Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby!

Subject: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:14 am

3 months ago my dear husband surprised me with a pair of Stettiner Short faced Tumblers, I am in love with the tiny short faced breeds

Mr. & Mrs. Fitzpatrick, the Stettiner pair, have laid a couple of infertile eggs before and so I thought, but hoped it wasn't, that this egg too would end up the same way. Very sad

BUT imagine my surprise this morning when I found a baby, with a full crop, in the nest!

I am on cloud 9!!!!! Happy Dance

I do realize that these pigeons will require handfeeding and am more than ready to tackle this when the time comes.

Heres is a photo of mom & dad.

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:31 am

Congratulations, Robin....who knows...maybe this baby is the companion for Precious.

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:12 pm

Robin..........Mr. & Mrs. Fitzpatrick are adorable. I love it/them

I just love their little beaks and round little heads.

Picture of the baby pleasssssssse when time permits.

Louise

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:30 pm

Welcome

Baby Fitzpatrick

_________________
Cindy

A Pigeon's Prayer
Please watch over us while we fly,
Keeping us safe from the predators that share the sky.

If we become ill or injured in any way,
Please lead us to safety where we are welcome to stay.

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:15 pm

Meet JuJuBee....

who is now 3 days old and mommy & daddy are taking very good care of their little one.

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:17 pm

Ooopps!

I forgot to say Thank you to Charis, Louise & Cindy for welcoming our baby.

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:42 pm

Thanks for sharing JuJuBee with us, Robin.
She is just too precious.

It will be so much fun watching her grow up with all the pictures you will be posting. Wink

_________________
Cindy

A Pigeon's Prayer
Please watch over us while we fly,
Keeping us safe from the predators that share the sky.

If we become ill or injured in any way,
Please lead us to safety where we are welcome to stay.

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:46 pm

Adorable...love the name.

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:51 pm

JuJuBee is absolutely adorable I love it/them

Can't wait to watch her grow up.

Louise

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:01 pm

Well congratulations on your baby. Now that is one adorable little baby. You must be thrilled. And the name is perfect. Jujubee. Too cute. Yes, I want to see this one as she grows up.

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:12 pm

What a precious baby! Congratulations to you and the proud parents!

I thought short-faced breeds had to be fostered out. It's wonderful that the parents can look after him.
Jujubee is a great name! Great job

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:22 am

Ooh they are lovely Robin! I love it/them

have not seen anything like it! Absolutely love their short beaks and their sweet face :) and look at that baby! He is so adorable!!! What a sweet little doll baby I love it/them

and a cute name too :)
Congrats Robin Smile

Waiting to catch more pics of him Smile

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:42 pm

Teresa wrote:

I thought short-faced breeds had to be fostered out. It's wonderful that the parents call look after him.
Jujubee is a great name! Great job

You are right Teresa about the short faced breeds. We had planned it so the baby could be fostered out to Pinkie & Queenie, they are both lighter in weight, but with the heat these two stopped setting all together. Very sad

So we had to leave the egg with the parents, The Fitzpatricks.

I am checking baby JuJuBee twice daily making sure his little crop remains full.

Thanks everyone for your kind comments

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:28 am

Just curious...Why do they have to be fostered? Don't the parents accept the young ones?

Subject: Re: Our Stettiner Tumblers have a baby! Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:17 am

priya wrote:

Just curious...Why do they have to be fostered? Don't the parents accept the young ones?

The small beaked breeds are likely to have problems feeding their babies because their beaks are so small.

If you look at the photos of African Owl breed their beaks are so very tiny. These breeds can't eat the large corn kernals or the large soy beans or peas like the large beaked breeds can.

Call me crazy but I just love the look of the tiny beaks nutter