Eldarion_
New member
- Jun 16, 2020
- 8
- 4
- Parrots
- Dirk- yellow-sided GCC
Queenie- pineapple GCC
Dusty- albino cockatiel
Raz - pastel-face pied cockatiel
Hello!
My two cockatiels have laid their first fertile clutch of eggs!
This is my first time dealing with potential babies and I had a few questions I was hoping to get answers to (I know these questions have probably been asked before heaps of times, but I would be very grateful for advice or suggestions on where to find information!).
The first question I have is what nesting material would be good? Currently they have taken one of their sea grass mat toys into the box and shredded it, but I know that won't be good for babies (I allowed it originally because Dusty has not laid fertile eggs before and she was happy with the material).
The second question I have is about food and whether or not I have to change the parents diet while they feed the babies. All of my parrots receive a serving of an assortment of vegetables and other fresh things in the morning, and a serving of pellets in the evening. Do the parents need any other additional foods or a different diet in general while they are feeding the babies?
None of the eggs have hatched yet, but I was very surprised to see some veins and a very little baby in on of the shells today! I would love to raise the babies with my cockatiels if I can as they aren't bothered about me being near the box or handling anything when I have to clean.
Thank you in advance
My two cockatiels have laid their first fertile clutch of eggs!
This is my first time dealing with potential babies and I had a few questions I was hoping to get answers to (I know these questions have probably been asked before heaps of times, but I would be very grateful for advice or suggestions on where to find information!).
The first question I have is what nesting material would be good? Currently they have taken one of their sea grass mat toys into the box and shredded it, but I know that won't be good for babies (I allowed it originally because Dusty has not laid fertile eggs before and she was happy with the material).
The second question I have is about food and whether or not I have to change the parents diet while they feed the babies. All of my parrots receive a serving of an assortment of vegetables and other fresh things in the morning, and a serving of pellets in the evening. Do the parents need any other additional foods or a different diet in general while they are feeding the babies?
None of the eggs have hatched yet, but I was very surprised to see some veins and a very little baby in on of the shells today! I would love to raise the babies with my cockatiels if I can as they aren't bothered about me being near the box or handling anything when I have to clean.
Thank you in advance
