Kristina24
Strolling the yard
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- 10/23/20
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- Kristina
Hey guyyyyyys!
So I didn't have the heart to remove the eggs of my lovebirds (due to previous attempts to raise the lovebird chicks) and I was surprised to see that the parents started taking care of the chicks. It was a clutch of 6 and only 3 hatched/survived. Their names are Matthew/Maddie (3/27/21), Mark/Marci (3/29/21) and John/Jonnie (4/2/21) and they're doing really well. I'm happy the parents are finally caring for their chicks. Yes, I do check up on them to ensure they're being fed and giving the parents fresh water and food daily. Matthew and Mark's pins are coming in too! (In case you haven't caught on, I named them after the 4 Gospels since it was Easter weekend but Luke didn't make it.)
I do want to change the bedding in the nest, but I'm just not quite sure how to do it without harming the chances of the mom to stop feeding the chicks. Any advice?
First pic: Matthew is 2 days and Mark was just born
Second pic: Matthew is 5 days, Mark 3 days, and John was just born
Third pic: currently!!! Matthew (top left) is 17 days, John (middle) is 12 days, and Mark (top right) is 15 days.
So I didn't have the heart to remove the eggs of my lovebirds (due to previous attempts to raise the lovebird chicks) and I was surprised to see that the parents started taking care of the chicks. It was a clutch of 6 and only 3 hatched/survived. Their names are Matthew/Maddie (3/27/21), Mark/Marci (3/29/21) and John/Jonnie (4/2/21) and they're doing really well. I'm happy the parents are finally caring for their chicks. Yes, I do check up on them to ensure they're being fed and giving the parents fresh water and food daily. Matthew and Mark's pins are coming in too! (In case you haven't caught on, I named them after the 4 Gospels since it was Easter weekend but Luke didn't make it.)
I do want to change the bedding in the nest, but I'm just not quite sure how to do it without harming the chances of the mom to stop feeding the chicks. Any advice?
First pic: Matthew is 2 days and Mark was just born
Second pic: Matthew is 5 days, Mark 3 days, and John was just born
Third pic: currently!!! Matthew (top left) is 17 days, John (middle) is 12 days, and Mark (top right) is 15 days.