Above: Muffin, just after s/he was handfed. :-)
Above: Muffin, Bagel, and Biscuit. You can see how Muffin gets squooshed down under the bigger birds, causing Whisper to accidentally miss feeding him/her. I can't wait until they fledge so I can clean their icky nest box! :-) Chances are, it would be okay to do it now, but too much interference can cause the parent(s) to abandon the nest. Except in extreme cases, I try to wait until the babies fledge.
Above: Smoky, Tangerine and Echo's son. Yep, it's a boy! You can tell from the speckled brown feathers coming in on his sides, and also the hint of orange starting to show up in his cheeks. His mom plucked him quite a bit, plus he's molting, but he's starting to fill back in nicely now. He's up for adoption if anyone is interested in taking the cute l'il fellow home with them. :-) See my adoption pages for details.
Above: Lily and Blackie. Blackie is the one whose foot got tangled in the hair that was mixed in the bag of nesting materials. He's doing considerably better now. :-) The hurt foot is the one in the front (his left foot).
Above: Blackie again.
Above: Frostie and Streak's new babies. They're about 4-6 days old here.
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