Her Little Parakeet Sat On A Grocery Store Egg, But What She Hatched Had Them Both Scratching Their Heads In Wonder

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Her Little Parakeet Sat On A Grocery Store Egg, But What She Hatched Had Them Both Scratching Their Heads In Wonder

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Most people who shop for eggs know that the ones they buy at the grocery store are unfertilized. Since the chickens who lay them aren't usually mixed up with roosters beforehand, there's very little risk of find a baby birdie in your breakfast the next morning.

When YouTube user, Luna Angel, brought home a few quail eggs, she thought it might be fun to hand one over to her little parakeet, Pi-chan.

She didn't expect too much after placing the egg in Pi-chan's cage, but the pretty parakeet had strong mothering instincts. Pi-chan sat right down on the egg that obviously wasn't hers and kept it warm beneath her.

It wasn't long before Pi-chan had a special surprise for her human...

Even though the egg obviously wasn't her own, little Pi-chan dutifully sat on the quail egg and took very good care of it.

Soon to her surprise, the egg began to hatch! Usually, the eggs we buy at the grocery store are unfertilized, so the odds of this happening are pretty low.

So it's understandable that Luna was shocked to find that sweet Pi-chan was suddenly the proud mother of a baby quail!

Unsure what to do next, Luna decided to do some research. She had never raised a baby quail before, but she was an experienced bird mama who knew the basics.

Not wanting to disappoint Pi-chan, Luna learned everything she could about how to care for a newborn quail.

She discovered that this type of quail will only live 3-5 years in the wild. But with the right care, a pet quail could survive for as many as 10 years!

Luna was relieved to discover that quail babies are born ready to run around after their mothers and eat whatever they can find!

This adorable little guy is lucky it was Luna who picked his egg at the grocery store! Now he's got the chance to live a long and happy life with his two mothers: Luna and Pi-chan!

Watch him in action below!

[h/t Honest To Paws / Luna Angel]