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Ozzysgurl08 Member  Posts: 10 |
posted 02-02-2004 12:22 PM
 
My Parent Doves failed to take care of both the babies, so OF course i stepped in And am now takin care of them. i Feed them baby food cereal w/ a little bit of boiled egg.They are doing great but the one i just recently took away from them has never been able to actually stand, she uses her wings to walk and balance.And the one i immediatly took out of the nesting area now thinks he has to copy her!WHat DO I DO!?!? IP: Logged |
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charmedagain Member Posts: 790 |
posted 02-02-2004 04:11 PM
Hi, Depending how long the chicks went without food from there parents then there bodies maybe weak i have hand raised a cockatiel since he was 3days old i have added the link so yu can see what he looks like now. I would advice on buying an egg food this is specially made for hand raising and weaning chicks you can buy this from any petstore. The reason i advice on feeding this instead of baby food cereals as most of them hav milk powder in it and birds are lactose intolerant and can cause sour crop and infections in the crop. How old are the chicks they should be fed as follows. 1day - 2 weeks every 1-2 hours around the clock. 2-3 weeks every 4hours. 4-6 weeks. they should be able to go about 6hours without needing a feed. They should be kept warm with either a brooder or in a box with a hotwater bottle wrapped in a blanket and the temp should be kept the same at all times. Also during feeding after every couple of mouthfulls of food give a drink of water a syringe is best for feeing and giving water. hope this helps. mike here is the direct link to meeko my baby i hand raised a couple of months back also his parents. [URL=http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=viewall&albumID=96135533]http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=viewall&albumID=96135533[/UR L] [This message has been edited by charmedagain (edited 02-02-2004).] IP: Logged |
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