This is mine and my birds’ (Birdy and Baby) first clutch. They laid 7 eggs of which four hatched. The first hatched on Easter so it’s now almost 4 weeks old. One died. The youngest is the one I’m worried about now. He is about 18-21 days old. His eyes are squinty and he can’t keep them open long. He just looks like he doesn’t feel well! His body temp. seems okay. Now, where exactly is the crop? Is it that buldgy front part? If so, it’s not very big but it’s tummy is! I’m afraid it’s not getting enough to eat. I fed him a bit of Exact (I followed the directions VERY carefully) which he ate. He pooped green droppings. He seems about the same this A.M. I want to let his parents continue to feed him but I want to feed him atleast twice a day myself as well. CAN I DO THAT??? I want to keep him in the nest box with his siblings! ANOTHER thing I noticed about the little guy is that his bottom beak is going in front of his top. It almost looks like the tip was broken off.
IS THAT POSSIBLE AND WOULD THAT AFFECT HIS FEEDINGS? I did do a lot of research on ‘tiels and breeding and own and read four books on them. It’s just that I don’t have any hands on experience yet. That’s what I’m doing now so PLEASE don’t lecture me on not knowing what I’m doing. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT THE PARENTS WERE BOTH MALES ONLY TO DISCOVER AN EGG ON THE CAGE FLOOR!! I put a nest box in there with some bedding and they laid more and like I said, some hatched. It’s so cool and the oldest is so cute right now. Mama is plucking some of his feathers though on his head but I read this is fairly common. SO, my main questions are 1) CAN I HAND FEED AND LET THE PARENTS FEED TO ENSURE IT’S GETTING ENOUGH FOOD? 2) What else could be wrong with it judging by it’s symptoms (the beak thing, weakness, eyes not opening widely, not peeping loudly)? PLEASE HELP ME WITH ANY ADVICE. I don’t really want to pay the money for an avian vet if there isn’t much that can be done.
I read up a lot on cockatiel breeding before I put a nest box in with my two cockatiels, Birdy and Baby. Baby laid 7 eggs (which is a lot from what I’ve read) and they just started hatching. I can hear the cute little peeps coming from their box. I have them in a large cage and I covered it with a sheet so they feel more secure. I’ve been giving them regular cockatiel food, millet (their favorite), a supplement for nesting birds that Kaytee makes, Cheerios (a treat they’ve always enjoyed) and put cuttlebones in there for extra calcium. I tried putting different veggies in there like most books suggested but they don’t eat them. Is there anything else that I should be feeding them? I also put a bird bath in there for humidity which I read was important. I think the best thing I can do is NOT TO DISTURB THEM while the eggs are hatching. I don’t want them to get nervous and accidentally injure a baby or break an egg. Am I right? Should I remove egg shells and other waste?
Thanks for any info. Oh, this is both birds first time. Birdy is four and Baby is about three years old. They both are SUPER PROTECTIVE of their nest box and will try to bite me if I put my hands too close. I’m guessing this is normal? Baby has always been very affectionate but now she will bite and HARD! Like I said, this is just a warning for me to keep my distance, right????
This is mine and my birds’ (Birdy and Baby) first clutch. They laid 7 eggs of which four hatched. The first hatched on Easter so it’s now almost 4 weeks old. One died. The youngest is the one I’m worried about now. He is about 18-21 days old. His eyes are squinty and he can’t keep them open long. He just looks like he doesn’t feel well! His body temp. seems okay. Now, where exactly is the crop? Is it that buldgy front part? If so, it’s not very big but it’s tummy is! I’m afraid it’s not getting enough to eat. I fed him a bit of Exact (I followed the directions VERY carefully) which he ate. He pooped green droppings. He seems about the same this A.M. I want to let his parents continue to feed him but I want to feed him atleast twice a day myself as well. CAN I DO THAT??? I want to keep him in the nest box with his siblings! ANOTHER thing I noticed about the little guy is that his bottom beak is going in front of his top. It almost looks like the tip was broken off.
IS THAT POSSIBLE AND WOULD THAT AFFECT HIS FEEDINGS? I did do a lot of research on ‘tiels and breeding and own and read four books on them. It’s just that I don’t have any hands on experience yet. That’s what I’m doing now so PLEASE don’t lecture me on not knowing what I’m doing. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT THE PARENTS WERE BOTH MALES ONLY TO DISCOVER AN EGG ON THE CAGE FLOOR!! I put a nest box in there with some bedding and they laid more and like I said, some hatched. It’s so cool and the oldest is so cute right now. Mama is plucking some of his feathers though on his head but I read this is fairly common. SO, my main questions are 1) CAN I HAND FEED AND LET THE PARENTS FEED TO ENSURE IT’S GETTING ENOUGH FOOD? 2) What else could be wrong with it judging by it’s symptoms (the beak thing, weakness, eyes not opening widely, not peeping loudly)? PLEASE HELP ME WITH ANY ADVICE. I don’t really want to pay the money for an avian vet if there isn’t much that can be done.
I read up a lot on cockatiel breeding before I put a nest box in with my two cockatiels, Birdy and Baby. Baby laid 7 eggs (which is a lot from what I’ve read) and they just started hatching. I can hear the cute little peeps coming from their box. I have them in a large cage and I covered it with a sheet so they feel more secure. I’ve been giving them regular cockatiel food, millet (their favorite), a supplement for nesting birds that Kaytee makes, Cheerios (a treat they’ve always enjoyed) and put cuttlebones in there for extra calcium. I tried putting different veggies in there like most books suggested but they don’t eat them. Is there anything else that I should be feeding them? I also put a bird bath in there for humidity which I read was important. I think the best thing I can do is NOT TO DISTURB THEM while the eggs are hatching. I don’t want them to get nervous and accidentally injure a baby or break an egg. Am I right? Should I remove egg shells and other waste?
Thanks for any info. Oh, this is both birds first time. Birdy is four and Baby is about three years old. They both are SUPER PROTECTIVE of their nest box and will try to bite me if I put my hands too close. I’m guessing this is normal? Baby has always been very affectionate but now she will bite and HARD! Like I said, this is just a warning for me to keep my distance, right????
So i was incubating a robin egg with a home made incubator. I thought it would take 2 weeks to hatch because i bred parakeets and it took long. So because it was home made the humidity was wrong. Which because of that i had to peck the bird out of the egg because its skin was stuck to the shell. It was bleeding becuase of its butt or some thing. But now its OK and living. After i pecked it out and it was completely out of the shell i waited 1 hours until its first feeding Subscribe to see me hand feeding it, it growing up day after day, and the sparrow egg i have hatching! The robin egg a couple days ago:www.youtube.com
