Can anyone help me??? emergency handrearing advice needed!!!!!

[Ecclipse]

Please can someone help me. It is pouring with rain here - yippeee!!!! Only problem is that there are two lil budgies that need my help. They are in the box in a friends aviary and the mom isnt very motherly. If they survive tonight I want to try and handrear them. They are about 1 week old. Can anyone please help me with advice ASAP. I know that you use formula and a dropper but thats all. What should I do?

 

[antoinette]

Hi Ecclips...... Ecclipse to the rescue......
Browsed through a number of sites, most informative I found is below

Hand Feeding Baby Budgies - Birds

Good luck Sis, let us know how it goes okay
MWAH

 

[Spiritbird]

We wish you good luck with this. Hand feeding chicks is a 24/7 job and that is about all I know on this subject.

 

[antoinette]

Ecclipse, your timing is great.....
School vacation began today....
Enjoy the horse riding tomorrow....

 

[Ecclipse]

Thanks gals....lets hold thumbs that the lil fellas have lasted the night...I have all the respect in the world for breeders who handrear our parrots for us - I salute you all!!!!!!!The info on the net had my head spinning...lol. Will keep you posted, not sure what Im going to do with the lil fellas if they make it - Hugo will NOT be pleased - haha

 

[parrotqueen]

It always makes me so happy to see someone helping a bird in need...

I can't say anything to help really, sorry. Just keep us posted! I'd like to hear how it turns out.

 

[WhataCracker]

Give them egg food to get them trough them night, and in the morning give them breeding food.

Make sure the egg food isnt too dry!