Baby lovebird

If you just got him today it will take him a few days for him to feel comfterble in a new environment , as a bird will only chirp if its comfterble and is not scared . It took my budgies days to start making budgie sounds.Do you have pics of your little fluffy addition ?
 
By 4 weeks you can increase feeding it to every 4 hours with a 10 hour rest during the night to allow the crop to empty completely.

I would recommend reading up a bit more on hand feeding baby lovebirds, including what to feed them and how to feed them properly as they can easily die if they are fed incorrectly. Formula needs to be kept at a certain temperature as well, or this could cause crop problems that can also lead to death.
 
Is he a budgie, or a lovebird? Sorry I am just confused because you say lovebird but the little emoticon is a budgie. Xp

Is he still being handfed? At that age I'd imagine he is. Do you know how to properly feed him, through a syringe? Temperature, time, his age, and experience all determine whether or not he will survive his handfeeding. Baby birds are very fragile and even the temperature of the formula is serious. Sorry for so many questions, but I just want to let you know that handfeeding a baby bird is not to be taken lightly.

Oh, and welcome to the forum! :D
 
Your hand feeding ? Do you know how to hand feed ? Like th above hand feeding is very dangerouse. If the formula is too cold,warm, fungised or if you give him too much or too little could kill him. Sorry for being such a downer.
 
Yes I feed him every 3 hours except at night, I always make a new mix everytime, warm (I check on my arm for temperature), I have to types of food, one that his owner had and another that I bought on a petstore... During school days, like today, it's the same, I live near school and he will not be alone more than 3 hours :) I know that it takes responsability to take care of this precious. Besides I have his nest, because I tought that he will be more confortable :P
 
It's a lovebird peached face (or somthing like that), he's very healthy (his feathers look colourfull and with no signs of desease)... His eyes omg his eyes are like the most innocent EVER god. But yes I feed him every 3 hours, check for the temperature and leave him in a quiet place.
 
At five weeks old I assume he is feathered out and in a cage, not a brooder? Is he eating any solid foods at all? During weaning it is very important to start introducing weaning foods, cooked veggies and grains along with some sort of smaller hard food. We use higgins small fruit and veggie to start all of our babies and they all take to it very well. After they start eating their weaning foods it usually isn't long before they are eating their regular food too.

When feeding him it is really important to check the temperature of your formula with a thermometer. I have known too many people to burn their birds crop or feed formula that is too cool when checking by touch. You can pick up a digital meat thermometer for about ten dollars at walmart. Also, you want to be weighing him every morning before his first feed. Right down his weight so you know if he is gaining or losing anything. Its normal to loose a little weight at the last stages of weaning but they shouldn't be loosing too much or it can be dangerous and a good indication to offer additional feedings. I wouldn't be too worried about him not singing, babies don't make the same vocalizations as adults so its normal at this age to be a bit quieter. As long as he is active and eating well don't worry to much about the singing. Even though he was sold to you as being on three feedings you need to monitor him and figure out how much he really needs, changing homes can cause a bird to regress and require more formula than what he previously had, this is one of the many reasons that having hand feeding experience is so important before taking on a baby by yourself. You need to be able to assess the situation and adjust things accordingly. Over all though it sounds like you are on the right track, just get a thermometer and start weighing him and you should be good to go :) good luck and keep us posted.
 
Do you have some pics now? I want to see for real if his eyes are really that " innocent " . You know most birdies turn out to be little devils that scare your dog, bite the cat, gave your little sister permanent fear of birds. ( most of that happened in my house, poor sissy ) BUT they are very cute and can pull of the puppy face anytime they want LOL
 
THANK YOU THANK YOU for ALL the tips, I have never tought about weight :( I'm trying really hard... but it's never enought, I have a digital thermometer, I'm just worried about the balance (I only have for people, not for little things).

TWO QUESTIONS:
what kind of vegetables? And I must cook every single one of them?
The temperature of the food, maybe around 38ºC?

please ignore my grammar mistakes :S
 
Right know . Becareful and don't put anything near him. Learnt that the hard way , when I first got Pepsi after he was weaned he was as cute as angel ,I left my phone near him and the little sucker thought it would be funny to go into my messaging and send this to all my contacts , ttttttthsusjnns jimskj . Everybody thought I was cursing them in Swedish .
 
I dont even think he knew he was in my contacts, was just pecking at the screen A LOT. Just be careful and I left a message for you at your user profile.
 
I don't cook any of Scarlet's food, it takes all the good stuff out that you need! Just make sure everything is cut up small.
As for temps, I have no idea, someone will be able to help you out with that! :)
 
Oh and what kind, there's plenty of things you can feed your love bird that he will love! Im not too sure exactly what love birds eat because I have never owned them (not since I was a kid anyway) but I'm sure things like apple, banana, peas, carrot, beans, pineapple, broccoli, ect he will love! Just research as much as possible, the Internet is a good thing! Along as your reading in the right places anyway!
 
It doesn't neccessarily have to be cooked but you want to start them out with soft stuff. The easiest thing to do is get some frozen veggies and let them thaw out and chop into little pieces.
 
Frozen?? That sounds a bit too cold :O I believe I have to cook them because it may have parasites or bacteria and that will prevent that he gets ill... I don't know yet, I'll research some more about it before I give him anything. He tries to chew some grains (they all fell off, so dummy) and he's starting to eat his food with less water... Oh by the way, how can I make him drink water?
 
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