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.
baby conure about to hatch
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kme3388
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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.
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I don't have any answers but my comment might boost your thread so someone with experience can help.
You should try reach to avian vet about it Can parents conure feed the baby once it hatch ?
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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.
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.
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Billy now 3 1/2 months old...
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thank you very much, i learned and Billy is doing great...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.
- Jun 28, 2024
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How wonderful! 
thanks for the update!
thanks for the update!
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Wonderful. Billy looks very handsome.
DonnaBudgie
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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.
My sun conures have had babies two years in a row. I usually have them take care of the eggs and the babies for the first 5 weeks then I hand feed them. I think hand feeding newly hatched babies will be very challenging since they are so small. You will have to feed them very often. I know I would hear my parent birds feeding the babies every hour or so.
DonnaBudgie
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I fed my newborn budgies every two hours round the clock for the first week and every three hours for the next week. Every four hours after that. It is very challenging. I never use a syringe because it's too dangerous. I use a bent spoon. Food temp is 102 to 105F.
That must have been so hard with how small they are
DonnaBudgie
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Once I figured out how to gently hold the tiny baby cupped in my palm with his head resting on my fingers and his head held gently between my thumb and forefinger (an upright position), I just rest his beak on the edge of the bent spoon and let him lap up the formula until he had enough. I could watch the formula run down his esophagus into his crop. He could actually hold his head up himself for a couple minutes. When his crop was nice and round I knew he had enough. And wiped his little face off and put him back in the incubator with his stuffed animal. Getting over being nervous helps keep your hands steady. I would keep the incubator in the bathroom where I could turn on the heat before feeding so he didn't get chilled. Repeat every two hours. You can sleep in a couple weeks.
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