2006-08-28 11:42:20 · 8 answers · asked by what 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
Yes you should give them Plenty of CLEAN WATER, and Wheat Bread too. Also go to the pets store and buy some of the KAYTEE HAND FEEDING FORMULA and feed them that wet according to the box and feed it to them dry as well as a treat in a bowl. Make sure they have plenty of seed and millet spray you can buy at the pets store too. Really is worth the money buying those products to asure healthy parents as well as healthy chicks! I have 2 pair on top of babies right now! They are wonderful! Join my link below! Come have fun!
2006-08-29 05:51:35 · answer #1 · answered by reasonable-sale-lots 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the parents are feeding the best thing to do is to leave them alone, other than the usual check-ins. They don't really have an immune system until they're fully feathered and hand-feeding is messy.
Cuttlebone should be available to Mom and Dad. Scrambled eggs go to our birds, too. It's great for them. They carry lots of bacteria after only an hour, though, so make sure you wait until the chicks are a little older before introducing any to the parents. A safer alternative that you can use right away is egg food. You can find some on Foster and Smith for birds, online or in the catalog:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/NavResults.cfm?N=2003+6000
2006-08-28 15:11:09 · answer #2 · answered by Em 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest Egg food and snack attack. Both are available at most bird stores or pet stores. Also have a calcium block available. If your birds don't eat the egg food you can also give them wheat bread. Caring about your birds diet isn't meddling, it's being a good pet owner. Keep up the good work.
2006-08-28 18:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by taskr36 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of my birds get fresh veggies such as broccoli slaw, corn, cucumber, baked sweet potato and spinach (but only twice a week because it inhibits calcium absorbtion). They also get a slice of whole wheat bread and spray millet and cooked couscous with oats, wheat germ and boiled ggs that have been grated. Every one gets some form of these foods everyday whether they are breeding or not. The cages that have babies get larger quantities of course.
2006-08-29 15:20:23 · answer #4 · answered by sittin tight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be sure to keep plenty of food around. The babies eat a Lot. My mommy bird has hatched out three groups of chicks. She will do fine if you don't bother her too much when the chicks are young and keep food and fresh water available.
2006-08-28 12:19:48 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give her a piece of whole or cracked wheat bread
fresh corn, have you tried the corn,rice beans feed?
soft foods are easy for her to eat and feed the babies
mine always loved the bread
2006-08-28 21:29:34 · answer #6 · answered by Loollea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an 8 week old baby and I feed the parents scrambled eggs without any spices they love it and its very good for them
2006-08-28 12:40:23 · answer #7 · answered by littlejiffypopmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you want to hand feed them you should probably leave them alone. The mother knows what she is doing and meddeling can only cause problems.
2006-08-28 11:46:42 · answer #8 · answered by Abby 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋