NEW BABY! and tragedy but opportunity

[clark_conure]

They been trying for a while and even had to intervene a bit to keep other birds out but I HAS BABY BUDGIE!

protection

and results!

Zebra has a new baby, father is Clark Jr.

The rest are probably unfertilized.


It's on them now because I have no idea how to raise it and didn't expect it to take after failed attempts but's alive and being fed it seems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[clark_conure]

Oh just want to make one thing clear the sun conure loves the budgies and never hurts them, in the picture he was just curious. It's usually the female quaker that is aggressive as she also is trying to have a baby but I don't have a mate for her.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Congratulations! A Baby! Its good news that budgies usually make great parents. Is the Dad helping feed Mama and Baby? Make sure they have lots of nutritious food because babies eat a lot.

 

[LaManuka]

They been trying for a while and even had to intervene a bit to keep other birds out but I HAS BABY BUDGIE!

protection
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and results!
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Zebra has a new baby, father is Clark Jr.

The rest are probably unfertilized.


It's on them now because I have no idea how to raise it and didn't expect it to take after failed attempts but's alive and being fed it seems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats, clark, you're a grandfather!!

 

[clark_conure]

Congratulations! A Baby! Its good news that budgies usually make great parents. Is the Dad helping feed Mama and Baby? Make sure they have lots of nutritious food because babies eat a lot.

Yep he eats and pukes in her mouth all the time it's so romantic!

 

[clark_conure]

Yep he eats and pukes in her mouth all the time it's so romantic!

It's comments like this that the mods know yep....this not a hacked account. It's him.

 

[clark_conure]

any advice is welcome, how soon till I can hold?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I would wait until the baby is over two weeks old and covered with down and pin feathers to hold him. Once the baby can maintain its own body temp the mama will no longer spend 24/7 in the box. She will come in to feed the baby several times a day but otherwise he will be alone in there. That's when you should take the him out and hold him and start to socialize him. Hold him for 15 minutes or so at a time then put him back and repeat a few times a day. When I did this the parents didn't care at all. If you try to take him out and hold him while the mama is still brooding him I think she will object loudly.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

You're going to have so much fun with the baby. They're adorable little spudmuffins- so chubby and fluffy, and fearless, too. He'll try to crawl up your sleeve and may get all the way up to your armpit.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

LOL! Congrats! I can't wait to read more about your new baby!

 

[rheashard2]

Congratulations!

 

[bug_n_flock]

Be prepared they go thru a phase I call "snake birds" where they scoot around on their bellies and try to burrow up your sleeves and into whatever warm spot they can find to try and shove themselves into

 

[AprilRobin]

Beautiful birds. Congratulations.

 

[TiredOldMan]

Congratulations
I sure love some happy news

 

[DonnaBudgie]

We need new pictures of the baby! How's the little spudmuffin doing? Any chances he'll have a sibling?

 

[GaleriaGila]

"That there is MY son! I was in Minnesoda lil while back an paid a lil visit and THAT'S MINE!"
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No it is not.
- The Management

 

[DonnaBudgie]

You must share more pictures of the Baby! How's he doing?

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

YES! PIX! PIX! Need more! LOL!

 

[clark_conure]

so tragedy struck. the big parrots weren't to keen on new budgies and even attacked the moms. I moved the boxes upstairs then the moms abandoned them, and in the boxes their feet were being splayed. I didn't notice the abandonment at first. I began hand feeding but one passed. The youngest, Dot's chick, seems to be ok. I've been feeding with a syringe, and I read about if not warm enough they won't digest. So watching the crop and feeding and literally, not figuratively been holding the chick in my left hand for about 6 hours to keep it warm.

this is earlier.

good news is feet are underneath now not splade and moving and chirping/squeeking more. when i put down it chirps as i do something like making formula that needs 2 hands.

Really don't know which way this is going to turn. Now all the other budgies (the moms) are fine and not harrassed anymore but i want this little chirper to live. ANY ADVICE IS HELPFUL. I tried reintroducing the mom but she bolted and wanted freedom.

If he/she lives the weekend Monday it's going to work with me in their new Tupperware with holes drilled in it.

EDIT:

it is pooping on my fingers so it is processing the food.

 

[bug_n_flock]

First and foremost temperature is critical. Your hand is *not* warm enough. Do you have a heating pad you could use or something like that? You must put something between the pad and the chick, and keep the chick in something like a paper bag to keep the heat in. Thermometer is critical. Getting too hot and dry can be deadly.

That is only temporary, really what you need is an incubator with digital thermometer. One built for poultry would work if you have a farm store nearby.