I found an egg!!

[binka_nugget]

I found an egg in the bird cage today! I put a couple new things in their cage a few weeks ago.. one was a cardboard box (I put it on the floor of the cage to act as a little hiding corner for my shy birds). It didn't occur to me that they might use it as a breeding box! I found it when I was moving a couple things around. When I moved the box, I noticed the tiny little egg! No wonder Tonks and Luna were hissing at me everytime I went near the cage!

Right now Dad (Luna ) is sitting on the egg. Tonks is standing guard near the box.

I wasn't planning on breeding this pair (I was actually hoping to research more and hopefully breed Ozzie to Allie one day). I sure hope it hatches though! How exciting!

(I managed to get a picture too. Seeing as how I had already moved the box, I thought I might as well take a pic. )

[Logan]

What a familiar sight! Cockatiel, right??

[binka_nugget]

Yep! Mum's a cinnamon and dad's a Lutino

[Logan]

Hope you don't get 8 like I'm dealing with, right now! LOL!!!!!

[lute]

how exciting! wha a shocker! i hope it hatches!

[Chilli]

What a wonderful surprise! And it sounds like they're being good parents.
Congradulations on the egg^^.

[Sevaede]

Ooooohoohoo! Congrats!

All this bird talk is giving me birdie fever. :P

[jesse_3]

Wow, that would be a huge surprise! I hope it hatches! How exciting!!!!

Steph and the crew

[Giselle]

Congrats!! (Pssst. Are you adding calcium supplements? Mom is really going to need the extra calcium. I lost my beloved hen to egg-bind but most of it was due to stress and other factors...*sigh* I miss those days...)

[binka_nugget]

I haven't added any calcium supplements yet since this was a surprise, but I'll be picking up some today.

[Logan]

Giselle, help me with a question. I am using crushed boiled eggs (with the shells) to supplement Mily's calcium. And she has a Cuttlebone. Should I be doing something else?

Logan

[Giselle]

Fresh veggies! One thing my birds LOVED was fresh kale, brocolli, bok choy, and carrot tops. However, I didn't combine all the supplements because too much calcium is detrimental as well. What I did was rotate my supplements.

My birds have a "supplement dish" which is specifically for supplements only. During breeding season, I would make my own eggfood (bread crumbs + crushed eggs and eggshells) and mix that in with storebought eggfood and crushed pellets (Harrison and Zupreem mainly). They would pick and nibble at this stuff for a day or two until I threw it out. After they were done with this powder supplement, I would take out the supplement dish and place a bunch of fresh veggies in its place. I hung mine on skewers because I find that keets especially love climbing on them.

[Logan]

Thank you. Mine are getting plenty of fresh vegetables, so I'm doing something right! LOL!!!

[flamepony12]

eee, how exciting! it looks so teeny. I hope it hatches too, it'll be fun to watch it grow up

By the way, I recieved the check today in the mail. I'm just too lazy to PM you. hehe.

[molucass]

Aww! I hope it hatches.