Two babies hatched out on May 22, 2005. One hatched in
the morning (Toad) and the other hatched that same afternoon (Peepers).
Much to our surprise, baby #3 came along at 8:15pm on May 25, 2005. We
named this one Pipsqueak.
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This is Georgie tending to her first (and my first) baby and Jules, the Daddy climbing the bars above them. The baby is just a few hours old here. |
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We named this little one "Toad" after my husband's first cockatiel. This photo was taken on the baby's first day, May 22, 2005. |
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Now the baby is two days old in this photo, shown here with Georgie, the Mom. |
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Here is Mom with "The Nanny" (LulaBelle). Lula was our Animal Cops rescue bird and she is 16 yrs old. |
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Jules joins them in this photo here on the baby's Day 2 of life. Jules and Lula were a couple and now the three are one big happy family. |
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LulaBelle, their "Nanny", takes a turn at feeding one of the youngsters while Mom Georgie watches on, keeping the other baby warm meanwhile. |
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Daddy Jules takes his turn keeping babies warm. |
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Pipsqueak was born 8:15pm on May 25, 2005. The sibling you see behind Mom there is only 3 days older than Pipsqueak. What a difference 3 days makes! |
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Proud Daddy (Jules) shows off his babies (L to R) Peepers, Pipsqueak and Toad. |
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Here Jules feeds his youngest, Pipsqueak, who is less than 24 hours old here. |
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Babies are 5 days old, 5-27-05. Shown here with Daddy, Jules, who is a cinnamon cockatiel. |
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5-27-05 - Dad feeds Peepers. |
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There are 3 little babies in this ball of yellow fuzz and naked pink skin, along with a fresh little baby poo in the lower left corner (oops). 5-27-05 |
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The two oldest are 9 days old now (Toad has the dark wings spread out) and the youngest baby is 6 days old. Everyone has their eyes open now. |
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6-01-05 Daddy Jules tends to his chicks. |
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Here you see "Mom's other boyfriend" (Sunshine) helping with babies. |
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Peepers (left) and Toad (right). 6-01-05 |
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6-05-05 - From (L) to (R) - Toad and Peepers (2 wks old) and Pipsqueak/Piper (12 days old). |
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Baby #1 - Toad, at age 15 days. Looks like he's going to be a pearl. |
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Baby #2 - Peepers, also 15 days old. Looks like this guy is also going to be a pearl. |
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Baby #3 - This is Pipsqueak (aka Piper). I'm still not certain of the mutation yet, but this little one is only 12 days old. |
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Toad at 17 days on 6-8-05. |
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Peepers at age 17 days on 6-8-05. |
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Pipsqueak at age 2 weeks on 6-8-05. |
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Here the trio is showing off their pretty new feathers coming in on 6-9-05. |
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Here is the baby trio on 6-12-05, from top to bottom we have Peepers, Toad and Piper (aka Pipsqueak). |
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The babys are 4 weeks old and the youngest (in the back on the left) is 24 days old today - Father's Day, June 19, 2005. |
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Not only is June 19th their first day in a "adult cage" but it is also their first taste of pulverized pellets - and they LIKED them! <grin> |
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This is the female Pipsqueak up front and one of her brothers behind her on July 3rd. She is almost 6 weeks old here. |
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Peeper's First Bath on July 5th. |
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This is Peepers on July 7th. He will be going to his new home in Grand Blanc soon. |
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This is Toad on July 7th. He was the first-hatched baby here and he is 46 days old in this photo. |
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Another photo of 46 day old Toad. |
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Here is the baby trio - Peepers on top, Pipsqueak the only girl at the lower left and Toad the oldest boy in the lower right of this photo. |
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