Apparantly, the above quote is true. Yes! My babies are almost all grown up now. A few nights ago, they took their first flight, and came straight to me. I’m both suitably smug and bursting with pride over that right now.
Since their first flight, they’re pretty keen to fly, normally to one of the family, generally my parents or myself, as we’re the food-bringers. They’ve got their priorities straight.
Asides from that, they’re being adorable and annoying. They recognise each member of the family, and if they see one of us for the first time in a few hours, we always get a hello squeak or ten from each. They’ve been upgraded to an adult cage, and are loving the extra room for toys.
The annoying and frustrating part is getting them to eat. Weaning is always difficult, but thanks to the neglect of their parents, their development seems a little behind. They’re starting to go off the hand rearing mix, and starting to pick seed on their own. Just not enough seed. I’m hoping as they continue to grow they’ll quickly gain the strength to crack seeds. Bee is a much heartier eater than Cariad however, he’s tucking into sunflowers with and without shells. It’s just getting them to eat the baby mixture - whenever they come out of the cage they want to play, not eat ><.
Other than that, everything’s great. They aren’t anywhere near as demanding as they were - yet still very much demanding. They’re keen to be out and play and be cuddled, which is lovely. Most of my other cockatiels, all the ones I’ve bred myself, were parent reared and once they started to grow up properly, lost interest in human contact. Most are tame enough, and will come to me when asked or bribed, but they’d rather be playing with their own kind.
They’re so freaking adorable! c:
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