Handling Bady

[James Woodley 0]

Is it ture your suppose to handle the baby when it is at least 2 weeks old, thats what I heard and I deicided to post here to find out if its true. Also do you have to hold the chick every day for it to become totally tamed?

[*Nerwen* 0]

Yes hndling them makes them use to humans hands and faces and vioces well just us humans altogether from a young age. We say 2 weeks becuase that is when they get the nice fluffy bodies and are able to hold their head up with ease. 2-3 time a days is about the normal for a max of ten minutes for hand taming training.

[budgie lover 0]

by the way when u you handle them do you every single one and feed them or just pet them

Edited March 31, 2006 by Nerwen

[Guest Lin]

I just handle them, and leave the feeding to Mum! Just lets them know that this gigantic hand that rips it out of it's nest box, is attached to a nice soft voice. When they are about 4 weeks old I will offer them millet or fresh veg from my hands too.

[*Nerwen* 0]

I try to handle them all at lest twice a day, when the young one where still to small I would take one handle him the take the next after returning the first. Now I take all of them from the box together. Sometime just cuase I want to I will take one and cuddle it alone. Also so they learn this thing isn't going to take them all the time.

[Daz 0]

I always try to handle my chicks. I try to check tosee if they are okay and also being feed..... plus they're cute. :hap:

[**KAZ** 0]

I handle all my babies.....its helps them get used to us as friends. They are a more manageable bird in the longrun. It is a good way to keep a check on their health and their feeding. In this way, I was able to work out a Mum and Dad had stopped feeding thier only baby and I then had it fostered to another pair. Positive outcome...this baby fledged today healthy and happy.

[James Woodley 0]

My chick is 16 days old so what should I feed it then? I belive its to young to give it millet or fresh veg.

[**KAZ** 0]

I would still be letting the parents feed the baby. Just handling the baby at this stage.

[James Woodley 0]

It doesnt like being held? Whenever I put my hand in the nest box it runs over into the corner and sometimes when I go to pick it up it starts squaking.

[*Nerwen* 0]

Mine do that too, it's a safty thing. The scream in the wide to try and 'chase' away the thing getting in the box and for mum. At least that's what I think. Just pick him up and keep handling the squeaking should stop after a while.