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I read with interest your Nature vs. Nurture article (Nov. 2011). I am relatively new at breeding, but I feel that it is important to include all aspects when raising chicks. Unless there is a problem, I let the parent birds feed the babies for a week or two. I then take the babies and hand feed them. I keep like-sized birds together. I allow them to socialize and "play". They preen each other and huddle together when it is time to sleep. I did have an incident where I was taking down the nest boxes and was removing what I thought was an unhatched egg, only to have the little guy pop out of the egg and into my hand. I had to feed him from that point on. Hand feeding just-hatched chicks (cockatiels) can be a challenge. It is like trying to feed a bean with eyes, but it can be done. I enjoy watching them hatch and fledge. It is a very interesting process.

i was mortifyed when in a movie with jenifer aniston them released a unbrella cockatoo in the middle of winter in washington or seattle talk about a bad example the name of the movie was love happens i can not believe the idea was crossed thre minds how wrong was that i could not find jenifers e mail to et her know what a bad thing they showed enough abandon animals she need to put some open verbal ya dont release hand fed exotic birds in washinton or any where else