Zeus and Hera had a baby! Well, technically they had several but only one is still alive. I'm freaking out! After so many failures it is truly uplifting to see him/her in the nest. This time I took of the bottom part of their cage off and laid down a soft towel with some newspaper on top so the baby would survive if they end up kicking it out (as they have done in the past). I also made sure they had fresh millet and apple slices (I'm boiling them an egg too). If it ends up abandoned I do have baby bird food. I'm not looking forward to feeding it every two hours, but I will if it comes down to it.
At this point, the only thing I'm worried about is the wheezing-half-whistle type of noise I occasionally here coming from the nest. I'm hoping it's just the baby asking for food. Though it occurs to me that it could just be the parents regurgitating food.
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| Here's a pic of an unhatched egg for size comparison |
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