New Babies!

[nar1122]

My pair has laid two eggs since Saturday!!!

I am just wanting to make sure that their incubation period (laying on the eggs) is 17-19 days.

I am so excited, and will be posting pictures and updates here!!

Wish me, my mother, and the babies luck!!
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Buddy's Mom]

Can't wait to see pictures.

[Kumiko]

Congrats NAR!!! I bet your soooo happy!!

Are you going to start breeding or are you just going to have a parrotlet family?

[nar1122]

Well, my breeder gave my mother a pair, just to experience breeding parrotlets...

No major breeding. I have a co-worker that wants two, so we are giving her two of the babies, and are going to sell the others.

[Mustang99]

Congratulations!!! That's so exciting...you'll keep us posted with pics so we can watch the babies grow...right? :)

[nar1122]

Yep! I'll be sure to get pictures on here as often as possible :D

[nar1122]

Okay guys...the first baby is expected to hatch as early as tomorrow!
So keep the babies in your prayers to be happy, healthy, little babies! And the parents to raise them perfectly well!

:D

I won't be able to get immediate pictures...the birds are at my mother's house. But, she may be able to send me some.
Otherwise, I am going to her home next weekend and will get some photos! :)

[Mustang99]

Can't wait...I hope all goes well...this is so exciting...

[Morena]

Looking forward to seeing the baby pictures. :)

Morena

[nar1122]

My mother is seeming to be having bad luck checking if there are babies without disturbing the parents.
It is difficult for her to catch them both out at the same time to check the nesting box.

Today is the day the second baby is due to hatch.

Hopefully all is going well with the parents and eggs. :o

[Kumiko]

Any updates on the babays?!

[nar1122]

Yep! :)

There are currently 5 babies (One just hatched on Sunday) and still one egg left :D

I am not going to take any pictures anytime soon, to prevent any disturbance.

[Kumiko]

YAH!!

I bet your one happy flock member!

A question though, did you have a nest box in the cage? Were your planning on babies?

Sorry if any of those questions are personal, but I want another bird for Kiwi... just not babies.

[nar1122]

Yes, we were planning on babies, and we did place a nest box.

[Kumiko]

:) Thanks.

It's all that I wanted to know. :D

[nar1122]

It's been a long time... but the babies are here! http://www.theperch.net/discussion/images/smilies/elefant.gifhttp://www.theperch.net/discussion/images/smilies/elefant.gif

Of 6 eggs laid -

5 Hatched...

then two passed away http://www.theperch.net/discussion/images/smilies/frown.gif.

Now, three of them seem to be healthy... but one is a little small, and my mother isn't sure if it will make it.

These are the hatch dates of the three that are alive:
10/14
10/17
10/21

Here are some pictures... Im sorry about the horrible quality... I will get better ones tomorrow, or later this week.


I am just visiting my mother this weekend, so I will get updates either next weekend or the weekend after.

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff254/nar1122pets/100_1499.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff254/nar1122pets/100_1498.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff254/nar1122pets/100_1497.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff254/nar1122pets/100_1496.jpg

[Mustang99]

Hey Nick...good to hear from you! Congrats on the babies and sorry to hear about the two that didn't make it:( . The pictures are great...looking forward to seeing updates as they grow. Good luck with the 3 babies...Deb

[LyndaM]

Awww...those little guys are so cute. Congratulations!

[nar1122]

Okay... this is by far the cutest stage... They are all between 4-5 weeks old now.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff254/nar1122pets/100_2868.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff254/nar1122pets/100_2864.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff254/nar1122pets/100_2861.jpg

Those pictures are from last weekend.

All the babies are doing extremely well!
We have one male, one female, and one undetermined (for now)

:)

[Mustang99]

Absolutely adorable. Keep the pics coming...we'll get to see them grow up!

[birdiemom]

What cuties..we can tell them apart, male and female

[nar1122]

What cuties..we can tell them apart, male and female

Yep, but we don't know what the tiny baby is yet. :)

[BeakerLuvsBunsen]

little cuties! are you keeping them?

[nar1122]

little cuties! are you keeping them?

I would love to, but they are my mother's birds. I don't know what she is going to do. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Buddy's Mom]

LOVE the pictures. Keep them coming.

[Morena]

Those are great baby pictures. They are so cute!! Can't wait to see more pictures soon. They grow up so fast. :)

Morena

[conures02]

how do you sex the babies?? they are arorable can't wait till mine have feathers

[nar1122]

Parrotlets are sexually dimorphic (In almost all mutations - except Albino).

If it is a male, it will have the dark blue on the rump.
If it is a female, it will lack the dark blue.

From Wikipedia:
Parrotlets are sexually dimorphic, meaning males can be distinguished from females. Males have markings of cobalt blue on their head, wings and tail. Females generally lack these blue markings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrotlet

[conures02]

So the males get their cobalt blue color on their head when they have full feathers. Good to know. My babies are getting sooooo active , we are handling them 2-3 times a day

[chapala]

So fun to see the baby P'let photos! Love them :)
Reta