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LinnieGirl good answers! My opinion on those 3 methods of care, I bounce the question back to you.... what is the desired result? For breeding I like a hand fed hen with a parent raised male, or two hand feds. Parent raised will be wild, and not enjoyed as much by another breeder, and VERY hard...

I love your GIF! How is it going? How old was he when you got him, how long have you had him? I ask as the nails look a little long in this picture, so I am guessing if this was when you first got him, he was older than the age a hand fed baby usually goes home?

Incubator hatches are tough. They need constant high 90's temps in a brooder, and tiny feeds every hour round the clock for the first few days, then you can stretch to it 90 minutes overnight. Formula needs to be super thin, and if you accidently over-feed, the crop stretches and stops digesting...

Clipping is a personal choice. In the US, most of us that handfeed will clip with a modest, 3 primaries from each wing for going home to keep them safe, and aid in the taming process. When they molt out, most leave them flighted. How is it going now?

Mine like triangle or circle swings best. I find that clipped wings makes the balance not so great. Diameter of the perch surface needs to be thin, or "grippy" to help with traction.

Great! That will help soften any pinnies. Then they usually will rub them out themselves on soft toys if they don't let you do them. Kingston will likely take care of all of them in the future. As long as they don't overdo it, it is great to see! Dark striations in the feathering is the first...

Adorable. I find background noise helps them talk it up.

Sorry I am late to the party! Somehow this notification didn't come through. Congrats on the babies! Though technically an open band is better than no band, it doesn't really tell true age or breeder (some people take them off and reuse them on other birds!), and the open slit makes them more...

Great photos! So glad they are getting along famously ♥

Thank you for that info! I wondered about the high alfalfa, and some of the others on the short ingredient list without much protein not being sufficient. TOPS pellets being cold pressed was something that intrigues many of our clients exploring pellet options due to mess and a desire to firm up...

Plucking babies come in a couple different types, and for various reasons. 1. Plucking "fuzz" - this means you need to watch to make sure it doesn't continue, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. Not particularly harmful to the babies. 2. Plucking "pins" - this is the removal of new feathers...

Susan loves hers! I haven't tried them, but used to like Brinsea chick heat plates. I am an Rcom fan at this point in time, but costs an arm and a leg. I have tried to take things off my constant worry list as I am homeschooling now, so I paid for simplifying humidity and temp. I used the Tweety...

Hi Cocoa! He's adorable. Glad it is going better. Babies explore with their beaks, so that may be what you are experiencing. I find males to be more "beaky". Have you considered a modest clip? 3 Primaries from each wing is usually enough to help with taming and safety initially. If you find him...

Linnies have the sweetest eyes, don't they? Big and sweet!

I am so glad you have a Linnie! They are great! 12 weeks is a bit older than is when a hand reared baby is normally sold. So, it is possible after weaning he didn't get handled as much and needs a little work. That can be tougher when babies aren't clipped (modestly) as they love to go exploring...

Adorable! How old? I see some pin feathers in the face. Is he tame? I find it can take up to 30 days for them to fully relax.

Linnies molt at 10-12 months for the first time usually. May be feathers that were lost in fledging or moving. If clipped, that can take almost a year to come back since they don't molt all the flight feathers at each molt period.

Great! Yes, use of GW has to be careful. When does he come home?

Eddie's Aviary - Massachusetts - Linnies, English Budgies, Cockatiels

Eddie's Aviary - Massachusetts - Linnies, English Budgies, Cockatiels