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Hi Rich, It is around 3 weeks old. It doesn't look like a 3 weeks old chick. By now it should have wings (have seen in other chicks from other pairs.) But it still looks skinny and reddish with few hair like feathers. It looks nervous and shivering all the time. Please let me know how to feed it. I think chicks will be feed with partially digested food by parent; But this one needs my care as the parents has abandoned it. Thanks, Kiru Thanks a lot Rick for your reply and help!!

Hello, I have around 5 pair of Parakeets at my home. One of the youngest parakeet pair laid eggs and 3 of them hatched. The male parent was not dedicated in feeding the chickes and all of them looks puny and un-health. Another female parakeet attached the chickes and two of them died. The only alive chick is not been taken care by the parents now. It looks very sick; To my horror the mother started attacking it and the poor chick starts bleeding from head. We have to isolate the chick to save if from the torture of its own mother. It can’t eat by itself. It was not feed for last 2 days. I am worried a lot and would like to save this poor creature. Please let me know how to feed the chick and save its life. Thanks a lot, Kiru