All our Parakeets and Cockatiels are hand-raised/fed. Hand-raised/fed babies typically are easier to handle than parent-raised babies. They tend to be more comfortable with humans and hands, and are not as scared about being handled or taken out of their cage. Please keep in mind that babies do show fear when introduced to new humans, once they get to know them, that fear quickly fades. Also, even though we raise all the babies the exact same way, there are some babies that are just born more cautious and may take longer to warm up to you.
Most Parakeets wean and are ready to go home within 6-8 weeks of age and Cockatiels wean and are ready to go home within 8-12 weeks of age. Some babies wean sooner than to be expected and some take a bit longer.
Once a baby is old enough (around 2-3 weeks of age) to be removed from their parents and to begin the hand-raising/feeding process, the baby will make their first appearance on the website with that following Sunday's website update.
Please note that our website is updated every Sunday evening, unless otherwise indicated.
Typical updates occur on the:
Nursery page and include changes to the breeding status and/or number of babies we are currently hand-raising/feeding.
Parakeet Baby Pics page and include weekly pictures of babies we are currently hand-raising/feeding, change to colors (if previously unknown), availability status, and/or ready status.
Cockatiel Baby Pics page and include weekly pictures of babies we are currently hand-raising/feeding, change to colors (if previously unknown), availability status, and/or ready status.
We do typically maintain a waiting list on our babies. However, if no waiting list is being maintained at the time of your inquiry, babies will be placed on hold on a first come, first serve basis. Just to be on the safe side, we prefer not to place any baby on hold until it has made its appearance on the website.
On the Parakeet Baby Pics and Cockatiel Baby Pics pages, there will be a blue box above each baby's pictures that will indicate:
Baby #: (Ex: 21-XXXX)
Status: (Ex: Available, On Hold, or Hold Pending - Refer to Nursery page for the meanings of each availability status label)
Colors: (Once we are able to determine)
Mother: (Ex: Yellow / Green / Black)
Father: (Ex: White-Faced Mutation - Pied)
Ready: (Ex: Ready January XXXX, NOW (after XX/XX/XXX)
If a baby is showing as available and you are interested in that baby, email us stating that you are interested in placing Baby# 21-XXX on hold, along with all your contact information. An email confirming your interest will be sent back along with details on how to send a deposit, if one is required.
If there is a waiting list on the type of baby you are looking for, email us stating that you are interested in being placed on the waiting list for a parakeet or cockatiel, along with all your contact information. An email confirming your interest to be placed on the website will be sent back.
Once we have a baby available and we have reached your name on the waiting list, we will email you letting you know that we have tentatively placed Baby# 21-XXX on hold for you. You will have 48-72 hours to respond to our email with your interest. If you have found a baby elsewhere, the timing just isn't right, you don't like the color, whatever it might be, we will understand and just ask that you communicate with us. If we do not hear from you within the time frame indicated in the email, we will assume you are no longer interested and will remove you from the waiting list, releasing the baby to next family on the list. If you respond that you are interested in the baby, an email confirming your interest will be sent back with details on the next steps.
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