8 Weeks old baby Amazon?

[Wingedavocado]

Hi, I'm new in this forum, nice to meet everyone!
I'm hoping to find some experienced amazon owned people that can maybe help me a bit. I have ended up with a baby yellow naped (I was unaware that selling babies still on formula was not good, the breeder also basically said to take it now or miss out because everyone just takes them this way and well, there were only a couple, so please, please no judgment, I'm here for help in order to provide the best for the baby) I have hand fed baby quakers before (same breeder) as well as an Indian Ringneck (those belong to my parents who now live in their own separate homes with their birds (2-4yo) but those birds were never this young looking, they already had all their feathers. This baby's hatch cert says Jan 20 which makes her (DNA fem) around 8 wks? Breeder instructed me to have her in a bin with bedding pellets and a warm light which I did, shes been here for 1.5 weeks and she's on 3 feeds a day (30-40ml). I was also told not to handle her too much yet and that 'in no time she'll have her feathers and then i can take her out and introduce her cage and stuff as well as offer veggies and pellets just so that she can start getting familiar to them (I know she'll be weaned on her own time and I've no intentions or desire to rush anything at all, I'm happy feeding her)
With all this info, here are my questions:
1)Tho I've never had an amazon of my own, I've trained and worked with a couple adult ones and I am well aware that they need to be well socialized, how early can I start this since she's so little I'm kinda lost
2) When do these babies really get all their feathers? (If i google 8wk old YNA, a completely different baby shows up ans they have all their feathers (was I lied to? I do have the hatch cert)
3) Does she really need to stay in that bin with that light all the time (breeder said until she starts getting out but thats a bin, its not a shoe box)
4) When should I really start putting tiny plates of chop around her even if she just plays with it, I wan her to be familiar with veggies

Sorry about the long post and in advance, thank you for your kindness and answers
Picture for reference (3d ago)

 

[TiredOldMan]

Welcome
Someone will be along to help you with your questions as we have members who are much more knowledgeable then me on this subject.

 

[rheashard2]

Welcome. Hope you get help and information. Tru to get your little one to an avian vet too. Good luck.

 

[rheashard2]

Try looking at YouTube. Folks are always posting baby bird, pup, etc pics there. Maybe you can see pics of what your baby should be looking like minus a few weeks and older a few. This'll help give you a basic idea.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Congratulations! Your baby is adorable! Baby birds are so cute and sweet. Enjoy this special time being her mommy or daddy bonding with her. She won't be a big bird for a few months. P
The baby may be a little younger than 8 weeks but they get breast feathers and tail feathers last. No worries.
What are you keeping her in? A plastic sorage bin about 12x18 inches is good at this age. I'd line it with paper towels.
You should handle her right away and frequently. Wash your hands first. There's no reason to wait and the sooner you get her to be hand friendly the better. Play with her, hold her and cuddle her. I would give her a stuffed animal to cuddle in her bin. Is keep her in her bin until she's fully feathered. Is like a nestbox and they don't leave the nest until fully feathered.
There's no need for a heat source if she's covered with down as long as she doesn't get drafts and the room is 70 degrees or warmer.
I would spoon feed instead of syringe feed due to risk of aspiration. I've hand fed babies from hatching and ne wr used syringes because I know of so many babies that died of aspiration.
She's a little young to eat on her own at all yet. I'd wait a couple weeks and start putting bowls of chop in her bin with her then. Are you going to feed pellets, too? If so you should mix some tiny pellets with her formula and feed the mixture to her on a spoon so she gets used to the taste and texture. Harrisons is my favorite.
Any questions specific to training a young Amazon may be answered by someone else because I've never had one (cockatiels, a cockatoo and budgies are my thing).

 

[Wingedavocado]

Congratulations! Your baby is adorable! Baby birds are so cute and sweet. Enjoy this special time being her mommy or daddy bonding with her. She won't be a big bird for a few months. P
The baby may be a little younger than 8 weeks but they get breast feathers and tail feathers last. No worries.
What are you keeping her in? A plastic sorage bin about 12x18 inches is good at this age. I'd line it with paper towels.
You should handle her right away and frequently. Wash your hands first. There's no reason to wait and the sooner you get her to be hand friendly the better. Play with her, hold her and cuddle her. I would give her a stuffed animal to cuddle in her bin. Is keep her in her bin until she's fully feathered. Is like a nestbox and they don't leave the nest until fully feathered.
There's no need for a heat source if she's covered with down as long as she doesn't get drafts and the room is 70 degrees or warmer.
I would spoon feed instead of syringe feed due to risk of aspiration. I've hand fed babies from hatching and ne wr used syringes because I know of so many babies that died of aspiration.
She's a little young to eat on her own at all yet. I'd wait a couple weeks and start putting bowls of chop in her bin with her then. Are you going to feed pellets, too? If so you should mix some tiny pellets with her formula and feed the mixture to her on a spoon so she gets used to the taste and texture. Harrisons is my favorite.
Any questions specific to training a young Amazon may be answered by someone else because I've never had one (cockatiels, a cockatoo and budgies are my thing).

Thank you for taking the time and being so nice. Yes I am currently using a feeding spoon, I use a syringe to measure the food though because I have self diagnosed paranoia Yes I will have her on pellets and chop, TOP's is the one I'm most familiar with and I think I'll offer her that one. I'll start handling/cuddling away more and letting the kids (all over 10) be around her more. I'm super scared to remove the light, I don't have it as close to the opening on the bin but idk, it gives me peace of mind since she's still, as my daughter call it 'very naked' lol Respect to you and everyone that takes care of these tiny bald babies, it can be scary for sure. I can't wait to see her all green learning things

 

[Wingedavocado]

Welcome. Hope you get help and information. Tru to get your little one to an

Welcome. Hope you get help and information. Tru to get your little one to an avian vet too. Good luck.

Thank you! Yes, we have an avian vet we've used for the last 3 or so years with the quakers and the IRN, she was seen the day after she came home which is where they did her DNA as well.