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Originally Posted by Lynda Anderson
Hello, is there anyone out there who has fed baby parakeete? My parakeet laid four eggs, two of them has hatched. I expect the other two to hatch in the next few days. I have never had baby parakeets before. I was told at the pet store where I buy my bird supplies, that you have to feed baby birds. I have no ideal how to this. I do not want to feed them wrong and cause them any harm or even kill them. I bought baby bird food and a syringe to feed them with but I am not sure how to do this. The syringe that the people at the pet store told me I needed seems to big to me. Any advice would be apprecited. Is it really nescessary to feed them or does the momma bird feed them enough?
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First of all, you should not allow a male & female to occupy the same cage or interact outside of a cage, together, unsupervised, unless you ARE totally prepared to deal with the results of mating. Having said that, now you need to get prepared ASAP (immediately) just in case the parents abandon the chicks, etc...... Try to find tomorrow a local hand-feeder that you can get or hire to help you out if needed and/or to teach you how to properly get them to the weaned stage. Buy the equipment needed tomorrow if you are determined to go it alone. If you can't find a local hand-feeder, then go to some local bird only type pet shops where you will most likely find experienced assistance.
Make sure the parents have the following in their cage so they can feed to the babies: spray millet, a good parakeet seed mix, I would add some Zupreem Fruit Blend pellets in the cage also, some fresh well done scrambled egg (remove after 1/2 hr.), some fresh raw & well rinsed broccoli florets and some fresh warmed green peas (don't use canned veggies). I assume you already have cuttlebone in the cage for the parents.
After the babies are about 10 days old, I would add some healthy whole wheat bread (I use 15 grain bread - hearty texture) which is litely dampened and some raw corn on the cob (as fresh & clean as possible). Others here may also give you some more food suggestions that have worked for them.
Good luck - please don't wait but get prepared ASAP for the worst that could possibly happen.
