

Awwwww.... That was so sweet My what a good boy daddy is watching from the shoulder of the lady holding his little baby and not being defensive in the least?

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Eclectus are one of the only large parrots I know of that sometimes with some pairs really allow you to be hands on with them. A breeder friend of mine (actually the parents of Jolly) will let her reach into the nest box and pull out babies to look them over or cuddle them while mom is sitting right there!

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Interesting. I wonder why just eclectus? I've obviously never bred birds, but from what I hear breeder birds aren't pets and are barely handleable in most cases.

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I am not certain of course because they have never shared all their wondrous eclectus secrets with me and as much as I do feel I know and understand about them I am always questing to learn more. To me, they as a species are absolutely fascinating. I don't know maybe it's because of the role the females play, old human matriarchal civilizations have always fascinated me as well. I always read and did papers on them through out school years and have always been open about being a proud feminist. Never the man hating type (except for a short time after divorcing my first husband) just the proud to be a woman type.

Anyway I digress, I think it has a lot to do with eclectus not really being pair bond birds. That doesn't mean that pairs can't be devoted to each other especially in captive breeding situations where the female only has the choice of one male. In wild populations the females and their young once they leave the nest are taken care of by multiple males. That's one of the things about the males I find so endearing is that they seem to have such a caring, attentive attitude, what might be considered more "motherly qualities". I guess that makes sense as well when you think that any particular male in the wild is not sure if he is feeding the mother of his actual babies or not but he does it anyway.

Now I have seen absolutely vicious pairs of eclectus no doubt, as well as ones that are only protective when they have eggs or babies then after the babies are pulled they go right back to being sweet pets and then even as I said the occasional pair that will actually let the breeder co-parent with them.

Wow, oh wow this was the coolest ever! Thank you....got a bit weepy when papa was looking down at his newborn. Thank you!

Awww, how sweet!