okay well diddent sit again 1 looks dead but is still breathing the other one is fine i really dont know what to dobut i am scared i may have to hand rear please can you tell me all i need to know and be prepared for like

[*]what to feed couse i dont have time to order hand rearing mix

[*]what tempreture the should be kept at

[*]how often i should feed them

[*]how much i should feed them

[*]how should i feed them

[*]how should keep them

[*]ware i should keep them

[*]what to watch out for

and please tell me what else i will need to buy or anthing i have missed out on thank you thank you thank you

Edited May 1, 200619 yr by smilyl

okay well diddent sit again 1 looks dead but is still breathing the other one is fine i really dont know what to dobut i am scared i may have to hand rear please can you tell me all i need to know and be prepared for like

1. 
   
2. what to feed couse i dont have time to order hand rearing mix
   
3. what tempreture the should be kept at
   
4. how often i should feed them
   
5. how much i should feed them
   
6. how should i feed them
   
7. how should keep them
   
8. ware i should keep them
   
9. what to watch out for
   and please tell me what else i will need to buy or anthing i have missed out on thank you thank you thank you

 
smily what happened to the mum and dad?

• If you have egg and biscuit mix try a solution of 6 parts warm milk to 1 part mix.
  
• 35 deg C or there abouts
  
• every two hours
  
• until they won't take any more.
  
• tea spoon to the tip of the beak. You should see the crop start to fill.
  
• you should get a shoe box and line it with tissue paper and direct a bed lamp over it. Get a thermometer to make sure it's not too hot.
  
• Keep them some place dry and safe.. You have to decide that one.
  
• just make sure they are safe and warm.
  

 

You need hand raising mix. You need a special spoon with a feeding syringe.

If you can't get the correct hand rearing mix you can use high protein baby cereal for an emergency substitute.

Not sure of the exact temperature but I always use a heat pad and keep in a warm dry place with no drafts..I have actual boxes from the Arc with heat lamps built in but I have used cardboard boxes in an emergency with a heat pad in the bottom

Until about 8/9 days old I feed every 2 hrs including through the night after that about every 3hrs but only through the day( From when I get up about 6am to my bed time about 11pm) once they get to 2 weeks they will only need to be fed every 4 hrs. You should always warm the food before giving it as food from their mothers wouldn't be cold.

I always feed until the crop is full with a crop feeder (tube that goes right down) or a syringe.

You'll need to weigh them regularly, once per day to make sure they are putting on weight.

I'm sure you'll get lots of advice! Try not to worry yourself too much, if your going to help your birds you need to be calm and prepared so your doing all the right things by seeking help and getting prepared for the worst! Good on you!

Never thought of using a heat pad for keeping chicks warm. Is that the sort you buy for reptiles?? I have a home made brooder but I like the idea of the heat pad as well.

Never thought of using a heat pad for keeping chicks warm. Is that the sort you buy for reptiles?? I have a home made brooder but I like the idea of the heat pad as well.

Sure is, I use them for everything from chicks, Bobtails and baby kangaroos

Great idea, will be buying one tomorrow!! I hand-rear a lot of parrots so will come in very handy this breeding season. Thanks!

This summers Galah season was soooo busy We've got heaps of birds ready for release, loads of magpies, Pink and Greys, 28's(australian ringnecks) honey eaters and wattle birds....and doves OMG you have no idea how many young doves we've got ready to go!

You must be a wild life carer are you? You must be very busy caring for all these birds!! I have loved all sorts of birds and animals all my life, should have been a vet.....

thank you everyone the second baby dead we are very worried about the oldest i will show this to my parents and so they can help me please also give me your appinion on what to do thanks ...do you mean a pad that goes under reptiles? couse i have a pad that i put under my snails but it got to hot so i stoped using it they only had it when they lived down stairs

Edited May 1, 200619 yr by smilyl

oh daz nothing happened to mom she just leaves them and wont sit on them at night...ya and the babe is 2 weeks and 3days..so does that mean at 2weeks 4 hour only in the day? so i like at 6am,10am,2pm,6pm,10pm?or i was planning i would do it threw the night (if i have to hand rear at all)thats what i thought i had to do

Edited May 1, 200619 yr by smilyl

Smily, this is a very good site and has a few tips on how to handraise babies in in. It has many tips scattered about it so it pays to look at anything that has anything to do with babies and that also includes the beginners section : http://www.budgerigars.co.uk/dir.html

 

Try out this site too : http://www.geocities.com/budgie-place/p_breeding.html

 

This one looks really good: http://www.cagenbird.com/a04.htm

hi everyone and thank you for all your brilladvise sadly lukus(the baby)died last night i couldent believe it i was so upset my mom told me not to get to attached tohim but i did and he was very special to me even though he was so young...he was so sweet i had planned to get some pics today to show you but know the only pics i have are of his grave rest in peace little buddy you were really 1 in a million

Rip Lukus :angel1: Sad news but you did your best and there's nothing more you could have done

im sorry to read this smily :-(