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At what age do a baby cockatiel’s eyes open? And is it okay for the parents to be eating Cheerios?

Posted on April 30, 2011 by admin| 6 Comments

I have 4 babies right now and 3 eggs left that may not hatch (1 was laid on the cage floor and the other 2 had cracks which I covered with clear nail polish). The parents are eating regular cockatiel food, millet, a powdery supplement for nesting birds, egg biscuits, cuttlebone (for calcium), broccoli, and Cheerios. They seem to like the Cheerios best and so far, the babies seem to be doing well (the oldest is 9 days old). Should I just continue on with what I’m doing then? I have been doing a lot of research on cockatiel breeding but I wasn’t prepared and that’s why the first egg was laid on the floor. I didn’t have a nest box in there since I didn’t think they had bred. Thanks for any info.!

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Tagged age, babies, baby, broccoli, cage, cage floor, calcium, cheerios, Cockatiel, cracks, cuttlebone, egg, egg biscuits, eggs, floor, Food, millet, nail, nest box, nesting birds, parents, polish

My cockatiel eggs just started hatching, is there anything special I should be doing?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

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????

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Tagged anything, baby, baby baby, bird bath, birdy, box, cage, calcium, cheerios, Cockatiel, cockatiel eggs, Cockatiels, egg, egg shells, humidity, lot, nest, nest box, nesting birds, peeps, sheet, veggies

My cockatiels laid eggs and one just hatched, what should I do? What if I want to hand feed the babies?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by admin| 5 Comments

They are in a large nesting box and both parents are in there right now. I can hear the baby chirping and got a quick glance at it. It’s so tiny! There are still 6 eggs that need to hatch. I think the best thing I can do is to not disturb them much. I don’t want them to get nervous and hurt the baby or damage the other eggs. I mean, natural instinct will tell them what to do, right? When do you start hand feeding if you choose to? And how often do you feed them and do you need to keep a heat lamp on them? By the way, my birds cage is in our family room which is 65 degrees farenheit. That’s not too cold, is it? I figure the parents are keeping the eggs and the baby warm. Usually they take turns but since the baby hatched, they both have been in there most of the time. Are there certain foods that I should be giving them? I’ve been giving them cockatiel food, a special additive for nesting birds, egg biscuits, millet (which is their favorite!, a treat stick, and Cheerios.

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any experts in bird hand feeding?

Posted on July 3, 2010 by admin| 5 Comments

i bought a young cag who was still being handfed by his breeder. he is 3 months old and on 3 feedings. the bastard breeder told me he has a family emergency and was leaving the state inmediately, so i either took my bird and learned to handfeed or waited till he settled and he would return half my money. needless to say i took my baby home and im handfeeding him as i was instructed, when he is full he wipes his beak, refuses food and flies away to his cage(which im quite impressed by) or sometimes i put him back, but not too long has passed and he cries for us, is he still hungry or what is it? i also give him fuits, veggies, cheerios and millet spray which he squashes and sort of eats, but why does he still cry? it breaks my heart to hear him and i never refuse him food. we all kiss and play with him, what should i do for him? the breeder actually did leave, but i dont want to see my baby cry. thanks for any help.
he hasnt lost weight, he is not lethargic he actually will fly to us if in the mood. his crop is full also, but how do i cut the middle feeding? wont he cry more? i was told not to refuse him food, so how do i wean him? im not frustrated but afraid for him. he seems well, i have had him 1 week and so far so good. he is sweet and friendly even to the kids, our only issue is that he likes climbing heads-lol- he loves to be on top of his cage, but it just scares me when he cries so much. my hats off to all you handfeeders, it certainly takes ba11s to do this.

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Tagged baby, baby cry, baby home, bastard, beak, Bird, breeder, cag, cheerios, EMERGENCY, family, family emergency, feeding, Food, Hand, heart, money

I feed my bird everything?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by admin| 10 Comments

Ok so I own a sulphur crested cockatoo and whenever the rest of my family or I sit down to eat he starts squawking so I give him people food to eat. Along with his seed I give him the stuff that I know he’s allowed to eat like corn, capsicum, celery, all that kinda stuff but I also feed him other stuff like crackers, chocolate (he loves chocolate) sausage roll pastry lol. He’s had cheerios, a little bit of pork and noodles. Is it bad for him to have this kind of stuff? I know there not allowed to have potato as it does something to there insides so I don’t give him that but is the rest ok? He doesnt get it all the time just sometimes. Help appreciated. Picture enclosed is of my bird lol just cuz I felt like putting it there.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a197/blackstars69/P3300021.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a197/blackstars69/P3300022.jpg

Thanks, I know he shouldnt have chocolate with the caffeine and such but when he’s a pain and won’t get back in the cage that’s what I lure him with lol
Thanks marge but I know for a fact that potato is dangerous to a bird, it stuffs up there insides and when I’ve given him chocolate he doesnt vomit it up or get diarhhea (or however you spell it) but thanks
Treetopteresa your birds are cute, I think I might reconsider giving him chocolate now, I love the first one, I’ve seen one like that on Ellen and how it’s got agreat vocabulary and I love the second one cuz it’s the one off Paulie (love that movie) and seriously, cheese? lol that’s so weird tho
Unicorn I would take him to the vet except for the fact that the reason we got him is because someone previously owned him and they must have let him go, he was in our tree overnight and came down and we put him in a cage, we don’t have a wildlife licence for him which is required with cockatoos so chances are if I take him to the vet he will either be taken away or I’ll have to apply for a licence and I don’t know how much they are

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