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The Peeping Egg Here :)

ThePeepingEgg

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Thank you for having me! I'm the proud owner of 2 wonderful Conures who just had babies...so I'm full of questions and look forward to exploring this forum! I look forward to learning & exchanging experiences and hope everyone is having a wonderful day with their feathered buddies :)
 

Teckechick

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:welave:What kind of Conure's do you have and what are their names?
 

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Hi and welcome to you and your peeps! :greet5: We'd love to see pix of your fids and your "grandfids" too! :chrisphoto:We're nosy and most of us like critters of any kind so if you have any furred, scaled or other type of companions please feel free to post them too.
 
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ThePeepingEgg

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Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! This really seems like a wonderful place :) I'm SO glad you asked for pictures of my fids & grandfids (LOL that took me a minute when I saw that..."what the heck are fids? duh!) The first are the first 2 babies that hatched and then the goofy gang (Mango & Jupiter) and the last is Mango snuggling in my hand. We now have a total of 4 babies that are about 3 days apart in age (first hatched on 1/22). I'm so excited to learn & meet all of you & your fids! Jupis Babies 1.jpg Goofy Gang.jpg Goofy Gang.jpg Mango cuddling in Hand.jpg
 

alshgs

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iamwhoiam

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Welcome to AA. Beautiful conures and cute babies. Are mom and dad doing well caring for them?
 

ThePeepingEgg

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Welcome to AA. Beautiful conures and cute babies. Are mom and dad doing well caring for them?
Thank you so much for asking! This is my very first experience with Conures in general and these babies were not planned...Mango & Jupi got married apparently some time ago and decided to have eggs & the whole nine yards while I was away on vacation LOL I joined here because I'm completely clueless as far as little birds like this are concerned, my only experience as far as feathered babies go, are with chickens. So anyways, from what I've learned so far, Mom & Dad are doing a great job, the babies seem healthy & happy (as far as I can tell anyways). I have been checking on them at least twice a day to make sure they are being fed. My biggest fear was that the babies would be ignored and neglected and I wouldnt' know where to begin handfeeding such a little thing! So it's a big "Phew" for me that they seem to be doing all the work :)
I was just reading up in this forum about co-parenting, so once these babies have their eyes open and seem not so fragile, I will be sure to handle them so they are not wild when they get older. That's about as far as I've gotten to be honest. I do apologize for the lengthy reply, a simple yes would've probably sufficed ;)
I will most definitely appreciate any input from you guys, so I can make sure these little ones will grow up to be happy & healthy adults. I will have a very hard time letting any of them go and might just end up having a real flock :hehe:
One thing I've been wondering is whether or not it would be ok for me to clean out the nestbox a little bit...I don't want to upset the parents but at the same time I don't want the babies having filthy conditions (at this rate there is poop accumulating in the corners and it's just not looking pretty). However, I'd rather have a dirty nestbox for a little while longer than ending up having to handfeed these little ones if Mom decides she's done caring for them because of my interference. Any input is greatly appreciated!

Thanks so very much for listening!
 

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Personally I'd hold off the cleaning for a while. I know it looks awful and grungy but as long as everybirdy is happy I'd leave it alone until the babies have at least grown feathers. That'll also be the time to start taking them out and "handling" them a little. Once they have feathers, I'll take babies out and put them in a small basket lined with a towel or on my lap on a towel. It'll give you a chance to clean out the box (a little, not immaculately) and replace any shredded paper or nesting material for the babies.
 
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