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8 Weeks old, parent raised bro & sis cockatiel re-moved from parents, is it too soon to seperate the siblings?
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acquired parents and 8wk old babies. Parents were still feeding, but babies were also eating on their own. All the birds were freaked out by the move and new owner, parents panic & cause babies to panic everytime I got near the cage. Fearing one would be injured by the frantic flapping about, I removed the babies to their own cage. They are eating but are very frightened. They frantically flap about when in same room with parents and hear their call. Should I seperate the siblings yet so I can work one on one with them or allow them the security of one another a little longer? I am concerned they will become dependant on one another for socializing instead of learning to be peopled. The parents are sitting on other eggs and are frightened I will take their eggs and freak out whenever i come near the cage and run back into the nestbox. Any suggestions on how to re-assure them I have no intentions of hurting any of them besides moving slowing, talking softly, as I already do?
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