newborn parakeet

Question
One of the eggs out of three hatched four days ago, so far the mother has stayed with the new born and I noticed when I cover the cage, the mother comes out and eats, drinks, poops and returns to cage. Should I leave the mother and new born alone only to freashen water and food?

Answer
Barbara,

It's normal for a mother bird to leave the baby only for a short time, to eat and drink, and massively evacuate.  She needs to do so to keep the baby warm.  At this time it is best not to change how you interact with the mother, but at the same time give her the means to be with her baby as much as possible.

Good luck,

Cindy