Hello,
I'm hoping for some advice. I went to get a budgie from what I didn't realize was a breeder, or rather a lady who had a clutch of budgies.
I noticed the bird in the photo had in injured foot. I told her the bird needed to go to the vet (our vets are closed) and she said she'd give him to me for free and give me the brother/sister bird instead.
So on my way home, I realized I was so flustered by the whole situation I forgot to ask how old they are and she just texted me that they are 3 weeks old.
I thought I was getting an older, hand raised bird and walked right into a sketchy breeding situation. I couldn't leave the birds there and now I don't really know what I'm doing. I've read that they should stay with their parents until 7-8 weeks and also that you can take them away at 3 weeks and hand feed them.
I've never hand fed a baby bird, they are eating seed and egg pellets (maybe, it's hard to tell with beaks that fast) but this baby has a bruised foot and needs to rest, not be bothered by an amateur.
Can someone please tell me the FACTS on if this little bird is OK eating seed and chop and egg pellets or if I need to hand feed formula? She/he's already very tame and so is her brother/sister so I wouldn't be hand feeding to tame them.
The woman was very rough with them and had a canary who had a injured let, she told me he'd been that way for a year. She also had a disabled child who was grabbing the birds. I believe the baby bird had their sharp nails caught in something and was grabbed too roughly and that is how her foot was injured.
HELP!
I just took them from their parents not realizing they were only 3 weeks old.
Thank you for any help.
I'm hoping for some advice. I went to get a budgie from what I didn't realize was a breeder, or rather a lady who had a clutch of budgies.
I noticed the bird in the photo had in injured foot. I told her the bird needed to go to the vet (our vets are closed) and she said she'd give him to me for free and give me the brother/sister bird instead.
So on my way home, I realized I was so flustered by the whole situation I forgot to ask how old they are and she just texted me that they are 3 weeks old.
I thought I was getting an older, hand raised bird and walked right into a sketchy breeding situation. I couldn't leave the birds there and now I don't really know what I'm doing. I've read that they should stay with their parents until 7-8 weeks and also that you can take them away at 3 weeks and hand feed them.
I've never hand fed a baby bird, they are eating seed and egg pellets (maybe, it's hard to tell with beaks that fast) but this baby has a bruised foot and needs to rest, not be bothered by an amateur.
Can someone please tell me the FACTS on if this little bird is OK eating seed and chop and egg pellets or if I need to hand feed formula? She/he's already very tame and so is her brother/sister so I wouldn't be hand feeding to tame them.
The woman was very rough with them and had a canary who had a injured let, she told me he'd been that way for a year. She also had a disabled child who was grabbing the birds. I believe the baby bird had their sharp nails caught in something and was grabbed too roughly and that is how her foot was injured.
HELP!
I just took them from their parents not realizing they were only 3 weeks old.
Thank you for any help.