Buzza & Jasper

[Ratzy]

I have a pair of cockatiels breeding at the moment.
They were put in the breeding cage about 2 weeks ago ( I think ) and they now have two eggs, which they are sitting on
Should hopefully have chicks in about three weeks

Don't know if I'm hand rearing yet, I've got everything but probably not because I have school and I'd hate to hand rear during school hours unless I really really have to.
Plus I've already lost a load of hours of sleep because I have a sick budgie right now that needs force feeding 24/7

Pics to come

 

[Ratzy]

4 eggs with another one due to be laid today!

 

[henpecked]

Hey Ratzy, that sure is a proud daddy, you could pull at 3wks and feed about every 4hrs and let them "clean out"overnight. At 5 wks maybe 3 times a day. They should start to fledge at about 7 wks.I'd pull the chicks before they fledge if you want pets or keep them with the parents if you want breeders. Your parent birds; if hand raised they may lay more eggs than babies they can feed,especially when babies get bigger, you need to keep an eye on youngest chicks and help co-parent them. Your nest box; has screws sticking thru, you need to cut and grind these off before they injure your fledgling babies, who will do lots of flapping around in the box. Good luck, I used to carry babies to class in my pocket or a sling around my neck and warm formula in the microwave ,but i was a bit crazy.