Explain the freeze before the sitter meets it
The first thing to write down for a lineolated parakeet's sitter is that this species goes still when it is scared. A linnie that freezes flat against a perch or hides motionless behind a toy is not calm and is not ill; it is frightened, and a sitter who reaches in to check on it will make things worse. Tell the sitter where the bird's favourite hiding spots are, to move slowly and talk before opening the cage, and to let the parakeet come out of a freeze in its own time. Note whether your linnie steps up for people it knows well or prefers to be left on its own perches, so the sitter does not chase a bond the bird has not offered.
Food: the mix, the vegetables, and the floor habit
Write the lineolated parakeet's exact diet for the sitter: the seed or small-pellet mix it eats, the amount per day, and the vegetables it reliably takes, such as leafy greens, broccoli, and cooked sweet potato. Linnies are unusual among small parakeets for how much they forage at ground level, so if your bird picks food from a flat dish or a clean tray on the cage floor, say so, and warn the sitter not to assume scattered food on the floor means the bird has not been fed. Fresh water daily goes without saying, but say it anyway, and note where the food is stored.
The bathing dish is a daily event
Lineolated parakeets are enthusiastic bathers, and the sitter should know to offer the shallow bathing dish your bird uses, filled with a little tepid water, at the time of day it usually bathes. Explain that a soaked linnie sitting fluffed afterwards is drying off, not ailing, but that the room should be warm and draught-free until the feathers are dry. If your bird prefers misting, describe the spray bottle and the distance it tolerates, because a sitter who mists a linnie from too close will trigger the freeze described above.
Quiet hours and a covered night
Linnies are among the quietest parakeets, and their routine protects that calm: note the out-of-cage time your bird expects, the toys it actually uses, and the hour the cover goes on for the long, uninterrupted sleep this species needs. Warn the sitter that a lineolated parakeet kept up late by lights and television will be withdrawn the next day rather than noisy about it, so tiredness is easy to miss. Keep handling expectations modest in your notes; a good sitting outcome for a linnie is a bird that eats, bathes, and keeps its routine, not one that learned to love a stranger.
Baseline behaviour and when to call the vet
Finish with the normal picture: your linnie's usual soft contact calls, its appetite, and its droppings, plus your avian vet's number and your own contact details. A lineolated parakeet that stays hidden through a whole day, stops eating, or sits fluffed at the cage bottom needs the vet, not more watching. Sharing these notes through KinsLe's Care Pass gives the sitter clear temporary access to the parakeet's routine and key details while you are away, so nothing about this quiet bird's care depends on memory.