Feeding my baby lovebird. He'll be a month in a couple of days (which makes me question some birds here being shown at '2weeks old' '8days old', etc., being even more phisically developed than my l...
Feeding my baby lovebird. He'll be a month in a couple of days (which makes me question some birds here being shown at '2weeks old' '8days old', etc., being even more phisically developed than my lil Pankee.:/
Anyhoo, I still use the same method we seem to be both comfortable with. To would-be-posters, please, if you're going to just bash how I feed, let me remind you that just because you do something a certain way doesn't necessarily mean it's THE right way. It's all a matter of preference, really. Whatever works.
Thanks to OverTheRaynbow for giving a few but valuable tips for a first-time handfeeder like me. :)
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I have used all three methods: Spoon, syringe in mouth, and tube feeding. To me, it depends on the bird. If it is taking food on it's own, I usually use the syringe. If the bird is refusing to eat, or doesn't enjoy the taste of the food, I usually tube feed, which bypasses the mouth and delivers food directly to the crop. This minimizes choking because it goes past the trachea.
Finches seem to do the best with spoon feeding, because they can control how much food they get.
It's a baby lovebird. I haven't handled Cockatiels personally, but from what I've seen from fellow keepers, they're pretty much the same when it comes to handfeeding. Baby birds need to be fed round the clock.
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thanks!
Finches seem to do the best with spoon feeding, because they can control how much food they get.
Is this a cockatiel? I have a baby bird...i don't know how much to feed it. It's hungry all the time. Suggestions?