Youngster Update :-)

Onyx and Blackie's "early bird" baby is still doing fine. It can fly now, and perches with its mom and dad. I see hints of black cheeks! :-D

Pearl and Smudge's two babies left the nest late last week, and are doing fine except for a little plucking from the parents. I suspect both parents are doing it, and are also plucking each other a bit. Not much I can do until the chicks are weaned, since it's most likely both parents doing it. I did remove the nest box to discourage them from wanting to start a new clutch.

Frostie and Streak's babies are most likely weaned now, but they're still with their parents for the time being. All are getting along just fine. :-)

Whisper and Creamsicle have an approximately-8-day-old hatchling! I didn't mention it for fear of jinxing it (LOL!), because it was the TINIEST baby I've EVER seen. They're feeding it, and it's growing like a weed, so perhaps it was just a "runt" even though the other eggs weren't viable. If it looks anything like it's older brother (Sprinkles), it'll be gorgeous! :-)

As soon as Pearl and Smudge's babies are weaned (2 weeks or so), I'll be able to move the huge double flight cage into my bird room and replace that wall of cages. :-)

I plan to replace my remaining 24" breeder cages with 30"-ers at the bird fair in March/April. The 24"-ers are fine, but 30"-ers give them much more room (length and depth) for just 6 more inches of wall space. Gotta save up some pennies! :-D