Little Flock of Lovebirds and Greencheeks Aviary

12/05/2025

12/04/2025

Baby #5 is hiding

12/03/2025

I finally pulled the six cinnamon dilute chicks for handfeeding.
Granted, a little later than usual due to actually pursuing some fun events outside of birds for a change.
I banded them and set them up and administered their first feeding.
And then remembered why I pull them earlier, because the older ones are not taking to it as easily as the younger ones.
Later that day, I started to clean out the nestbox which is not easily accessible, so I usually clean it without looking in it, by touch. Suddenly I felt another bird in it.
At first I thought it was mom, checking to see what I was doing.
But nope.
There was a seventh chick in pin feathers, whose existence was clearly hidden from me the whole time.
I had no idea that she hatched a total of seven babies (that's a huge clutch), and the parents successfully raised them all without help so far.
This is the "hidden chick"

12/01/2025

Baby #4 is here!

11/30/2025

My friend Kris in Pottsville PA has two beautiful Sun Conure girls available.
They are about 14 weeks old.
Suns are the greatest, as long as you are hard of hearing!
If they were canaries, we'd welcome their frequent vocalization.
Alas, "the song of their people" is enthusiastic, but detrimental to human eardrums.
But if you can handle it (and everyone in your household too), they are the BEST!
Let me know if interested, and I'll put you in touch with her.

11/29/2025

And baby #3 greeted the world.
Juju and Bean are such doting parents!

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving !

11/25/2025

Second baby is here!

11/22/2025

Hatched today and already has a great home lined up....
Wish it was that way for all of them!

11/21/2025

Just about time to pull them.
I'll miss my "vacation" when I could actually leave the house for a full day.
But also looking forward to some handfeeding.

11/19/2025

Finally I caught a photo of Nova and Domino together.
Domino is the boy with the white toes.

11/18/2025

Sarafina went home today.
Definitely going to miss her, she is such a gentle soul.
But she's going to a loving home with a resident greencheek.
I was super tempted to keep her, but that's how I usually end up with too many birds.
And the new owner is super excited about her.
I know Sarafina will be very happy there.