They have arrived!!!!

Raven85 · Post by **Raven85** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:08 pm

Ok..so yeah I'm very excited..2 babies hatched out yesterday(on day 14) and as for looking inside the nest I can see the 2 tiny mouths opening & I see 1 egg..so I assume there may be a 3rd chick hatched but not sure(I have a covered basket nest)..I'll wait till monday to really get a good look since my 4 year old will be in school...that way I can check for unhatched and/or dead babies

OMG those are some UGLY babies..no wonder finches prefer the covered nests..if my babies looked like that I'd keep inside too..lolol..all I could see was tiny grey fluffy..."things" that moved...thank goodness they get better looking as they grow..I'll keep you posted on the rest of the clutch.
Raven

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:49 pm

Congrats!

They are funny looking little things, but they grow amazingly fast.

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:34 pm

hi raven
take a look at this site

http://efinch.com/gape.htm

ken

Raven85 · Post by **Raven85** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:07 am

Well all looks good..Ive seen both parents feed the chicks(good thing they dont mind me sitting right there with a flashlite shining in the nest)..& there are 4 chicks!!

Dale has continued to sit in the nest with Chirp just as he did all thru the incubation period..they take turns feeding..but when all the chicks are fed & they refeed themselves..back into the nest they both stay for about an hour & then feeding routine starts all over again.

It's really cool to watch how the parents feed each chick..then go to the next one so I seen that they all 4 got fed..it's really cool.

I can now hear the tiny noises as they feed..kinda like a mix of a "cheep & a hissing noise.

Thank you kenny...yup mine are as ugly as those chicks..lol..now to make some names for the babies..this ought to be interesting.

Raven

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:56 pm

hi raven
wait till they get a little older,they make even more noise

ken

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:22 pm

Congrats Raven.

You sound like me a few years ago when I still had Zebras. I used to sit and watch them for hours at a time. Zebs have their faults, but you gotta love them for their no-fuss breeding habits. Enjoy those babies!