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    Nail trim

    In the past I have had the help of a family member to trim nails while I would hold my birds wrapped in a small rag. Now this helper is no longer available and I’m not comfortable doing nails on my own. Any tips? I do not want to have to take them anywhere or have anyone come in since I have...
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    Housing multiple Linnies

    I am in need of direction on how to house multiple Linnies in same cage if possible. This spring was my first time breeding and hand feeding Linnies. I decided to keep 2 males from the 1st clutch for pets. The boys have done well together in a large flight cage. I do see a fair amount of...
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    Hand feeding vs parent feeding vs coparenting

    As someone brand new to raising babies I am looking for information on hand feeding. I have read that the best time to pull the babies to begin hand feeing is around but no later than 3 weeks. Will I need to provide heat at that time. I am working on getting a brooder in case I need to help with...
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    Checking on babies

    I am looking for guidance on for how to care for newly hatched Linnie’s. I will be setting up the parents this spring. The pair I have have only been used for breeding. They are about 3 yrs old. We have had them several months and have been working on building a relationship with them but they...
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    Taming

    About 6 weeks ago I purchased a male and female pair of Linnies that have been used for breeding. I plan to breed them this spring. I don’t know all the history but it doesn’t seem like they have ever been worked with. They are very nervous. We are quarantining them in my daughters bedroom as...
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    What colors will babies be?

    I have been a Linnie & Caique owner for about 13 yrs. In the past I have owned cockatiels and parakeets as well so I do have bird experience however I have no experience breeding. I recently purchased a breeding pair of linnies off of Craigslist. Now that I have them I have been studying...
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