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When, to begin hand feeding my baby Parakeets when they hatch.?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

I’m very worried on how I should go about caring for my baby parakeets when they hatch, the hen is currently nesting her eggs, however in the past she’s laid a batch (1 hatched and died after a single day). I want to avoid the same thing from happening again, and I don’t have the heart to break the eggs like others who don’t want to go through the trouble do. The problem starts when the babies are first born. (about the first week or so) the mother doesn’t really know what to do when the babies hatch, and she just continues to sit there paying no attention to the baby at all. While I’m afraid to touch it since when they first hatch they seem so frail and soft, and I’m not sure if I should. I’ve bought a Nesting box for my hen, some bedding, and baby formula with a Syringe to begin the feeding, such as that I’ve seen on youtube. However I don’t think it’s possible to start feeding the baby birds 1-3 days out of the egg since their mouths are so small. What do birds eat when their 1-6 days old? When should I start hand feeding the birds? Should I take the hen out of the nest after the eggs hatch? How long should it be until I stop hand feeding the babies and introduce them to seeds? If there’s anybody out there who is an expert on baby Parakeets i plea to you, PLEASE help me!!

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How Should I Feed, or monitor my baby birds when they hatch?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

I’m very worried on how I should go about caring for my baby parakeets when they hatch, the hen is currently nesting her eggs, however in the past she’s laid a batch (1 hatched and died after a single day). I want to avoid the same thing from happening again, and I don’t have the heart to break the eggs like others who don’t want to go through the trouble do. The problem starts when the babies are first born. (about the first week or so) the mother doesn’t really know what to do when the babies hatch, and she just continues to sit there paying no attention to the baby at all. While I’m afraid to touch it since when they first hatch they seem so frail and soft, and I’m not sure if I should. I’ve bought a Nesting box for my hen, some bedding, and baby formula with a Syringe to begin the feeding, such as that I’ve seen on youtube. However I don’t think it’s possible to start feeding the baby birds 1-3 days out of the egg since their mouths are so small. What do birds eat when their 1-6 days old? When should I start hand feeding the birds? Should I take the hen out of the nest after the eggs hatch? How long should it be until I stop hand feeding the babies and introduce them to seeds? If there’s anybody out there who is an expert on baby Parakeets i plea to you, PLEASE help me!!

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Okay so my Baby Grey has been home a day and a half. I haven’t seen her drink any water yet.?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by admin| 7 Comments

She has eaten watermelon though. Does she get enough water that way? Also, she munches on fruit, veggies and cereal, but wont eat her veggie mix ( a concoction made for the birds in the store). I was told she was still being fed by syringe once a day, but she fights with me when I try to feed her that way. She wants to eat everything out of my hand. I don’t mind, but how do you think she’s doing? Do you think she’ll get enough food that way, and what about the water?

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Handfeeding Nestling Morning Doves?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by admin| 3 Comments

I rehab for our county wildlife sanctuary. I have done alot of different types of birds, but never a morning dove. I got one yesterday. It is a nestling, but near fledgeling. They gave me a curved tip syringe to feed it with, but this method really stresses out the bird and is difficult to do. I am trying the “hole in the dixie cup” filled with slurry method. This seems to be working. Can anyone tell me what the consistancy of the slurry should be? I have it slighty more runny than what Elmer’s white glue would be. I have no idea what its supposed to be. My rehab book doesn’t say.

Also, if there is another method to try feeding it with, please let me know. I can’t hardly tell if its eating enough. I will weigh the bird today, but since I just got it yesterday, it will be hard to gauge if its eating enough or not. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
It seeems people are missing the point of the question. I don’t want to use the syringe. I am using a cup with a hole in the side that the bird puts its beak into. What consistancy should that slurry be and are there any other methods besides the syringe or cup that can be used. I can’t simply spit in the birds mouth because first of all, that’s wierd/gross and second of all morning doves to not Gape for food.

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wild sparrow,fell on our balcony feeding it worms.have kids at home any diseases we need to worry about.?

Posted on March 20, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

we are feeding it worms and it still can’t fly.when can we give it wild bird feed and will it get back to nature if we feed it the way we are doing.she is sleeping in a box with pine litter and happily eats worm and drinks water with syringe.any help will be appreciated.

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I found a baby bird on the ground it fall out of its nest. What do i do?

Posted on November 25, 2010 by admin| 6 Comments

My sister and I found a baby bird on the ground in the middle of the yard. There were only very high branches above us. We give the baby bird a bug and a grub and also some water out of a syringe. Our neighbor works with animals and she told us once before that if you touch a bird its mother WILL come back for it. We put the bird in a shoe box with some leaves and grass then we put the baby bird in some shrubs to wait for its mother but if the mother does not come back we would not know the correct food to feed it. How can we kept this baby bird alive?

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How do I care for a baby bird?

Posted on October 23, 2010 by admin| 12 Comments

While i was waiting for my mom to pick me up from youth group I found a baby bird with no feathers. It looked like it was recently hatched. I thought it was dead because it was on the steps on its back but when i touched it it moved. So I brought it home,(after i looked for the nest, not successful) and put it in a cardboard box on toilet paper under a heat lamp. That was Wednesday and it has now been 3 days and it is very frisky. I am feeding it small pieces of worms, but what else should i feed it? And what would b the best way to water it? From a syringe? Is there anything else i could do to help it grow and not die. I know baby birds are hard to hand raise and most die, but I wanna try. Please no mean comments or anything, only helpful tips. Thanks!
Rachael – it was getting dark and it is a tiny feather-less fledgling on concrete steps on its back. I doubt it’s mother was coming for it.
but don’t mothers feed them worms? And i can’t seem to find info on fledglings and what kind it is! :O
oops i meant hatching :)
do i use wet dog food or dry? is cat food alright to?

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