Luna guards her eggs with hisses and lunges.
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Laura listens to the eggs making little peeping noises.
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The first baby was born on 02 Mar 01.
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The first little baby looking about the size of the egg he came out of.
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On the second day, a second egg hatched.
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And then a third one hatched, later that same day.
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All three sleeping in a lump. Kind of look like chunks of raw liver rolled up in corn meal, don't they?
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Day 3, and now we have four babies.
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At this point we thought we had all the hatchings we were going to get.
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Now we just hold on and hope that Luna can keep them all fed, since Piper refuses to pitch in.
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Notice the quarter placed to give you some scale.
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More of the same.
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Four birds, all snuggled together.
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Luna just about bit my arm off while I took this picture.
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It's a wonder she doesn't crush them to death.
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Ok, from now on I wait until she's out of the box before taking pictures!
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Tell me they don't always stay this ugly, please?
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Faces only a mother could love.
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On day 7, we got a fifth chick hatching out. He's small, and very, very weak.
That's probably why he took so long to come out
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Didn't Marvin the Martian have a pet that looked like this?
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The fifth chick is now pretty much dead. It still squirms a bit when you poke it, but it can't move beyond that and won't open
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They just keep on growing!
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Remember a few days ago when I said he was huge? I take it back - now this is huge!
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I think this one is going to be a velociraptor.
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Check out the tail.
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They are turning into a literal handful.
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You can feel incredible heat pouring off of these guys.
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You can see the forerunners of the crests on the oldest couple. And is that a cheek patch?
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They're so ugly that they're cute!
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Want to buy a cockatiel? Cheep?
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Some of the eyes aren't open yet. But they still sit up and hiss when they think they're going to get fed.
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Still growing.
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You can start to identify colours and patterns. This one is the definitely the
oldest and biggest.
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Still growing.
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You can see the range of sizes, and some patterns as well.
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This little guy on the right looks small and weak. It's not just a matter of being younger, I think he's being out-competed for
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This guy is the biggest. He's also probably going to be a normal grey.
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The second oldest is probably going to be a pied.
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The third one is probably another grey.
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The little guy isn't looking too good. Time to hand feed him a bit to help him
catch up.
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"My name is Mr. Dan"
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Mr. Dan again.
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"Help, I'm being held prisoner in a glass cage"
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"My name is Fleeber"
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Fleeber again.
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"My name is GIGANTOR"
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I am Gigantor, hear me roar!
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Puny is doing a little better with the supplementary feedings, but he's still small and weak. And one of his legs doesn't look
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Mr. Dan (formerly "Deeber") shows off his brownish grey feathers. Maybe he's going to be a cinnamon pied?
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Mr. Dan again. He's a runner - if you don't watch him, he'll run off the edge of the table.
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Gigantor looking very much like a regular grey pied.
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Gigantor again.
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Fleeber showing some yellow.
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Fleeber is almost certainly going to be a pearl.
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Fleeber's back.
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Little Puny has a gimpy leg. Experts say this from being crushed under the weight of all 3 older siblings in the early days.
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Don't mess with me, I'm tough!
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That's Mister Puny to you, buddy.
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Little Puny's physiotherapy. Vicki is trying to manipulate both of his legs into more natural positions without hurting him or
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His leg might be gimpy, but he can still perch after a fashion.
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Isn't he just the cutest?
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Hey, maybe his legs aren't working right, but once he figures out this "flying"
business, he'll be all set.
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Gigantor showing his near-adult normal grey plumage. When he moults, he should have a yellower head.
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Puny showing definite signs of being a pearl.
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Fleeber is a pearl. And she's as big as Gigantor.
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Fleeber again.
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Fleeber again. Maybe I'm imagining it, but she seems heavier than Gigantor.
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Dan is definitely a cinnamon. Beautiful.
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Dan again. She'll probably get a more yellow face too.
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Dan and Gigantor compare coloring. Gigantor on the left is a normal gray, Dan on the right is a cinnamon.
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This is about the last time ever that Gigantor had such a nice tail.
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Dan and Gigantor compare coloring
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