New Alexandrine Parakeet owner

[lisakey]

We are new owners of a 3 week old Alexandrine Parakeet called kiffy. He/She is 6 weeks old this week and seems to be doing fine. Just one question, dose anyone think its worth going to a vet just to get the bird checked over? Cheers and any advice about feeding from soft food to seed would be great also!
Cheers Lisa and Dazzer

 

[QuackQuack]

It absolutely is worth it! I think a lot of other forum users will second this statement! Knowing you bought a healthy baby for starters is important, building a relationship with an avian vet can save your pets life because many will only see existing clients for emergencies, and lastly if you only go when you have a sick bird, a vet can know what doesn't look right but doesn't know what is NORMAL for YOUR bird which may deviate from the excepted norm!