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Lovezebs

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Hello all Linnie lovers,

Baby Kenzie, arrived home a couple of days ago.
To say that he's adorable, would be an understatement, lol.
He is super affectionate and cuddly, and loves to sit in the middle of my chest and have his cheeks and belly rubbed.

Kenzie, is a little over a month old (as far as I know). He refuses to be fed bird baby formula, and has decided to feed himself instead. He absolutely loves hard boiled eggs, is working on spray millet, and is enjoying my home cooked morning cereal (ancient grains). I have started introducing tiny amounts of minced greens as well.

Kenzie, is my first Linnie, (one Linnie, to over 70 finches) so any advice would be appreciated greatly.

Thank you

P.S. I hope I'll be able to figure out how to access your comments.
 

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Congratulations! : )
 

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Congratulations!
 

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Congratulations on getting Kenzie. Post some photos when you get a chance.
 

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Hello Elena I have a male and female Linnie and they are truly wonderful little birds. They love to climb more than fly so give them lots of climbing toys and nets. I hang mine over their cage. As far as nutrition goes they love apples the best. The only food mine do not like are beet greens for some reason. I feed some of the goldenfeast blends and Dr. Harvey's parakeet blend. Will also make a nice fresh chop for them with multiple veggies. Both sold on amazon. Linnies thrive when there is a mate with them either same or different sex. The droppings are big and messy and frequent because they have a rapid metabolism and drink lots of water. Mine prefer a good spritz rather than a bowl of water for bathing. I give them very little millet because they are such good eaters the tendency can be to get overweight. Mine remain hand shy like many others so they will hop on a perch if needed. I have them in a flight cage so they can have room to roam.
 

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Congratulations and welcome! Can't wait to see a picture of Kenzie
 

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Thank you all for the welcome and the information.

Kenzie, is doing very well.
He's decided that he doesn't like to be handfed, and refuses to have anything to do with hand feeding formula.

So, I had to get inventive, and offer different things to find out what baby will eat.

Finally hit on hard boiled egg, mashed with a bit of rice, cooked Ancient Grains cereal, and a nibble of kale. He's also nibbling on a bit of spray millet, but manages to toss most of it down the front of my shirt.

This baby, loves LOVES to sit on my chest and roll around, making cute little noises as he gets his cheeks, chin and head rubbed. He also likes getting his belly rubbed, which is a first for me, lol.

I keep telling him, 'I love you', to which he responds with 'chhhor- choor-choor'.

I absolutely love his clutzy-ness. He trips over his own feet, falls on his face, but always gets up again, ready to go once more. 20160415_173932-1-2.jpg
 

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Kenzie, has figured out that he can fly today. For the first time ever, he took the leap of faith, and flew from the top of one of my F030 Flights, down to the top of his cage that was sitting on the table.

I was so proud of him, that I clapped my hands. Kenzie, sat there as proud as punch, flapping his wings like mad.

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Wow, he's a beauty!!!! You are so lucky he is so loving & tame. Make sure he is safe if he fly's try to keep something on or over windows so he doesn't fly into them or mirrors.
 

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He is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on getting your wee one. :)
How big do they get?
 

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Welcome.

What a cutie pie
 

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He is beautiful.
 

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He looks just great! Don't forget apples!
 

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He is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on getting your wee one. :)
How big do they get?
Mine is 50 g. So larger than a budgie, a tad smaller than GCC.
 

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Kenzie is just gorgeous. He sounds like a little doll. Belly rubs are the best! Sweet little baby.
 
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