My Big Big Disappointment: Continuation To "what An End To 2014"
This is the last photo taken of the cockatiel 'chick' inside the egg taken last night (Jan. 16th) at 11pm on the 17th day of incubation.
This morning (Jan.17th ) I checked the incubator as usual at 7.30 am and everything was normal-- no changes --egg was in the same position as last night.
About 9a.m. I got out my camera to take the first photo of the day to candle the egg on the 18th day of incubation. - That's when I got a shock!! the egg was broken!!
No! not smashed but in two halves and staggering around in the incubator was my newly hatched cockatiel chick 
Why then was I disappointed? I had intended to film the hatching and I had missed it by minutes!!
Possibly some members wont remember Rabelou the duckling that hatched in the incubator and it had hatched out on my l.husband's and my daughter's birthday (She shared the same birthday as her dad lol)
Well not to be outdone, this new arrival has hatched out on my sister-in-law's 88th birthday so its being named after her 
Her nickname is 'Billie'
So meet the new baby Billie. attached are a few photographs just after hatching.
Thank you all for reading my blog.
I will be starting a new one soon about Billie's development and I'm just keeping my fingers crossed he survives!
I'll try to post a link to a short video later.
edited to add video link: http://youtu.be/tTvsHtU3JU0
January 17th 10pm : 'Billie' now in the brooder and has had its 4th feed this is a link to a video of Billie in he brooder: http://youtu.be/VXTozqJg8Mg
January 18th 8am. Billie now one day old- was fed twice during the night but it only takes seconds to feed it. There is a difference feeding Billie from feeding a chick that has already been fed by its parents (by saying this I'm not advocating that eggs should be taken from the nest of any type of bird if there is no danger to the chick and the parents are capable of feeding them- to remove an egg for any other reason would, in my opinion , be cruel)
Although Billie is just one day old when I go to feed it- Billie is opening its beak immediately - he has no fear of me whatsoever. Therefore it takes less time to feed it.
This is a link to a short video taken this morning just after Billie had been fed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w9pcz0N6Kw
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