Green Cheek Conure Nursery Journal 2010
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The updates on our babies from their new families is in blue below
August 31, 2010 With mixed emotions, we sent our last 2 babies home yesterday. Jonathon called to update me about band 290 who went all the way to MI and Linda just emailed me an update on band 289. Band 288 went home last week after flying all the way to New Hampshire. I ship a lot and am grateful to the good care that Delta and Continental give our babies. I am also grateful to God for His tender care. Below are our final 3 babies! The parents were Beau and Rain.
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Band 288 (reserved by Diane and flew to the east coast on 8/24/10.)
Dear Beth,
I've thought
about you and you family very gratefully many times over the
last month that I received my green cheek baby (band #288).
I was and still am very impressed with your breeding
expertise and I can now honor the decision that you made in
making me wait for my baby even though I wanted it early and
was willing to spoon feed myself, and the fact that you
honored your reputation for delivering healthy birds and
preferred not to do so, even though I'm a very experienced
birder, You mentioned that it would be against your better
judgement because you had relinquished an older bird from
the same clutch to another woman you entrusted and were
having reservations about it as it is not your policy to do
such a thing (i'm only mentioning this to familiarize you
with which clutch my baby is from) How is that bird, by the
way, I hope all went well. Anyway, I was very impressed at
how often you answered all my questions at length when I
called and the photos you sent on a regular basis to
familiarize me with my baby. I know that someone was always
holding him and socializing with him, which is was very
obvious to me the moment I received the bird and the
trusting nature and kissing and gentle "beaking" I received
the first night....Soooo sweet....The bird arrived in a
specially designed crate with all kinds of healthy food,
instructions, and was sealed like fort knox; I'm sure to
protect from ANY possible mishap thru the airlines... I
called the minute I received him, as you had asked my to do
and stressed the importance of letting you know he was
safe.. I appreciated your genuine concern for the bird, even
after you already had been paid. The bird is very healthy
and I appreciate the fact that you are knowledgable and very
careful from the beginning that there is no cross
contamination and the design of your breeding area to
eliminate any disease from other birds and the ventilation
system etc. Other breeders could certainly learn a valuable
lesson from you on that front. (I researched birds in my own
are in New Hampshire and was less that impressed with the
careless way they would put the baby birds in a room where
they were cleaning other bird cage parts from different
varieties. You have a wonderful, caring family environment
and a very real and rare respect for birds..It was well
worth the extra cost and flight expense to have a healthy
baby I know I'll have for a very long time.....Thank you so
much for such a friendly companion, he's not afraid of
animals or any people..Keep up the good work. I've referred
two of my friends, who like myself have owned many birds
over the years and take their birds very seriously and have
seen your website and are impressed as I am. I know I'm
sounding winded, but I'm just very blessed and full of
gratitude and I sit with my new friend. Thank your daughters
for me too! It was fun when I talked to them about the
birds, they gave me a lot of valuable information too....bye
for now
Diane
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Band 289
My e-mail is temporarily out just so using my work e-mail, The baby is wonderful, when we got home I finished setting up her cage, just like the one she was in but white, Kiwi ate some food, we had a snack of grapes, peaches and bananas she has a great appetite, Kiwi snuggled up under my shirt, Kiwi the chihuahua ( Bently) and myself took a long nap, she acts like she has always been here, she likes Bently and he has finally found someone closer to his size to befriend, she will do great in this household, thanks for the work you do that brings so much joy for so many of us, today Kiwi will supervise the making of her mash.and take a shower.....Linda
Thank You
I asked Linda for a reference letter, and her email humbled us! We are trying to make our reference page more current. 9/16/10 I purchased a green cheek conure band 289 from Pampered Peeps Aviary in June 2010 after she hatched, following a long telephone conversation with Beth. Since I live in Phoenix, AZ I picked my bird up at the aviary in Beth’s home which was immaculate. I met Beth and her daughters’ pet birds and dogs which were all very content, well behaved and looked very healthy and their living conditions were immaculate and well thought out, each of her birds had their own cage and play area. My bird is very well socialized, loving and a wonderful pet. I took band 289 to a local certified avian veterinarian who gave her a well baby exam and she was found to be healthy and well adjusted, she was the hit of the vet’s office the time we were there. She could already step up, had a very healthy appetite when I brought her home. Beth was very informative, gave me lots of sound information and has always been very supportive with information, as is her website. I am not a novice bird person I have fostered many types of birds and owned a large Scarlet Macaw. I was very impressed with this aviary’s birds, their concern for the birds and their integrity dealing with future and current bird owners. I will be purchasing another bird from them in 2011. I highly recommend Pampered Peeps Aviary to anyone looking to purchase a green cheek conure or any other species they raise. You will not be sorry.
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Band 290 (flew to
Jonathon in MI)
Hey Beth, I thought now would be the best time to write a review
on ow my green cheek is doing. First i'll start with what I
named him. His name is Kiwi! I love him so much! When I picked
him up at the airport and when we drove off I got him out and I
was AMAZED at how tame he was!
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August 21. 2010 When your baby comes home to you, it is important that you feed in the same way that we feed for at least the first month. Some families stop feeding the mash after a while and feed just seed and pellets. This is not good for your bird. They need fresh foods and veggies. All of our babies leave here eating like these 3. They enjoy their mash. If you feed them junk food, it will "pervert" their taste buds and your bird will stop enjoying the mash. Click here to see a video of these 3 babies who are just about weaned and ready to go home to their new families. Read how to make the mash here.
| August 16. 2010 On these hot days, it is a refreshing activity to take our birds into a nursing home and share them with the residents. I encourage you all to do this too. They are good conversation makers and remind the people inside of God's beautiful creation. |
| August 15. 2010 We make our movies to help the buyers witness their baby's development. This movie is lengthy and covers a couple of days, but it shows how quickly they are growing. As of last night, band 288 and 289 are flying!!! All 3 are very social and friendly. |
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August 5 Three of
these babies are here with us. The oldest went to be handfed
elsewhere and met with tragedy. The youngest 3 are here with us
and maturing wonderfully. As you can see, the oldest is found
laying on its back often |
Band 288
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Band 289
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Band 290
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| July 20, 2010 All birds have flown our nest! We sent band 282 (Crimson Bellied Conure) home to Seattle this morning. The green cheeks are all home with their new families. We do have 4 new youngsters in the nest box to bring in and start handfeeding. Here they are pictured in the nest box and we plan on bringing in the oldest one tonight. |
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July 9, 2010 Hey everyone! This is Lisa...Thank you so much Jean, Cindy, and others who asked about my health and were praying for me. It was pretty bad for a while, but I am doing better now, and almost back to normal. I took some more pictures of all the babies today, so here they are.
| Band 283(flew to
Lisa in San Fran!)
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| Band 284
This baby is staying in
Phoenix.
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Band 285
(this little boy flew all the way to Jean in Maine)
We're home!!!!! He is just sitting quietly on my hand now.... he's not too interested in the food right now, but I noticed he attacked his millet in the crate. He's beautiful!! I will write more tomorrow, but for now, THANK YOU ALL!!!! Jean
Hi Beth and Girls!
Hi Lisa, thanks so much for
sending the flight suit/lanyard out. I have to tell you, I am a
sewer and went to the craft store and bought 2 yards of twill
tape and a small amount of velcro and made my own lanyard.
Yesterday evening was so beautiful... so I put the little flight
suit and lanyard on him and we went outside on the patio. He
loved it!!! And he was so busy looking at the big beautiful
blue sky that he didn't fuss about the flight suit at all!! |
Band 286 (this
baby went home with a really sweet Megan)
Things are doing really well.
She is super curious about everything and loves climbing to
the top of her cage and just looking at us. We named her Nyx,
which is the greek goddess of night and the moons because
she is really rambunctious at night right as it gets dark
out. Im getting a bit better with the flight suit although
Nyx isn't to pleased with it. Hopefully she will warm up to
it as we practice more. She likes to explore around the room
her cage is in and running up and down the back of our
sofa-you just have to be carful if you are sitting there
cause she loves to climb up in your hair and play there too.
I have a question about what kinds of fresh fruit you would
recommend feeding her? We have just been feeding the mash
and pellet so far.
Thanks,
-Megan
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July 3, 2010 Lots of time has
passed without an update. My oldest collapsed one day. After a
trip to the ER, we discovered she has Walking Pneumonia, but it
had progressed into a painful pleurisy. In some ways, this has
been good for the babies. We were forced to slow down as a
family. On average, we watch about 10 movies in an entire year
and don't even have a working TV, but this month, we have
allowed Lisa to rest by watching the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
That meant lots of laying around time and cuddle time for the
babies. Beau and Rain are back on 4 babies!!! The last one just hatched today. |
Band 283 (reserved by Lisa H.)
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Band 284 (Finian is reserved by Sue P.)
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Band 285
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Band 286 (reserved by Megan)
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June 24 2010 All of Zumo and Kaida's babies are inside. We often find the babies lying on their backs sleeping away. With how warm it is here in AZ, they are already in a cage and out of the brooder. The oldest Green cheek is wearing a flight suit already! |
Band 283
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Band 284
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Band 285
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Band 286
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| June 16, 2010 Tonight is the night to pull in the last two babies of Zumo and Kaida's. These oldest two are doing great, and are already wanting to come out of the brooder to see us! | Band 283
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Band 284
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| June 11, 2010 The first of Zumo and Kaida's babies are inside with us. These babies have been reserved by Sue P, Megan, Lisa H., and Jean. Typically, babies are just 2 days apart in age. Look at how much difference 2 days makes in development! | Band 283
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Band 284
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June 10 The oldest babies
have gone home, and we only have two Green Cheeks from this
clutch left! They are almost weaned, and can't wait to come meet
their new families!
We have started to bring in Zumo & Kaida's clutch, and there was a surprise in the box waiting for us! There are actually four babies instead of three! One had been hiding back in the corner, and had been totally overlooked. |
Band 274 ( for
Laura)
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Band 275 (for
Ryan)
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Band 273
(disabled leg)
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disabled bird. She ended up flying from Phoenix, AZ to a
wonderful bird home near Columbus, OH. Here is the email we got
when she arrived safely.
Morning Beth
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And another email came in that was very funny!
I thought you might enjoy a copy
of Peanuts report card for the 1st quarter. |
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Band 271 (reserved by Teri)
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Hi Beth! I just wanted to give you an update on 271. We named him/her Sweetpea, and he's doing great! I have been putting his flight suit on daily and have had no problems getting it on him. He doesn't like it and he grumbles but he tolerates all of it really well. He is great with my son and the rest of us too. The vet was really impressed with Sweetpea's plumage and health. He went on and on about how we "hit the jackpot" to find a breeder who was clearly so experienced and diligent with diet, hygiene, and socialization. He was very impressed that there are no stress bars on the feathers or yeast in poop. He said that is hard to do and you don't see it often. Thank you so much for doing such a great job! We love him. Teri |
| May 27 All the Green Cheeks are starting to want to fly! | Band 274 (reserved
by Laura)
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Band 275 (reserved
by Brooke)
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May 24 You can tell I am running when my daughters are the ones updating the nursery pages! Anna made this movie that combines one of the families that visit us weekly with their enjoyment of the baby birds. Click here to see it.
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(This is Lisa) When we first
bring the babies inside, they are really timid of people and of
hands reaching into the brooder or cage. But, after about a week
or so of them being with us, they are waiting at the cage door
to be brought out and played with. You can see on Band 271 how
happy he is to be held and scratched!
They are also very reluctant to
accept our syringe of handfeeding formula because they are used
to the hen's food. One day this weekend, we went to a horse show
and so the babies missed their lunch time feeding. That night,
they were all very hungry and desperate for food! So now, they
have become much better eaters, and feeding time is so much
easier on us...we don't have to fight them to eat the whole
time! Here is a picture of me with my stallion, Warrior, at the
show
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Band 273 (disabled
leg)
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Band 274
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Band 275
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| May 15, 2010 All of Beau's babies are inside now and are being fed! |
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Band 272
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Band 273
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Band 274
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Band
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May 8, 2010
Our kitchen babies are changing. Band 267 is
in his new home with Casey. Casey has another Green cheek for
her "Mango" to be friends with! By tomorrow, we will have 3 of Beau and Rain's babies inside with us. They began hatching on April 9, just like Rhett and Scarlett's.
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 Band 269 (reserved byStefanie M) |
 Band 270 (reserved by Rutu)
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 Band 271 (reserved) |
 Band 272 (reserved) |
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Band 268 (reserved by Athena) Hi Beth, Thanks for sharing the Memorial Day Parade video! I loved watching all the horses, dogs and people celebrating while having so much fun! Just an update...Ella, sometimes called Stormie-Ella, (yellow-sided green cheek) is doing just fine. Her appetite is excellent. She is feisty and loves attention. We are enjoying her very much. You know, paying such close attention to preparing a healthy diet for her has made me more aware of eating better myself! I have purposely grown some nasturtiums and offer her the flowers. I plan to purchase a couple of hibiscus plants for some variety and color and offer her blooms occasionally. She loves to shred limbs from my bottle brush bush, too. I put them in her cage and she just enjoys stripping the leaves. Otherwise, she eats sprouts, fruit, 12 grain bread, mash and her seed mix with a good appetite. I also make the Zupreem pellets available on the side. I ordered Red Palm oil. I put a little of that on the seeds but not every time. And, of course, the apple cider vinegar in her drinking water several times a week. Thanks again for such an educational web-site and a great little pet! Best wishes, Athena B.
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April 29, 2010
We took a picture of the babies in Beau's
nest box!
I can't tell if there are 4 or 5 in there yet. There may be one wee one
buried below their older siblings.
April 28, 2010 Click here to see the current babies flying to Lisa! Next box update!! Zumo and Kaida laid an egg! Most years, our pairs produce 2 clutches, but this year, they started so early in the season that we are going to get a third clutch from them!!
April 27 We love getting updates from previous buyers. Steph frequently updates us on her Orion. Click here to see him dance. He was a 2009 baby, band 235 and you can see him by going to our Green Cheek nursery journal from 2009
| April 26, The older babies are being suited up daily and are on just 2 feedings per day. I STILL do not know their genders. During our homeschooling time, we each take a baby and have it on our shoulders or in our laps, so they get lots of love time. The Crimson Bellies are all in their new homes and I love hearing how well they are doing. |
Band 267 (reserved by Casey) |
 Band 268 (reserved by Athena) |
 Band 269 (reserved byStefanie M) |
 Band 270 (reserved by Rutu) |
| April 19 One of the four who had reserved a baby had to cancel out due to allergies. That leaves me with a unreserved baby in this upcoming clutch. When the sexing comes in, I will know more, but it may be Teri's baby. The babies love being cuddled after each feeding. I believe this period of cuddling goes a long way in making them sweet and trusting of hands. |
Band 270 |
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April 18 All 4 babies are inside now. We sent in the dna samples to sex them. It is fun for us to guess before the results come back in as to which sex we think each baby is. After doing this for many years and many babies, I have decided that the differences between male and females are subtle enough that I cannot be accurate even 50% of the time. The odds are against me. It is tough this time because we need 3 boys and 1 girl to fill the requests of those that have reserved babies. Hmmmm....someone may have to wait on a Rain/Beau baby. There are now 4 in that nest box! The flight suit manufacturer asked us to make a new movie of how to put on a flight suit. She wanted us to put one on very slowly. Lisa and Jess did this with a Crimson baby. Click here to see it. |
 Band 267 |
 Band 268 |
 Band 269 |
 Band 270 |
| April 10 Look at the change in them!! God is awesome when you think of how he designed the birds. The 2 oldest babies have graduated to a cage. The youngest is still in the nest box. They are still on 3 feedings per day, and loving snuggles. The babies go through developmental stages much like a puppy does. These guys are getting to the stage I like! |
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   Band 268 |
   Band 269 |
| April 2 We are now on our second clutch of the season from Zumo and Kaida. There are 2 babies inside and 2 more in the nest box. You can see red feathering starting on the cheeks of these 2 babies. These wee ones are in the brooder still and are on 4 feedings per day. |
Band 267 |
Band 268 |
March 25 Raising birds is very fulfilling and we love getting the feedback from their new families. Below is an email from Robert who was worried about buying a baby ne he had never met. You can see his baby below as band 263. Here is his recent email to me... We do pray over our babies and that they would bring joy into their family's home and that they would testify to the greatness of our God and his creative powers.
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Feb 28 Oh, we are so sad. Phoenix had a big, big storm and Beau's nest box filled with water. The really strange thing for us is that we have had big storms all February with more rain in Phoenix than other years, and the aviary has stayed completely dry. Beau's box was the only one that was filled. He and Rain are fine, but the eggs obviously did not make it. Zumo looks like he will be the next daddy to have eggs hatching. His current 3 babies are going home this week!
February 25 The babies are close to being weaned. I am always asked how we find time with homeschooling, the horses, dogs and birds. We manage by including animals in the middle of our schooling all day long. Click here to see the babies today enjoying some music with my older 2 and a neighbor friend.
Feb 22 Watch band 261 and 262 fly to me!
February 17 Watch two of the babies take a horsebackriding adventure in their flight suits!
Zumo and Kaida are laying eggs again and Rain/Beau are on 7 eggs. Watch Kaida's cheeky attitude and here is a clip of Kaida and Zumo together where you can see their gorgeous coloring.
February 15 Between Lisa teaching piano, a homeschooling physics class meeting here and just plain hospitality, we have a very busy home. Lisa's students and our visitors know that we appreciate them playing with the babies. We made a video of handfeeding tonight. Sometimes specific toys will come under attack! In this video, a baby goes after a toy with a bell in it. We have another bird, an Aracari, that does the same thing. No, we don't breed Aracaris. Click here to see a video of the aracari.
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February 14 These 3 babies are at a fun stage for us. They fly to us, they can wear flight suits and go outside with us. They have personalities and like to cuddle! Two of the babies even took trips outside to smell the flowers. |
 Band 261 |
 Band 262 |
 Band 263 |
Click here to see a video of Band 261 being a love!
| February 9 All 3 babies are in a cage now and all 3 are getting to be very fun to play with! They are all cuddlers. Click here to see a video of them after dinner last night |
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February 1 I plan on sending in the DNA on these babies today to see what sexes they are. The oldest baby moved to a cage and is getting mash for the first time. It is a challenge for them to figure out that their food is below them instead of coming from the great syringe in the sky. Hanging millet usually helps this process. They eat on it and end up following it down to ground level. This little guy looks very lost in his big cage!
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January 29 The babies
are growing! They are now all inside with us. We feed them 4
times a day and everyone is still in the warm brooder. The
oldest is getting close to being put in a cage for the first
time! These babies are all reserved, but Beau and Rain are on an
egg and I hope they make a clutch. These future babies are not
yet reserved. Our Miniature horses are also keeping us busy. Click here if you want to see the exciting birth of a foal who underwent a red bag delivery (placenta previa) on January 26. My oldest (16 years old) is the midwife! |
 Band 261 |
 Band 262 |
You can still see the ear on little 263 |
| January 15- 20 It looks like only three are going to hatch, but Sadie (Crimson Bellied Conure) is now on 2 eggs., too!! Look at how quickly the babies change! |
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 1/20/10 Look at how the eldest keeps the 2 younger ones warm with his wings! |
| Jan 8 Look back towards the tail of Kaida...do you see a third head? In the second picture, you can see all 3 babies. Yes, there are now 3 babies! The big yellow mass is the crop. Zumo and Kaida are doing a great job. Also, check out the color of the eggs. The yellowish-orange one is not fertile. Jess was wrong, but she is learning too. |
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| Jan. 5 One more baby has hatched and the first continues to do well. One egg is not looking fertile to me, but we are hoping the other 3 are still going to hatch. This picture if of baby number 2 on his back the day after he hatched. So funny looking! Mary, who owns one of our Crimson Bellied babies from 2009, contacted me and is interested in a female from Zumo. I am excited to hear from her! |
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| Jan 1, 2010 Happy New Year. Our year started off with a hatch. This is the first baby since late summer. Our birds breed seasonally and we expect babies sometime early in each year. How fun to have one hatch on January 1! This baby is reserved by Mary! There are 5 more fertile eggs according to Jessie. |
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