Okay, my dad and I were out cutting down trees and we took out a branch and there was four blue eggs in a nest. they all fell out and one cracked and out popped a small almost fully developed baby bird. What should I do. I have it in a shoe box and it is wrapped in a rag and it is being heated with a heat pad. I feed it every 30 minutes with small pieces of Earthworm and it chirps and responds to me.
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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