baby cockatiels

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hello dianna, sorry about your computer.an update on whats going on.i did pull the baby .i went on  the net looking for everything i could find about hand feeding and caring for him.i am hand feeding .i'm feeding 8to9cc of kaycee formula 4 x a day.he is 3weeks old .i will increase as he gets older.i put some millet,cheerios.corn,peas,mixed veggies in with him.he is picking at it a lot and eating a little .does this sound like a good plan are is there something i should change?anything you could add would help me .looking forward to hearing from you.          thank you.   Nana...
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thank you for your answer to my last question. i will do as you said but im scared to death to hand feed iv never seen it done .we dont have a pet store in our little town to get the baby food.(i'll find it though)before i atempt it i want to make sure theres not something else going on .when the male picks at the baby it seems to be puting the feather in the babys mouth.could there be a reason for this? i know hes not feeding the baby as much as he was. the male is the only one i've seen feeding.i'v tryed different foods for mom and dad they like boiled eggs best. can they get to much egg?i'm sorry i'm troubling you with all these ? .i'm going to give this baby to my daughter and her children and dont want anything to happen to it.she is so excided and cant wait for it get old enough.but like me dont have the time to hand feed.but will if i have to. looking foward to your answer.in mean time wish me luck.
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dianna you helped me out so much with my first question about how mom and dad feed babies .everything is going great with that.thank you so much.. now i have another question . i only had one egg to hatch the baby is 2weeks old growing like crazy .today i noticed a bruised looking place on it's neck and it seems the tiny feathers it had are going away .it's head and neck are naked, the dad seems to peck on him alot.it seem to be a rough action .is this a normal action? also the mom and dad are breeding again .can you give me some insite on what is going on .thank you again nana -----------------------------------------
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my ? is, my cockatiels eggs are hatching one new baby sofar  4 eggs to go.my first time for new babys. i dont have the time to hand feed although i know it would be better.what i need to know is what kind of food does the mom & dad feed the baby.or any other info about new babys i need to know .thank you.
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Hello Nana and thank you for your post.
Mom & Dad will feed the babies by regurgitiating their own food and feeding the babies.  You do not necessarily have to hand feed the babies, just make sure that you handle the babies, and they will be fine.
One of the other experts on this site has a website that is very informational.  I am sending you the link for it.  I know that it'll help.  I've read through it myself and found it to be very informative, and I do refrence it quit a bit.

http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/birdinfo/index.html


Good luck and God bless.
Dianna
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Hello Nana.
I'm afraid that you are going to have to separate the baby and feed it by hand.  If Dad is picking on the baby, there is something wrong with the baby and left with the parents, the baby will probably not make it.  You can get a hand feeding formula from your local pet shop.  The directions are on the package, make sure to follow them closely.
You also might want to consider separating your male and female for awhile to stop them from breeding again so soon.

Please feel free to come back if you have any other questions.

God Bless.
Dianna
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Hello Nana.
I am sorry that I didn't get back to you sooner, but my computer crashed and I had to fix it.
You can get hand feeding formula from Pet-Smart or PetCo.  If you go to the site that I sent you the link for and follow the direstions, you'll be fine.  The instructions are more detailed on the site than I can explain them.
I have faith in you and I know that you can do it.

Please keep me updated.

God Bless.
Dianna

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Hello Nana.
It sounds like you are on the right track.  Make sure to give the bird water after it's feeding to help wash any food down.  This can be done with the same dropper/syringe that you use for it's food and it's done pretty much the same way that you feed him/her.

Keep me posted on how the baby is doing.

God Bless.
Dianna