Fledging!

New grasskeet babies are fledging.  Younger babies are still in the nest, but 4 babies between the 2 clutches are out.  Not flying terribly well yet, but they are certainly trying.  I am trying to make sure all babies are still being fed well.  

These guys will take another 4-6 weeks before fully weaning.  They won't acquire they adult colors until closer to 4-6 months of age, but sometimes can start getting new feathers as young as around 3 months of age.  Gender can be evaluated by looking at the underside of the wings, however.  Males have all black feathers.  Females have a white bar on the under-wing.  If the white bar is somewhat broken, then it's not 100% it's a female and will need to wait for that red chest feather to show up or not to tell for sure.