A very difficult decision to have to make, I'm sure. I have been reading about this lethal mutation and it seems like the affected chicks weaken and die at less than a few months old. Just awful!
Baby sun conures!
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It is awful. I would feel really bad if I ended up with one. The poor babies.
Give us the link!
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Here’s to one of the videos I just posted
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I’m not very good at posting videos 🤣
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I really want to know what the last baby will be. It still hasn’t gotten very many feathers 😅 I definitely think two of them are red factor and not bronze. I’m probably going to have to get my birds a new nest box. I didn’t realize I should have lined it with something besides shavings 🤦♀️ the bottom is all stained.
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The last baby is getting its pin feathers and I can see that they are green so I don’t think it’s a bronze baby. The bronze babies look like they are red and blue and not green. I think it might be red factor too. I haven’t found any homes for them yet 🤦♀️
So, none of the babies are bronze?
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I think that they are all red factor. So no bronze. 😁
I need a photographic visit with the babies! Please post a recent picture!
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I’ll take pictures of them when I get home 😁 My most recent pictures are from June 6th 😅
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Awww! I LOVE baby birds and these three are just too cute!
I have to say that it's kinda sad when they grow up and aren't babies anymore. My husband helped me raise Rocky, and we now have new "terms of endearment" for each other- dont laugh (too hard) but we now call each other "Baby Bird"!
Raising a baby bird last winter brought out this "I love baby birds" feeling I think I'm stuck with. I don't want to raise any more birds so I must rely on the generosity of other PF members like you to share stories and pictures of their kids! Thanks!
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I’ll be having more baby birds as long as my birds keep laying eggs 🥚 Baby birds are so cute and silly. These three are just so precious too.
I wanna be a Godmother to ALL the babies!
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Haha you definitely can be godmother 😁 I’m curious if the parents will lay eggs again since I took the babies out of the nest 🪹 I saw the two bigger babies eat the food I put out for them! I also have an Indian Ringneck pair but the won’t have babies for about two years. They are babies themselves 😆
I heard that birds who lose their clutch or chicks try to replace them with another clutch. But I also hear that you should give the parents a nice long break, about six months, between clutches. The hen needs to replenish her calcium stores so her eggs are strong and she doesn't get egg bound. Plus raising chicks is a lot of work for them. I thought hand raising one budgie chick was a lot of work for me- I can't imagine how much work it would be for parent birds to raise a clutch of 3 to six demanding babies!
Do you live in the US?
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