Hand Feeding A Baby Umbrella Cockatoo

This is a video of me hand feeding a 14 day old baby Umbrella Cockatoo. This is the proper way to hand feed using a syringe WITHOUT the needle.

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Pets & Animals

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• umbrella
• cockatoo
• parrot
• bird
• hand
• feeding
• response
• syringe

[HeroMaryah]

is taking care of a baby cockatoo easy?

i did take care of cockatiels and love birds and budgies and i want a cockatoo or a mcaw.

please tell me >.<

[birdguy888]

@HeroMaryah It is just a longer process. If you wre able to successfully hand feed cockatiels and lovebirds, you can do it with a cockatoo. It just takes a lot longer!

[JonsenMT]

@birdguy888 Where do you find the formula specific for Cockatoos? What's it called? Thanks:)

[birdguy888]

@JonsenMT For cockatoos and African Greys and Amazons I prefer to us Rival because it is rice based and lower in fat. Too's, greys & Amazons are prone to fatty liver disease. I've used Pretty Bird and KayTee Exact as well and it is ok, but Rival is my favorite for the sensitive species. Pretty Bird and KayTee Exact are fine for all other species that I've raised. Rival is hard to find in stores or you'll need to buy it online!

[JonsenMT]

@birdguy888 Now, what about Zupreem? Is that any good?

[birdguy888]

@JonsenMT I've never used Zupreem formula; however, I assume that it would be comparable to the other formulas. Like with pellets, they are comparable to one another. You are paying for the brand name. Pretty Bird has Species Specific pellets but to be honest, no one seen any difference in their birds health from one pellet to another.

[birdguy888]

@Halpin2006 Oh I know that too well. LOL Day 1'ers are fed every 2 hours, day and night for the first week and then I start increasing the time by 30 minutes (if the chick is ready for it, if not I drag it out longer).

[Halpin2006]

Trouble is, you have to feed him every 2hrs, around the clock!

[birdguy888]

@14Raine14 Very true. I always recommend when getting into breeding to have a long time hand feeder show you exactly what to do and how to do it. Many people asperate their baby birds which drowns them on their formula from not knowing how to do it properly. The expense is really high to get started as well when you have to get a good brooder and an incubator in case they won't sit. Both of these can easily cost $2,400 for the actual good ones. Formula and syringes aren't cheap either.

[14Raine14]

@xxBecaB00xxx This isn't something you should be going into blind. Having someone simply explaining to you how to do things can end in disaster! Baby birds need to be fed from around the clock, not just when you have time for it. It is also VERY easy to kill your baby bird. It may be best if you were to simply handle the baby as it grows. I know your HM is friendly, it would probably be smartest to start there.

[birdguy888]

@Halpin2006 Baby birds grow extremely quickly, hence the reason they are fed every 2 hours. Studies using cameras in wild parrot nests show that the parents feed about ever two hours day & night. When the chick makes a certain chirp, the parents know it is hungry and they feed it. We have to do the same in order for optimal growth and yes, they utilize all the nutrients instead of simply pooping it out.

[Halpin2006]

@birdguy888

Why does a newborn parrot chick have to be fed so frequently? And does it really nourish most of that formula, or deficate it just as quickly?

"Feeeeeeed the biiiirrrddddd, tuppins an hoooouuuurrrr" LOL