Shannae22
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- Sep 22, 2014
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- Parrots
- I have One budgie called Sam who I hand-fed.
I have 3 Fischer Lovebirds called Jake, Sonny and Olive
I have 3 Masked Lovebirds called Toby, Minion and Ralph
And i have 5 Peach face Lovebirds called M
Hi there! I'm New to Parrot forums so I'm unsure i'f i'm doing this right >.<
But Here's my question.
My Lovebirds laid eggs and only one out of the 5 hatched, I Named him ''Louie'' and he is doing really well and is now 2 weeks old (He was hatched on Fathers day this year!)
I've been trying to decide whether of not to Hand raise him.
I have hand-raised birds before and both have survived (and are now very Spoilt birdies!) I already have hand-feeding formula that i bought as a precaution in case i ever needed to hand feed the babies or if i ever wanted too.
If i wanted to hand-raise him i was thinking around 3-4 weeks old (I know people say 2 weeks but he just looks so small and Fragile!) When he has more feathers. but would he refuse to take food from a syringe or spoon at this age?
And would he need some warmth? like a brooder, heatlamp or pad?
Like I said i'm still deciding, and i know hand taming is an option but It's a little hard because i have two aviaries outside and i'm afraid that the parents will get a little iffy with me taking him away every day.
I Know the feeding schedule as well and i know it's very time consuming
Thank-you in advance!
But Here's my question.
My Lovebirds laid eggs and only one out of the 5 hatched, I Named him ''Louie'' and he is doing really well and is now 2 weeks old (He was hatched on Fathers day this year!)
I've been trying to decide whether of not to Hand raise him.
I have hand-raised birds before and both have survived (and are now very Spoilt birdies!) I already have hand-feeding formula that i bought as a precaution in case i ever needed to hand feed the babies or if i ever wanted too.
If i wanted to hand-raise him i was thinking around 3-4 weeks old (I know people say 2 weeks but he just looks so small and Fragile!) When he has more feathers. but would he refuse to take food from a syringe or spoon at this age?
And would he need some warmth? like a brooder, heatlamp or pad?
Like I said i'm still deciding, and i know hand taming is an option but It's a little hard because i have two aviaries outside and i'm afraid that the parents will get a little iffy with me taking him away every day.
I Know the feeding schedule as well and i know it's very time consuming
Thank-you in advance!
