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48 hour bird egg…eating, caring, etc…?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

So, you may have seen my last question about how i found a bird egg, that i do not know if it it a Robin or a Greckel. yes, i suppose you have, if not, well, then, keep reading. So, i have been incubating this egg for about 48 hours now. I DO know that it is ALIVE and growing. The egg has gotten a bit bigger since i last measured it (the day we found the egg). There were no birds nest around, not up in the short trees we have here…no where! the closest nest in in my backyard, in my BBQ pit, but i have been watching that nest since it was being built. there were 5 eggs the day before they hatched, and about 3 minutes after they all had hatched, i went outside and counted the chicks…and still 5! i know that i didnt miscount the # of eggs, there have only been 5, and no more, no less, since!
i have been rotating the egg regularly, and monitoring the size, and heat of the incubator…
my question is what i should do to prepair for the hatch.
once it hatches, its going to be hungry, right? so what do i feed it? i own 3 birds of my own, but, anyways, should i feed it parakeet fod for the first few “whiles”. i wont be keeping it as a pet, i am going to care for it until it opens its eyes, then its straight the ASPCA.
here are all my questions-
•what should i feed it after it hatches?
•BEFORE it hatches, what should i put it in? should i place it in a box, then back on the heating pad?
•what should i do to prepare for the hatch?
•do i need to find worms? or can i buy them from the fishing section at wal-mart?
•how many times do i need to feed it?
•what are good signs of health that i should be looking for?
•REMEBER, ITS A ROBIN EGG, WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT I SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE CHICK DOESNT HAVE?
thnkx soooo much! ♥
btw, i do know that it is alive, i have tested it. and that was a visual account, im not sure that it has gotten bigger. please do not try to mock my intelligence.

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about hand feeding a wean?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

it is said that sfter 10 days of hatching from the egg you can handfed the chicks… so if you do so will you have to return the chicks in their nest after you feed them of you can separate it from their parents?
and what are some suggestions that you should place in the cage so that the female bird can make its nest? can you put in some of the wood shaving that is for the hamster?

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Help!!! i have a nest freshly build, under my deck. i hate to touch it really but is on top of my Jacuzzi .?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

the nest is empty at this time, and would like to keep it under the deck for the sake of the hardworking mother bird and her future chicks, but under my Jacuzzi i can’t have it, so im thinking of moving it 3 feet away, same height. The new under the deck don’t have same support plank as where the nest is, if i place a box and make wide hole would it work? guess it would have to be weatherproof maybe wooded box? i need to know what to do before she give birth, any suggestion will help!

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My budgie laid an egg! Help please!?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin| 7 Comments

After I got home from school today, I went in my room to say hi to my birds and I noticed there was a egg in one of the food bowls. I’ve noticed Violet (the budgie who laid the egg) has been in the food bowl lately just laying in there. I thought she was just digging out the hulls, but she used it as her nesting place. I removed the egg and put it into a nest box. I put Violet and the nest box in a separate cage because all the other budgies were bugging her, all the females were extremely curious and all the males wanted to mate her. I checked the egg and it looks transparent, its unfertilized right? But I heard that removing eggs makes a female want to lay more and the thing I fear most is her getting egg binding. I read in a book when females lay more eggs it makes their life span shorter? I love my birds very much and I’m worried. The bird that mated with her is her SON! Will that effect the chicks? But too tell you the truth I don’t really want to go through having more baby budgies again. Violet had her first clutch in August 2006, and only 2/4 chicks survived (the dad accidentally cracked one of the eggs, one was infertile, one starved because Violet didn’t feed it, and somehow one broke its leg and died), I cried for both of the baby birds and the cracked egg and missed school. I’m in high school now and I can’t really afford to miss any more days of school. What should I do? I have Violet and her son (which is now her mate) in a separate cage with the nest box with the egg in it. She doesn’t spend much time with her egg, but when I hold the egg in a cup form, she uses my hand as a nesting spot and rolls her egg under her chest and lays on it in my hand. Please what should I do?!
but i thought removing eggs make her lay more?

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Provide wet or dry oats to cockatiel parents? The mother still eating bird soil is it ok for baby too?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

I just fed my cockatiel parents instand wet oatmeal cereal made by Quakers. Just mixed with hot water. Is this the correct way or should I give it dry and mix with their usual seed mix? As the mother still enjoys eating the soil I add some calcium mix powder with it. Will the babies be ok if the mother feeds them with the soil mix? When I try new food, must I remove the seed mix and soil to force them to eat the new food? What happens if they don’t eat enough to feed the chicks?

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will my cockatiels still mate if i take the nesting box out?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

my cockatiels have already had chicks and the babies have all gone to good homes but when i take the nesting box out my male bird starts pulling out the females feathers…

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Cockatiel Chicks, I Have Questions?

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

Hi,

My cockatiel pair laid five eggs, one out of five hatched, and is still here today. His name is Cup-Cake, often called Cuppy, or Cuppy-Cake. We think he is a male because he is already getting a yellow bump of crest feathers on his head. He is ten days old, eyes open, getting his crest feathers, and is a happy, big, sweet, little baby!

But I do have some questions, and what the questions are about are concerning me so much! And yes, I know I am a worry-wart, but this is kind of scaring me.

(1) How come his parents don’t care about him as much?

He is ten days old, but both of his parents (Diablo/Grey Grey) leave for ten minutes at a time, or longer, without returning to him, even though he tweets. And sometimes they leave him hungry. His crop kind of sags, and then that is when they feed him. But they still feed him and care for him, though. Is it normal that they leave for long periods of time together? Is it normal when they wait for the crop to empty for feeding again?
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(2) Why is he getting his feathers so soon?

As I stated before, he is ten days old. But he is already getting his pin feathers! He is mainly getting them on his wings, but you can clearly tell they are pin feathers. Is it normal that they are growing this early? When will he have all of his feathers?
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(3) He is already flapping his wings, and walking?

I went to go check on him, and probably handle him like I always do, and he was wondering around his nest box (his parents were out) and walking, falling every once in a while, and flapping his wings! He doesn’t even have all of his pin feathers yet! Why is he flapping his wings so early of age, and walking? Should I be careful?
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(4) How to keep him warm?

I am handling Cup-Cake instead of hand-feeding, way to many dangers. When I pull him out and handle him, he starts shaking. I usually sit him on a towel like most people do, but he continues to shake. How can I keep him comfy, and warm? Mind you, he has claws, and they get trapped easily!
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Thanks for any answers, they are well appreciated, and very helpful! And also, stupid bonus questions:

When do I need to buy a cage for him? He is currently in the nest box.

When will he start vocalizing? All he does is a raspy hiss, tweets, and squeaks. And even though I don’t expect him to vocalize any time soon, I still go “Tweet”, “Cup-Cake”, and “Baby Bird” to him, and he responds with a tweet.

Should I let him walk around? He tries to walk, and he stumbles (which is so cute!) but I don’t know exactly how safe it is. What surfaces can he walk on that can be warmed, but he can’t get his nails stuck in?

Thanks for all your help!

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