The babies graduated from the brooder to their new cage.

They are having a great time exploring all the toys and perches.

They just finished eating, need to get a towel and clean them up, I give them a few minutes to preen and they seem to get a lot of it off themselves and each other.

This is the oldest one "Roulette"..loves to lay in the palm of my hand...he loves all the attention.. He likes it when i pet his head and cheeks... he is so loving and affectionate.

They follow me around wherever I move to on the floor. Its funny to watch them.. if i move they aren't far behind. They sure are growing up fast.

Check out my Lovebird Movie

Click on the link below to view my movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iubMrTySmqs

Don't worry Chuck, I don't think he will pooh on your head!

So for the first time ever, Manhattan flew to my arm.

This was an exciting experience. He was kept at the petstore as a breeder, untame and never let out of cage to fly. I've been working with him everyday building up the trust with him and Margaritta (his mate). She ended up flying to me yesterday as well. Check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNN4r0OtdCs

Margaritta sings a song while we all sit back and listen.

Wouldn't it be great to know exactly what are pets say and

communicate to each other. I'm sure she is singing about those

little gifts sleeping below!

Manhattan is down tending to the babies....he is a proud daddy.


Margaritta observing from above, she is a great mama bird.

Manhattan and Margaritta hanging out in the coconut hut.

Babies in the brooder.

Born on August 2nd

Baby Name: Pai Gow

Born on July 30th

Baby Name: Poker

Born on July 27th

Baby Name: Keno

Born on July 29th

Baby Name: Blackjack

Born on July 26th

Baby Name : Roulette

Cage for my Baby Birds

Will be a month or so before they

are able to enjoy their new home.

UPS came today with 165lbs of bird cage for me to put together. I opened the box and set all the pieces out and was looking over the parts list they sent. On the list it read assembly time approximately 20 minutes (chuckles... yeah right). I continued to look through the box, only to discover they didn't send any directions. So much for the 20 minutes..lol. So anyway I called the manufacturer and they sent me some directions via email... they had maybe 8 sentences it read put parts A to B ect..well that would be great if the parts were labeled and included everything they sent me. So the 20 minutes turned into about 2 hours, but i have a cage :)

Lovebird Feeding Schedule

• 2 Weeks Old 5 feedings every 4 hours (8:00a.m. 12:00p.m 4:00p.m 8:00p.m. 12:00a.m.) feed approximately 3.5-4.5 cc feed till crops are full or baby refuses to eat anymore food.
• 3 Weeks Old 4 feedings every 4 hours (8:00a.m. 12:00p.m. 4:00p.m. 8:00p.m.) feed approximately 4.5-5.5 cc feed till crops are full or baby refuses to eat anymore food. Introduce soft avicakes after birds have been fed.
• 4 Weeks Old 3 feedings every 6 hours (8:00a.m. 2:00p.m. 8:00p.m.) feed approximately 5.5-6.5 cc depending on the size of the babies. Do Not Drop Feeding to 3 unless babies are eating avicakes on a regular basis. Introduce crushed nutri-berries and small pellet bird food by hand feeding after formula feeding. This is also the time to Introduce Water.
• 5 Weeks Old 2 feedings every 12 hours (8:00a.m. 8:00p.m.) feed approximately 6.5-9.0 cc depending on size of babies or until crops are full. Introduce bird seed at this time for the extra fat content needed between feeding and energy for flight. 5.5 Weeks of Age Birds will begin to Fly this is when they are placed in a cage with a cozy tent for all the babies to sleep in.
• 6 Weeks Old 1 feeding per day (6 or 8p.m.) feed approximately 7.0-10.0 cc Babies are filling up on adult bird food during morning and should begin weaning during this week.
• 7 Weeks Old birds should be weaning, if they don't cry for food then don't feed baby formula this week. Introduce cooked foods at this stage, sprouts, vegetables, wheatgrass and fruits.
• 8 Weeks Old Weaned bird. Never clip wings until the bird is completely weaned. During the weaning process it is important to spend as much time socializing and training,, during this time the bird is no longer dependent on us for food so spending as much time with your bird will keep it tame.

Born on July 26th

Proud Parents

Manhattan and Margaritta

Growing Up Fast

Born July 26, July 27, July 29, July 30, August 2nd

Baby Names: Roulette, Keno, Blackjack, Poker, and Pai Gow

Lovebirds

Awoke July 3rd to discover my two pair of American Pied Lovebirds had layed the first of seven eggs. Its now August 9th.. 5 of the 7 eggs have hatched. I'm not sure about the last two eggs... its been about a week now since the last baby hatched and I think these last two may not be fertile. Just as well I suppose... I think 5 babies will keep me plenty busy. However, I'm going to leave the last two eggs in the nesting box for a few days to be sure... I'm not losing hope yet!