Pictures New pic's of babies (3 weeks old)

lou5357 · 8/26/15

Hi all,

I just thought I'd post some of my latest pic's of my two Linnie chicks. The youngest on is 23 days old, and the bigger one about 4 days older.

lou5357 · 8/26/15

Yikes! Not sure what happened with the photos doubling up! On the other hand, they look so lovely that perhaps a double-take is okay on this occasion!

Begone · 8/26/15

lou5357 said:
On the other hand, they look so lovely that perhaps a double-take is okay on this occasion!

Yes! It's OK!

Are they siblings and are you gonna keep them?

Chopper · 8/26/15

They are just soooo cute.

lou5357 · 8/26/15

Yes, they are siblings. Mum laid four eggs (first breeding session this year having been part of a bonded pair for 2 years) and only two eggs were fertile.
I'm not a breeder; this is a result of my lovely 4 year old Yoshi (male) being brought from our breeder as a baby and him being paired with an old lady (Linnie) for quite a while. She died (of old age, I suspect given the rings around her eyes) about 2 years ago, and he called for her for a long time afterwards, so another mate was sought for him. 2 years later the new pair have mated!
Yoshi has proved to be a fantastic dad. He's a lovely little chap and I've always felt very close to him.
I'm very lucky in that the lady I bought him from (nearly 5 years ago) is still there for me to hand out some advice. She doesn't keep Linnies anymore so I try not to hassle her too much.
The birds actually belong to my 16 year old daughter, and she hasn't decided what to do as yet. I am rather hoping my breeder will take on one of the youngsters and pick up where she left off a few years ago: she is a fabulous lady - very, very knowledgeable about Linnies and a total whiz at making handmade toys for this breed of birds.

Princessbella · 8/26/15

OMG, I'm dying of cuteness overload! I love baby birds! :faint:

greys4u · 8/26/15

look at all the floofies, they are adorable and I agree, cuteness overload

Greycloud · 8/26/15

They are adorable! Look at those big dark eyes!

Birdbabe · 8/26/15

expressmailtome · 8/26/15

They are both beautiful baby lineolated parakeets!

Matt

wyrinth · 8/26/15

They are such cuties. I can't wait to see them fully feathered. Are you hand Raising?

lou5357 · 8/27/15

no, not hand rearing...next year, perhaps.

wyrinth · 8/27/15

I didn't either, but the birds turned out fine for my liking.

Pictures New pic's of babies (3 weeks old)

lou5357

Moving in

lou5357

Moving in

Begone

Joyriding the Neighborhood

Chopper

Rollerblading along the road

lou5357

Moving in

Princessbella

Biking along the boulevard

greys4u

Rollerblading along the road

Greycloud

Joyriding the Neighborhood

Birdbabe

Ripping up the road

expressmailtome

Ripping up the road

wyrinth

Sprinting down the street

lou5357

Moving in

wyrinth

Sprinting down the street