Welcome to the world, baby bird!

[Logan]

Well, this time, it has happened. About 3 weeks ago, Milly Cockatiel started laying eggs again, and I just assumed, like the 16 eggs that came earlier this year, that she would abandon them. I never even put the nest back in the cage, instead put a rubbermaid container filled with nesting material and the first two eggs, figuring she would walk away eventually. She didn't. In fact, she laid two more eggs, for a total of four. She's been sitting and sitting, and I couldn't even get close enough to candle the eggs to find out whether they were fertile or not.

Well, at least one was fertile! Late yesterday afternoon, Helen and I put our ears up near the cage, after Popcornbird asked me if I could hear any chirping, and we could hear one of the eggs chirping! OMG!!!! This morning, there is a precious little baby that Milly is feeding and caring for. It is very tiny, in fact, quite ugly, but has soft yellow feathers (thank you, Roger) on the lower part of it's body and a sweet pink head. I can't get a picture at this point, but I will. She just got out of the nest to eat and I got a good view of the tiny thing. It's probably about two inches long at the most, so tiny.

Oh, can you imagine the chorus of "Zippity Do Da" that's going to be coming out of this house? Hehehe!!! If the others are going to hatch, they will hatch over the next 3-5 days, I imagine. I am hardly believing this, never intended for it to happen, but now that it has, I'm so excited!!

Anyone dying to have a baby Cockatiel??

Logan

[Kona & Oreo's mom]

Wow! How exciting! Happy birthday, baby bird, and congratulations to the proud parents. I hope the siblings hatch soon!

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!


*BABY BIRD*BABY BIRD*BABY BIRD*BABY BIRD*

Happy birthday to our newest birdey miracle.. and a special congratulations to mommy logan and birdey parents Roger and Milly!!!!!!



PICTURES !!!!! PICTURES !!!!! PICTURES !!!!!

:D .................... :D ................... :D ........................ :D

[Logan]

I have got to learn how to "zoom", but at least you can see how sweet he/she is!!!!! :)

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You can see what Milly did with the used shell from the baby! She put it in her food bowl!!! :)
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[Sara luvs her Tinky]

*KISSY*KISSY*KISSY* LITTLE BABY BIRD!!! :D :D :D :D :D

[aly]

Originally posted by Logan


Anyone dying to have a baby Cockatiel??

Logan

OMG!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO DYING TO HAVE ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I only wish I lived closer to you :(

What an ADORABLE LITTLE GUY/GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kfamr]

I've never seen a baby bird before!! :p


Are you guys going to keep it?

[Aspen and Misty]

OMG!!! HOW CUTE!!!

I want it!! I want it!! I LOVE Cockatiels!!!!!!!

TOO CUTE!! Keep us updated!!

Ash

[Logan]

Kay, we have a home for one. If the others hatch, I will definitely try to find good homes for them, as well, but I refuse to sell them at the pet store, so if they have to stay with us, and Aly can't make a quick trip to SC in a few months ;), I think we will keep them. Unfortunately, if that happens, it will mean that Roger and Milly will no longer be allowed together at all because we are not wanting to be breeders.

I'm having a hard time working today, waiting and watching to see if we get anymore babies!!!! :)

[Aspen and Misty]

SC huh ;) I'm coming down to Mrytle Beach for the next 3 weeks )visiting my sister). Maybe I'll have to stop in and see the lil cutie!!! :p

MORE PICTURES!!! ;)

Ash

[lv4dogs]

Oooh what a cutie patootie! Happy BIRDday little bird!
I love cockatiels, someday I hope to have one.

[lbaker]

OH MY Logan! How wonderful and exiting for you and for Helen but especially for Milly & Roger :D What does Roger think of all this..... proud papa and such a sweet momma :)

[NoahsMommy]

I would LOVE to have a cockatiel!!! I guess its a good thing your so far away from me. ;)

How fun and exciting! Baby birdies are sooooo neat!!!

Congrats!

[gini]

Logan, that just has to be one of the dearest pictures I have seen. A brand new life, chirping away in your home - with more on the way.

How can you not just stay by the cage all day?

Congratulations all around - to the proud Momma and Poppa!

Pretty soon you can take the chorus "on the road" while they all sing Zippety Do Dah that Poppa will surely teach them immediately.

[Pam]

It doesn't get any more precious than this! Somehow I was not expecting the eggs and baby to be so big! I know, I know, they are small, but I guess I was expecting the little cutie to be the size of a large insect! LOL! As you can see, I know NOTHING about birds! Better you than me Logan! I would be beside myself! How absolutely darling! :)

[momoffuzzyfaces]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We'll get that corus line chiping Zippity Do Da, now!

It's soooooooo cute!!!!!!

Does this mean you are a grandmother?:eek: :D

[popcornbird]

Oh my GOSH!!!! So you DID hear chirping when I asked you yesterday afternoon!!! I cannot BELIEVE it!!! Logan's a Granny!!! He he he! The baby is SO precious!!! I think they get even uglier once their baby down falls off :p, but once they get their feathers, they're the cutest things on the planet! Congratulation Mama Milly, Daddy Roger, Logan, and your whole family!! Did you think of a name for the little guy? :p It will be exciting to see what colors they all turn out to be!

Oh Logan, I'm SO excited for you!!! If you keep them, be sure to keep all males seperate from all females, or you'll be going through this all the time. :p How exciting!!! Keep us updated, and keep posting pics as the baby grows! I want to watch them grow from the day they hatch, till the day they get all their feathers! :D

:D:D:D

[CathyBogart]

Oh my, congratulations!! Way to go Milly!! :D

[Logan]

A couple more so you can see a little better

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[Vermontcat]

Oh WOW! This is great!:D
Congratulations Grandma Logan!:)
It is so nice that you posted some photos for us too so we don't have to beg for them!;)
Keep us updated, this is so exciting!:)

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

AWWW how cute!!!

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Logan
A couple more so you can see a little better

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Awww!!! I can see his closed eyes, and his itty bitty little wings now! Do you have any idea when their eyes open? Is Milly still *sitting* on him along with the other eggs? He seems to be in the way if she needs to sit on the other eggs, but I think she needs to keep him/her warm too. What does daddy Roger think? Is he helping at all?

[slick]

OMG that's the sweetest thing I've ever seen.

Congrats Logan! Both of you must be very proud GrandMa and GrandPa!

[Karen]

Welcome to the world, Little Little! We'll all be breatheless waiting to see if any of your fellow eggies hatch, and waiting to watch you grow! :)

[Randi]

Awww, little baby birdies - how exiting! :) :p Looks like the little one is eagerly waiting for the others. :D

Congratulations grandma! Well done! :) :)

[gini]

I just made myself chuckle...........

"Logan - Mother of Many" should now be........

"Logan - Mother of Many More"

[QueenScoopalot]

What a darling little butter yellow baby! How do you tell sexes in cockatiels? I know with budgies it's determined by the nose covering. Baby birds grow so incredibly fast so you MUST take daily pictures, so we all get to watch baby progress! :D Congrats all around! :)

[K9soul]

That is so so adorable Logan. Dawn lays eggs off and on but there is no Mr. Dawn so I just wait till she gets bored with them and take them out then. :)

When my mom bred parakeets for awhile, I remember the babies hatching 2-3 days apart. I bet the other eggs will hatch too. You'll have to take more pictures as they grow!

[RobiLee]

OMG...I think this is just SO exciting.

Congrats to you all!

Make sure you keep us updated and keep posting pics. I just love this.

Robin :)

[Logan]

Originally posted by gini
I just made myself chuckle...........

"Logan - Mother of Many" should now be........

"Logan - Mother of Many More"

Hehehe!!!! :p :p :p How funny, Gini!!!!!

[trayi52]

How exciting!! I hope you take pictures everyday, so we can watch that baby grow! That will be so much fun!

Congratulations to you and the mama and the papa!

Willie:)

[shais_mom]

Whoa!
I sat here and read thru your thread with my mouth OPEN!!!!!
What a shock!!!

But congratulations!!!! Who would have thunk you would be a grandma to a FID!!

[K9soul]

Originally posted by QueenScoopalot
How do you tell sexes in cockatiels?

Just thought I'd try to answer this :). Tiels you really can't definitely tell until they are adults unless DNA testing is done. The differences in adult hens and males is sort of dependent on their coloring. Regular grey females are usually not quite as bright as the males. Non-lutinos tend to have little bars under their tales that fade on the males but stay on the females. On pearled tiels, females keep the pearl look while the males tend to lose the pearling on their backs, it just turning into more large blotchy patches than the "pearls."

[Logan]

That is a great explanation, Jessica. Being new to Cockatiel ownership, I had to read a lot when we got Roger. When Milly came along, her name was Willy. I'll bet if I did a search back I could find posts here on Pet Talk where I told her (his) story. The more I read, the more I realized that the people who told me it was a boy were wrong. Now I can prove that for sure! ;) But she has the bars on the underside of her tail, and it is also obvious because her orange cheeks are very muted in comparison to Roger's.

I know there are some more questions people asked, but the only other one I remember is that Popcornbird asked if Milly continues to sit on the baby and the eggs and yes, she does. It is interesting to look at her because she is holding herself differently, much more puffed up and spread out. I'm sure that is to help shift her weight to not hurt the baby. Their instincts are remarkable!! :)

So far, only the one baby, but as Jessica mentioned, there could be several days between hatchings because she laid the eggs over a week long period. :)


Logan

[Pam]

Originally posted by gini
I just made myself chuckle...........

"Logan - Mother of Many" should now be........

"Logan - Mother of Many More"


or Gini,
"Logan - Mother of Many" and now
"Logan - Mother of Many and Granny of one" (so far anyway!) LOL!

[Rachel]

Oh, I am so glad I did not miss this thread and got to see the picture of the latest member of the family. Pam is right about the size of the eggs. Wow, how did Milly ever push those things out?
Does Baby Bird have a name yet? I'll have to forgo the *cute* adjective for the time being, from my experience the little ones who start out challenged on the cuteness scale are often the most beautiful as they start to grow.

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to share these pictures, but now that you've started, we'll all be clamouring for more. :)

[Cookiebaker]

Mark came running when he hear my whoooop! Logan, that is sooo AWESOME!! What a beautiful baby bird! Please, please, please please keep us updated?? (New digi. camera just in time, huh?)

Congratulations!!!! :D:D:D:D:D


p.s. I would have definitely rated this thread a 5 star!!! ;)

[apcrs5122]

:DBabies!!!:D Oh, CONGRATULATIONS!!! I can't wait to hear more, if the others hatch, and how the baby is progressing. Keep us updated!
It must be so exciting!:) The little thing is so tiny, and adorable!
How about some pics of the little guy with its momma:p;)

[Logan]

We came home from church tonight and we have two new babies! :) I'll post pictures later. :) :)

Say a little prayer for our babies. I want them to be ok. :)

[Cookiebaker]

What a good Mommy Milly! She's a goooood egg warmer to make two babies!!!

Congratulations (x2) again!

:D

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Logan
We came home from church tonight and we have two new babies! :) I'll post pictures later. :) :)

Say a little prayer for our babies. I want them to be ok. :)

TWO new babies? So now there are three? :D Yippee!!! I'm sure #4 will hatch soon too. More pictures please!!! I will definitely be praying for all of your little babies! What a good mama Milly is!

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by Logan
We came home from church tonight and we have two new babies! :) I'll post pictures later. :) :)

Say a little prayer for our babies. I want them to be ok. :)

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

PICS PICS PICS!!!

[Logan]

These are the two new babies, born tonight:
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This is baby #1 (born on Friday):
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Baby #1 and one of the new babes:
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A couple more coming!

[Logan]

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[Vermontcat]

YAY! YAY! :D
Two more babies!
And you even posted some new photos before I could even ask!:)
Good luck with all the babies now! The photos are great!:)

[Logan]

That's it for now. Scott took a couple of short video clips, too, but they are huge and I don't know if I can figure out how to share them, or not.

Thanks for your interest, everyone. We'll keep you posted on egg #4 and the babies. :)

Logan

[Cookiebaker]

Thankyou, thank you Logan! I have goosebumps looking at the pictures! I can't stop LOOKING!! :D

[popcornbird]

OMG!!! More baby pics! They are SO little Logan! SO little! I can't stop looking at the pics! I can hardly believe Popcorn and Muffin once looked like that!! I can't wait till their feathers start coming out. Then we can see what colors they're going to be! How exciting! Have you named them, or not yet?

[Logan]

No names, yet. Scott is so afraid that I'm going to get too attached, then something might happen to them. He wants me to wait a while. I think once they get stronger and can lift their little heads up and their eyes will open, then I might have to start naming them!!!

Popcornbird, you can imagine that all I want to do is sit here and watch every move they make! :) They are so very sweet. I just wish you guys could hear them. They make noises when they eat, but very little, otherwise. They are soft, chirping noises.........so sweet. :)

[Aspen and Misty]

CAN I HAVE ONE!!!! PLEASE.....PRETTY PLEASE!!!!


They are sooooooo cute!!!!!!!

Ash :D

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Logan


Popcornbird, you can imagine that all I want to do is sit here and watch every move they make! :) They are so very sweet. I just wish you guys could hear them. They make noises when they eat, but very little, otherwise. They are soft, chirping noises.........so sweet. :)

I think I am going to have to find a way to sneak to your house. I want to see those babies SO bad!!!

[captain]

Oh boy Logan ............. what cutie-pies!!!!!

Congrats!

[gini]

Logan, I just came home from a wedding, but I just had to check out your thread before going to bed.

So tender, so sweet, so dear............aww, I could just go on and on.

Isn't Mother Nature just the best? Yes, prayers will be said for all - babies and Millie and Roger too.

I think Scott is on to something............he sees many cages in his future and he is trying to gently prepare you for separation at some point.

But, if you decide to keep them, don't forget that TODAY is the day that you set up their college fund.........it will take that long to save enough.:D :D

[RobiLee]

This is so fascinating!!! I love watching this. I wish I could come and visit and see it in person. Please, please, keep taking pictures so we can watch their progress. I am so happy and excited watching all this. You guys are making me want to get a bird. I love all of your tiels'.

I can't wait for an update.

Robin :)

[Rachel]

I'm still in awe of Milly and how she accomplished her goal. She is one very determined Mama, and just think of how elated she must be at the outcome. What is Roger's opinion of all that has occurred? As for me, this itty bitty stage is nerve wracking.

Congratulations, Logan, on the two new additions.

[QueenScoopalot]

That's so exciting having two more fragile babies join the family! Too bad you won't be able to tell who's who in a week. Hope you're handing out carrot stick cigars for Roger & Milly!

[Kona & Oreo's mom]

What an amazing miracle! They are so tiny.

[aly]

Logan you're killing me! I just had to look on mapquest to see how long it'd take me to drive there. 17 hours!!!!

They are soooo cute. I've been wanting a cockatiel or 2 for a looooong time.

My bf's brother lives in SC and his wife is pregnant. I should tell her to hurry up and have her baby so we get an excuse to travel that way!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

3 babies! WOW! Soon Milly will have a full house!
They are so cute!!!!
:D

[apcrs5122]

Two more!!!:D Such sweet, adorable baby birds! The pictures are precious, I keep going back to look:) Keep us updated, we want to see how they grow and change. And of course about the 4th egg.

[Rottieluver45]

You`re soooo lucky!!!!! I want one!! Why don`t you keep them?!?!?! Not enough room? Anywho! Awwwwwww!!!!! They`re sooooooo cute!! Anymore pics?

[tatsxxx11]

Congratulations, Logan! I mean Milly and Roger:D Oh, what precious little birdies! The pics are amazing:):):) I'm so looking forward to watching them grow up!:) Woo hoo!:D:D:D

[CamCamPup33]

AW! Yay, how cutee!

I want a birdy! :p

[Cincy'sMom]

I can't believe I've been missing all the excitement!! Congrats Grandma Logan!!! How sweet those newborns are!!!

We'll be praying they grow into strong, healthy birds :)

[Nibbles]

New babies! How special. Hatchday is so exciting

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Any news on egg #4?
Of course, 3 babies will be plenty but a quartet ... would add to the fun! How are the wee ones?:D

[Logan]

No quartet, so far, Connie, but I am still watching!!! For me, 3 is enough, so if the other baby doesn't make his/her appearance, that's ok with me!!! :o

Are you prepared to take one or two???? hehehe!!

Logan

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Originally posted by Logan
No quartet, so far, Connie, but I am still watching!!! For me, 3 is enough, so if the other baby doesn't make his/her appearance, that's ok with me!!! :o

Are you prepared to take one or two???? hehehe!!

Logan I'd love one but with 4 cats, I don't think it would be wise! The wee ones deserve to live fear free!:eek: :D

[NoahsMommy]

Three now??? Oh how wonderful!! That will be so neat to watch them grow. Will you show us???? I've never seen baby birds age from birth.

OK....if Aly is 17 hours away, I'd be about 27. Hmmm...Aly, up for a road trip??? ;)