More bird talk
Aug. 21st, 2005 01:06 amThe youngest of the cockatiel chicks died sometime today. My dad thinks that Jack accidentally trampled it when he was fending off the lovebirds yesterday (Friday). The two surviving chicks were taken in today so that we could try handfeeding them. They seemed to accept the food, but we don't have very precise instruments for feeding them, so we eventually put them back in the nesting box for Jack and Jill to take care of. I'm a little concerned that Jack and Jill might not accept the chicks back, since they're both been sitting outside tonight.
The chicks are named J.J. (Jack Jr.) and Jiji. J.J. is supposedly male, and Jiji is supposedly female.
Carni (youngest of the budgies) somehow got out of the aviary in the afternoon. She flew around and left the backyard for awhile, but she eventually came back and hung around the aviary. My dad bought a net to catch her, and now she's safely back inside. Hopefully she doesn't try to get out again; she easily shows the most personality of all the budgies, and I think everyone would miss her presence right away.
The chicks are named J.J. (Jack Jr.) and Jiji. J.J. is supposedly male, and Jiji is supposedly female.
Carni (youngest of the budgies) somehow got out of the aviary in the afternoon. She flew around and left the backyard for awhile, but she eventually came back and hung around the aviary. My dad bought a net to catch her, and now she's safely back inside. Hopefully she doesn't try to get out again; she easily shows the most personality of all the budgies, and I think everyone would miss her presence right away.