How do I hand feed baby parakeets?

How to hand feed a baby bird?

  • I know you cant hand feed a baby bird with seeds but what can i feed it how much will the hand feed formula cost? When is the bird starting to have feathers and when can it eat seeds? ...show more

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    You can buy starter formula from any reputable pet store. Read the instructions very carefully especially the temperature and make everything sterile. Put dropper in left side of beak to feed 1 (maybe) drop of food. Make sure the crop is empty before feeding more. Please check the temperature of formula before giving-don't want to burn the baby!

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Instant Nutri-Start is mixed in a ratio of 2 1/4 parts hot water to one part powder. Use distilled or boiled water to eliminate bacteria growth from contaminated tap water. Add the water to the powder gradually while stirring. After thorough mixing to eliminate lumps, the formula should be the consistency of creamy pudding. This should be fed warm. Make sure to check the birds crop before feeding. Overfeeding can cause aspiration and death and underfeeding can cause starvation. Be sure to carefully pass the syringe or dropper into the left side toward the right side of the mouth. Birds should be weaning no earlier than 8 weeks old. Make sure they are eating enough pellets on their own. Instant Nutri-Start Is Not Meant To Be Fed To Insectivorous Birds Or Raptors. 5 lbs is about $30.00

naturegrrl

If you can go to a pet shop get baby bird formula, then buy a syringe at a pharmacy, mix the bird formula and suck it up with a syringe. Make sure the formula is NOT hot, a little warm will be good, be gentle when you use the syringe on the bird. The crop(Stomach) fills up rather quickly. The bird will develop feathers in a couple weeks, when the bird stops begging for food it will be good to give it seeds, or fruit. It all depends on the bird, wild birds eat insects/seeds, parakeets eat seeds and fruit. The formula might cost 9$ it depends.

MetalFalcon

Kenny, What type of bird do you have. You can pick up formula from your area pet store and you can feed the bird with the same tool you use to give kids liquid medicin that is like a dropper. Your food needs to be tepid in temp not cool and not to warm. you have to be careful on the amount to feed. Check the crawl (it will look bumby when full. you will have pin feathers first. Bald bird with what looks like spikes. these will turn into a down and then the feathers.

J. L

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