26 Days Old

17 Day Old Baby Budgie

Well, we have only one baby budgie at present. Mama (Winnie) laid five eggs and sat tight on them for a couple of weeks and then one day I noticed her sitting outside of the nest for what seemed a long time. I felt the eggs and they did not feel as warm as they should. I'm not sure why she left them for so long and I thought that surely they would not hatch. To my delight right on schedule egg # 1 did hatch! Sadly he was the only one. I guess that the others got cooled down too much.
On the bright side(always look at the bright side) this little one was very well cared for by mama and papa birds. He is very healthy and bright, Of course he loves to be held, cuddled, and loved-easy to do as he is so sweet.