Taking chicks out of nest

chickmo1989

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I have 6 Cockateils
Chicken Little and Gizmo Digby
Romeo and Juliet and Chickmo
Ive been reading on web of some methods of taking baby
away without upsetting mum nd dad. ...my question is how do you so it
 

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SilverSage

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Why do you need to take them out? Are you talking just for short periods like to just weigh them and put them back, taking them out permanently, or something in between?
 
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chickmo1989

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Romeo and Juliet and Chickmo
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Short periods of time.. still like them to be people friendly :)
 

SilverSage

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I do that with all my baby birds :) I suggest waiting until the parents are out of the box. For me, this usually happens at morning feeding. I feed mom and dad, and when they are both out of the box I slip a cardboard barrier between the cage and the box so it blocks the hole. I then take the babies out and weigh them. Once their eyes open I also spend a few minutes petting them, talking to them, and handling their wings and feet. As they get older they are handled more. By this time my pairs know me well enough that I can take the babies out of the box while the hen is still in it, and even give the mothers a little head scritch (though they are not really tame), though the males are NOT so accepting and have to be kept away from my fingers. If you are not confident in the reaction of the parents, do not allow them to see into the box while you are messing with it and until the babies are back where they belong. Some parents might become aggressive and even kill the babies if they get too upset so blocking their view is important.

As a side note, I start training my babies to wear a harness when they pin. Makes for a pretty seamless training progression.
 
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chickmo1989

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Weston NSW
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I have 6 Cockateils
Chicken Little and Gizmo Digby
Romeo and Juliet and Chickmo
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The picture is of the baby Chickmo and mum Chicken Little, we have
been able to get it out of the box for nearly 2 weeks now :yellow1:
 

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Sunset_Chaser

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The Lutino mutation is sex linked, meaning if Mom is Lutino all Lutino babies will be boys and if Dad is Lutino all babies will be girls.
 

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