baby conure about to hatch

[Diana Mer]

Hi, I have a ten year old female sun conure and a 2 1/2 year old male sun conure... long story short they mated, and now i have an egg in the incubator, 25 days and i more than sure the egg is about to hatch... i can hear the bird inside the egg, it chirped. any pointers that you can give me to care for my baby conure... can i keep it in the incubator once its hatched, to keep it warm... I already have the formula and the syringes. Anything that you think would be of help to me, will be greatly appreciated. thank you.

 

[kme3388]

Hi, I have a ten year old female sun conure and a 2 1/2 year old male sun conure... long story short they mated, and now i have an egg in the incubator, 25 days and i more than sure the egg is about to hatch... i can hear the bird inside the egg, it chirped. any pointers that you can give me to care for my baby conure... can i keep it in the incubator once its hatched, to keep it warm... I already have the formula and the syringes. Anything that you think would be of help to me, will be greatly appreciated. thank you.

Hi there, and welcome! I just wanted to say hi. I also have a sun conure named Charlie. They sure are beautiful. I don’t have any experience with baby parrots but others on here do, and hopefully someone will chime in.

 

[Inger]

I don't have any answers but my comment might boost your thread so someone with experience can help.

 

[LaurieLJT]

Hi, I have a ten year old female sun conure and a 2 1/2 year old male sun conure... long story short they mated, and now i have an egg in the incubator, 25 days and i more than sure the egg is about to hatch... i can hear the bird inside the egg, it chirped. any pointers that you can give me to care for my baby conure... can i keep it in the incubator once its hatched, to keep it warm... I already have the formula and the syringes. Anything that you think would be of help to me, will be greatly appreciated. thank you.

You should try reach to avian vet about it Can parents conure feed the baby once it hatch ?

 

[GoldenDaysAz]

Good morning and how exciting!
Incubators are only meant to regulate temperatures to hatch eggs. The babies should be removed after they dry out, which is fairly quickly. Then babies are moved to a Brooder to keep young babies (without feathers) warm. Once the baby has enough feathers to regulate its own body temperature, the brooder won’t be necessary. it’s all about temperatures. It would be risky at this point to re-introduce the baby to the parents however, you have a big job in the upcoming weeks. Typically, I would let the parents raise the babies and pull them just before the eyes open for human bonding. Far enough away from the parents so they don’t hear them. they can be re-introduced after you’ve had enough contact to tame them. just be sure you are available day and night. it’s a big job. I wish you the best.

 

[Diana Mer]

Billy is 3 1/2 months now, and doing wonderfully... He is perfect...

 

[Diana Mer]

Billy 3 1/2 months

 

[Diana Mer]

Hi, I have a ten year old female sun conure and a 2 1/2 year old male sun conure... long story short they mated, and now i have an egg in the incubator, 25 days and i more than sure the egg is about to hatch... i can hear the bird inside the egg, it chirped. any pointers that you can give me to care for my baby conure... can i keep it in the incubator once its hatched, to keep it warm... I already have the formula and the syringes. Anything that you think would be of help to me, will be greatly appreciated. thank you.

Billy now 3 1/2 months old...

 

[Diana Mer]

Good morning and how exciting!
Incubators are only meant to regulate temperatures to hatch eggs. The babies should be removed after they dry out, which is fairly quickly. Then babies are moved to a Brooder to keep young babies (without feathers) warm. Once the baby has enough feathers to regulate its own body temperature, the brooder won’t be necessary. it’s all about temperatures. It would be risky at this point to re-introduce the baby to the parents however, you have a big job in the upcoming weeks. Typically, I would let the parents raise the babies and pull them just before the eyes open for human bonding. Far enough away from the parents so they don’t hear them. they can be re-introduced after you’ve had enough contact to tame them. just be sure you are available day and night. it’s a big job. I wish you the best.

thank you very much, i learned and Billy is doing great...

 

[GoldenDaysAz]

How wonderful! thanks for the update!

 

[rheashard2]

Wonderful. Billy looks very handsome.

 

[Suzette]

Your "Billy" bird is so cute! If it turns out to be a girl, still a good name!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Did you raise Billy yourself or did the parents feed him? I'm so happy the baby thrived! I love to hear baby bird success stories.