New Baby Alexandrine

[1664stan]

Hi all, I am new at parrot keeping i just bought a Alexandrine baby 7 weeks old.
Has anyone got any advice and tips ?

 

[cdog]

Welcome to the forum. Is your baby weaned yet? We would love to see pictures.

 

[1664stan]

Hi Cdog, Only picked it up this afternoon so no pics as yet will do some tomorrow im feeding it every 3 hours or 4 hours so the man said

 

[cdog]

Have you handfed a baby bird before?

 

[1664stan]

Hi Cdog, No its my first time been up most of the night worrying about the little thing silly i know.

 

[solobaby]

did the man show you how to do it ? my gcc was my first hand feeding but i spent a whole day at my breeder learning how.

When handfeeding your going to warm the water to 120 degree's F, then mix in the forumla and stir well, cool the formula to about 105 degrees F, never feed over 110 F. Your going to feed from the left side of the beak. Fill the crop till it's full, but do not stretch the crop, stretching the crop could lead to death
(thank you shannonh1984 of talk parrots)

if i can think of anything else i will post

 

[lene1949]

Congratulations on your baby alex... They're good eaters... I fed my Max using a bend spoon for the first couple of weeks... I also gave him grated fruit and vegies as well as seed and pellets... It's important they have a selection of foods available in order to wean...

Alexandrines are the best parrots to have...

 

[1664stan]

Hi Solobaby, we spent a long time at his house and he showed us how to feed it( calling it as dont know sex ) we are using nutribird A21 formula to feed it.

 

[1664stan]

Hi Lene1949, I think we have mad the right choice in getting an Alexandrine, we use a syringe to feed it we use nutribird A21 formula thats what the breeder uses.
Thanks for your advice.
Stan.

 

[angiemw]

Congratulations on your new baby! Can't wait to see the pictures.

 

[1664stan]

Hi Angiemw, Thanks i did put a picture on it on here but not sure if it has worked.

 

[Sulphiria]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[olgalednichenko]

Welcome to the forum. Is your baby weaned yet? We would love to see pictures.

Hey,


can u PLEASE tell me what does WEANED means? I am sorry but i dont know even the basics of 'bird talk'

can u recommend me a starter manual?

thanks
olga shulman lednichenko

 

[Betrisher]

1664stan, you have made exactly the right choice in getting an Alexandrine! They are wonderful companions and will keep you interested and amused with their cleverness and funny antics. Oh, and of course, being seriously green they're among the very-most-beautiful of all birds. Do post some pics of your baby for us to drool over, won't you?