Hand Feeding Cockatiels. Newborns to 4 weeks!

Handing feeding newborn Cockatiels. Pulling 4 week old Cockatiels, and final update (#4) on the pair we pulled at 2 weeks old. They're ready for their forever homes.

[@cathyt144]

I love how cockatiel chicks sound like baby dinosaurs. Lol

[@Bird.Squawk]

lol

[@camilobastidas6176]

Wishing you all the best and hoping to see many more of these videos soon!

[@MylittlecreaturesAu]

Thank you for teaching me how to feed my baby birds correctly. Your videos have been a lifesaver!

[@infomatters.]

I am binge watching all of your videos.

[@-BirdsRegion]

I have loved birds since childhood!🔔👍✔💕.......?

[@Bird.Squawk]

Thanka for watching. Kevin

[@ladyinmaking]

❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍we love your videos. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@Bird.Squawk]

Thank you for watching! Kevin

[@midwestjunkie]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I have a baby cockatiel that I purchased. An albino cockatiel baby that is 6 weeks but is still being hand fed atm. She will be ready in 4 weeks and I can’t wait to bring her home. I literally go by there every other day & hold her & love on her. She is seriously the most adorable baby!

[@sandakureva]

This bird guy is an inspiration. Subscribed.

[@melissatankersley5722]

The Cinnamon Babies are my favorite, such a pretty color ❤

[@pemmarentertainment8497]

Nice brother

[@Bird.Squawk]

Thanks

[@smcc5759]

love all your videos. hope to see more soon

[@SHELL.SEX.CENTRIC]

Great video! Very excited for my babies to get here!

[@Truly.Jannah]

Thanks a lot. These are amazing videos and I am learning a lot to be better prepared for my new baby cockatiels.

[@lsgrosieh]

New subscriber! Keep the videos coming!

[@harkra]

Thank you for the work you put in and giving us the knowledge. My female Piper had to be removed from her parents due to an injury and massive infection. Because of your videos I learned how to correctly hand feed her. She is now over a year old and layed her first clutch. You have been recommended by many people in the reddit cockatiel forum. Thanks for what you do.

[@sasha7249]

My baby birds are starting to wean now! Thanks for your help

[@user-ez2wy2dy8j]

Best bird channel

[@englishsimple1052]

Amazing

[@Bird.Squawk]

Thank you!

[@MarysiaReacts]

Very informative video help me a lot. I have lovebirds chicks today i removed 2 oldest chicks from the nest and will hand feed them. I hope that will help the youngest one to survive now as they not get enough food when bigger chick were in the nest.

[@dreamercraftcorner]

i handfeed african grays before. i use to help a breeder. i have a baby cockatiel coming it will be 3 to 4 weeks old when it comes. ty for video to refresh my skills

[@paolaanimator]

Beautiful birds! I have a pet bird named Fluffy, she's a sweet and shy cockatiel. She has white cheeks, white dots on the chest, gray and white stripes with a few white tail feathers, majority of the body is gray. But sometimes in certain light, she seems to appear a slight copper brown. Overall Fluffy has been a nice companion and very funny. I talk to her while she rests in her coconut swing/bed or on her perch.

[@Bird.Squawk]

What a great story! Thank you for sharing. Kevin

[@paolaanimator]

@@Bird.Squawk You're welcome! Fluffy says hello 🐦 Keep up the great work with caring young cockatiels!

[@Butterfly-mt5ml]

She sounds like a beauty! ❤

[@user-ez2wy2dy8j]

Thank you

[@BirdsTV4U]

Wow ❤

[@gramercashi2575]

boss, i am form Bangladesh. i love your videos.

[@Bird.Squawk]

Thank you.... welcome to the channel. Kevin

[@bobbiejackson59]

Thanks i saw your answer on another question similar.

[@angelacarabella8512]

Bellissimi ❤️💜💚💛💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚

[@JoshDJX]

Hope you're doing well! Would love to see more videos from you!

[@Bird.Squawk]

Starting to gear up and get them going again. Thank you for hanging with us. Kevin

[@suzannesharpe4529]

Any recent activity? I hope things are fine with you all. Been enjoying your videos.

[@naturalezaymas5751]

Saludos bonitos pajaritos bebes

[@melissadonnelly447]

love your videos man. can i ask, how do you handle this all, seemingly all the time? i’m raising two baby tiels right now after having to take them from the parents due to health issues, and the parents just laid four more eggs. it’s been a 24/7 things for me, haven’t left the house in four weeks. respectfully, how do you do this and still have a life outside of constant feedings and checking up on them?

[@Bird.Squawk]

Lol ... Been doing it for a long time. But it's a family effort! We've taken baby's on vacation with us many times. Thank you for watching!

[@ahmedhussain999]

@@Bird.Squawk Any chance you can do a few more uploads? 7 month absence left me worried.

[@JoshDJX]

Just found this channel and watched so many of your videos, they're great! Any chance we could see your aviary/breeder bird cages?

[@Bird.Squawk]

Thank you and welcome to the channel. We are the process of redoing our aviary. I'm making videos and will release the once finished. Kevin

[@ClaudiasCorner]

Thanks for your videos!! Around what temperature should a brooder be for a newly hatched cockatiel? Thanks so much!

[@kanal_ahilas]

👏👏⭐⭐

[@elisabethhytowitz1494]

Hey I was wonder where you were located?! You said you sold to a pet store near by that you liked very much - several videos back. That being said I wanted to see if you happened to live near me. I would have loved to purchase from you seeing as how well you take care of all your birds!

[@Bird.Squawk]

Just outside StLouis

[@rachelweber2134]

Hello Bird Scawk, I have a Question. When your baby Cockatiel gets to the point that your only having to feed 2 or 3 times a day at what point do they start wanting Water? Or when should you start to worry that there not drinking Water ? Basically how does the Water process work for these little ones? Thank you so much in advance and I really enjoy your videos.

[@Bird.Squawk]

They get their water in the formula. Once you get down to a couple feedings a day you will want to add a bowl of food and water. this starts the weaning process.

[@mohammedmoataz255]

Thank you for the videos I really enjoy them Where can i find the extended tube ?

[@Bird.Squawk]

Thank you. I have lost my source of getting them... However, I think I may have another place. I will post a link if I find them.

[@kimberlycarbajal2566]

Hello Bird Scawk, I love watching your videos , I’ve learned a lot from them but recently I have been put in a tough situation & don’t know what to do, I would like to see if you can help me out if possible I would greatly appreciate it, so my cockatiel laid a total of 5 eggs & one of them just hatched on Friday 05/20/22 , I’ve noticed that the parents do not pay too much attention to the baby & just lay on the rest of the eggs & leave the baby , inclusive I’ve seen that they just walk over the baby & sometimes step on it , I wouldn’t want it to sadly pass away 😔 the baby has been squeaking all day today 05/21/22 I’m not sure if I should pull the baby out & start hand feeding or do I wait more time before I intervene?

[@Bird.Squawk]

check to see if the baby has food. if not you will need to pull it and start hand feeding. All the birds in our videos are birds that have been pulled for that reason. keep me posted.

[@breoniquine4043]

I love your videos! I have an issue and I’m hoping you could help me out, I am having trouble getting my cockatiels to eat pellets. I have tried mixing them in with their seed mix but they seem uninterested and they are only eating the seeds. Do you have any tips that I could try? I would really appreciate it 😊 Thankyou in advance.

[@neild8658]

You should use infrared lamp or a metal plate heater or if the bulb go in the night you will have issues. Also a light coming on and of all day im sure is stressful for the birds

[@AlexBleepingJones]

Hope all is well. Just found your channel and noticed you haven't posted in 10 months. I just started breeding recently. Hope you keep putting out content!

[@annieibarra54]

Were are you located? I was a vet tech for 18 years and he was an avian vet I’ve raised all kinds of birds and done all kinds of surgeries and lab work. Would love to get a baby to hand raise. The vet I worked for was Dr Herbert Hardwick he owned Hebron Animal Hospital in Hebron Indiana . Dr Hardwick past away about 20 years ago but I still love doing exotic animals thats what we did all kinds of exotic animals. I also was a rehaber for the state for over 23 years. And hand fed all kinds of different birds and animals.

[@jen13131]

Hi guys Love your channel! Wondering what you do with sick babies ? I have 22 day old cockatiel and he is panting even out with a fan in room still panting and tail bopping - parents have been feeding properly - only been hand feeding for 2 days Thanks so much

[@cathyt144]

Ive just adopted some new adult cockatiels and theyve started laying in nestbox 3 eggs so far. But not incubating them. Im planning on using an incubator and hatch them myself. I have a commercial incubator but it didnt come with a book. Ive watched videos on setting it up etc. Im an experienced feeder so no issues there. What incubator do you use to hatch your eggs? I havent seen one so far on your videos posted.

[@1stTimerJo]

Really like your videos. Where did you get that syringe? My cockatiels just hatched 2 babies and I want to be able to hand feed them so I would love to order one like that.

[@LSV.Delight]

Q. What bedding is good for nest box.. Sorry for asking do much..i just love these little creatures and want to make sure they are getting well taken care of..

[@Bird.Squawk]

I use wood chips

[@diaryrecorded5524]

I just raised a nest fall out for a week and gave it back to the parents and it turned out way better than all the things I read about how it never works :) Wish I could bring my kiddo to your house to see it all. but I'm some random internet person lol

[@Bird.Squawk]

Im glad you had success with your clutch.

[@diaryrecorded5524]

@@Bird.Squawk ya it was more rewarding than i thought it would be for sure... i think I want a cockatiel baby

[@Bird.Squawk]

@@diaryrecorded5524 Great birds

[@diaryrecorded5524]

@@Bird.Squawk I’m sure if I looked at some more of your videos and stuff I can figure it out easy but where are you located and how much do you charge for a baby bird?

[@Bird.Squawk]

@@diaryrecorded5524 Missouri. we sell all our babys to a local bird only store.

[@may1978ad]

Waiting for your new vid 🙏

[@kloncey]

Hello! I'm just about to get into breeding conures, and your videos have helped me understand hand feeding a lot! I have some questions if you don't mind answering. I notice you don't place your syringe into the baby's crop like I have seen other people do - is there a reason for this? Also, I plan to remove babies from the nest from day 1, does doing this cause stress to the parents? And does breeding tame birds cause personality changes/aggression? Thank you!!

[@yvetterosado3299]

Hello. I forgot to also ask.. Can I put a small bowl of water inside the broader with their food ?? Love your videos.. Keep it coming. Much blessings.

[@Bird.Squawk]

Yes, but! make sure they cant get in it a drown. I personally don't do this. I feel they get all the water they need from the formula. If you're doing it to add humidity, just make sure the bowl is tall enough that the baby chicks can't get into it.

[@yvetterosado3299]

@@Bird.Squawk I figured they would need water if they were eating seeds..yes I am still giving formula.. 👍 thank you..

[@fullmooninricky3965]

@@yvetterosado3299 if it’s for humidity you can put a sponge over it or you can have rocks/pellets in the water so they can’t drown

[@fullmooninricky3965]

Hello! This isn’t really related to the video but I would really appreciate a reply/video on how you incubate your cockatiel eggs, temp/humidity, and for how many days

[@Bird.Squawk]

I will work on a video that covers a lot of that. Thanks for the suggestion. Kevin

[@fullmooninricky3965]

@@Bird.Squawk thank you very much!! I really do appreciate it!

[@metals305]

Thanks for the content,,, question to anybody that can help ,,, I have lovebirds hatching soon ,,, how long should I wait for that first meal after hatching,,thanks in advance

[@Bird.Squawk]

Few hours at least.

[@salomriran3919]

Thank you so much for this video you helped us a lot..I have a question if you can help me. I do have a female cockatiel 2 months old she stat to vomiting 2 days ago only when I give her the formula ( because she doesn't stop screaming until I give her formula) any advice why is that..and there is no vet close to me ?

[@CodyChapo868]

Thank you for sharing! My question is how long can a 2week old baby cockatiel go without food. I'm currently handing feeding 9 any advice will help thank you🙏

[@Bird.Squawk]

At stated in our videos every bird will be a little bit different. I have a video out that describes this in a lot more detail but I'll give you the general idea here. You want to keep food in any baby's crop no matter what their age is all the time except once a day. So, every bird will empty a little different than another bird some are faster some are slower. You have to get to know each individual bird. So again your goal is to feed that bird all day long and make sure that it does not go empty. And then once in a 24-hour period you want to let that baby go completely empty. This allows all of the hand-feeding formula to get out of the baby. If a baby stays full or at least has food in its crop all the time days and days and days it has a chance of developing slow crop. This can lead into a pretty bad yeast infection which can need a visit to a qualified avian veterinarian to cure. Again I have a video out that describes this in great detail, check that out. Kevin

[@jessicapritchard2129]

Hey quick question for you I have a 10day old cockatiel chick who's crop takes 12 hours to empty am I feeding him to much at his last feeding at night, or is this normal?

[@Bird.Squawk]

In my experience that's a little long. I would need to know more to really know what's going on.

[@inkonotamenokutibue]

可愛いい😌💕💕

[@chuydc6867]

Hello here I am again with another question jaja. When is a good timing to introduce seeds to a baby cockatiel??

[@Bird.Squawk]

I like to start putting some in the cage with them around four weeks. but still do hand feeding.

[@josephhernandez3087]

Hello love your videos I've learned so much. I had a baby born albino with red eyes it was born very small but its opened its eyes and they are red. Is this a rare thing? Do they turn out blind or weak? He eats great just smaller than average. The mother is white but with black eyes and the father is a grey.

[@Bird.Squawk]

Congratulations on your baby. And thank you for the kind words about our videos. Your bird is commonly known as a clear Lutino. Because of the red eyes we know that the orange factor is in your baby's DNA. If it was an all white with black eyes it would be a white face clear. And yes albino gets tossed around on both of those. I think it's more important to know that it's a lutino and carries the orange coloring. Just had one of those myself. I think I even did a video on it. Kevin

[@818demster]

At what temperature do you set your incubator for your baby chicks ?

[@janecleaver2732]

Hi, loving your videos! We are first time carers for a newborn cockatiel (now 4 days old), I noticed this morning (7am) that his crop hadn't fully emptied after last nights feed (1am). He seems really hungry and is asking for food but I am worried about over feeding - any advice you have would be great! Thank you in advance, Jane

[@Bird.Squawk]

They will always appear to be hungry even if they have a full crop. It starts to concern me when I go overnight and the birds still have some food in their crop. When I see that, it tells me that the food is a little bit too thick and the bird is becoming dehydrated. Next feeding I always water the food down more than normal. It's very easy for these young birds to become dehydrated. Keep me posted on how it's doing. Kevin

[@ismaelahmed8924]

Can I ask u please should be how warm in that small incubator when u have a small babys inside?thank you

[@lulul8439]

Hello there! Thank you for sharing such good information regarding hand feeding, you are so good! I have a question! My cockateils only had one baby who is now 16 day old and I am so scared that they do not take proper care of it. Sometimes the crop is empty and sometimes it is so full that it looks like it is going to explode. In the nestbox, the baby lies straight on its stomach as it has no siblings to lean on. I have seen the parents pull the baby's feathers and today the dad came out with blood on his beak and when I looked at the baby it was bleeding little. Should I consider hand feeding the baby full time? I am sorry if my english is not correct, I am from sweden 🐦

[@joanborn8835]

I definitely think you should hand feed that baby

[@lulul8439]

@@joanborn8835 I took it from the parents yesterday to hand feed it, they started mating again. Probably because they only had one surviving baby of 4 eggs. Now my only problem is that the baby does not seem to like the food. I use a thermometer to get the perfect temperature and I have tested different amounts of powder to get a consistency that suits this little picky baby. It eats and is otherwise alert, but it feels awful to have to force in that food. Maybe it will get better with time? 🤔

[@Bird.Squawk]

@@lulul8439 It will... keep at it... You're doing everything I would.

[@lulul8439]

@@Bird.Squawk thank you for your answere! :) Now the baby eats as if it has never had food before, it has a lot of energy and grows as it should!

[@AverageJoeLui]

When can we expect a walk through of your aviary?

[@Bird.Squawk]

We are in the process of rebuilding the entire aviary. New floors wall lighting all new shelving and all new cages and all new boxes. Will let everyone know when it's done. Thanks for watching. Kevin

[@mayraromero8137]

Hello thank you for your wonderful videos.. I have a question I have 3 week old Conure, when will they start drinking water on their own !!

[@Bird.Squawk]

All will be different. you could offer it now. Make sure they are old enough that they wont fall in and drown. Be CAREFUL! Kevin

[@lizaguilera2473]

Hello, Quick question. I have a pair that laid 5 eggs and 4 hatched. They are doing an amazing job taking care of the first 2, but the third one died because they didn't want to feed it. Now that the 4th one hatched, is it ok for me to hand feed it and let the parents keep him warm? They don't really want to feed it but have no problem keeping him warm with his siblings. I don't want it to die. It feels like the other 2 get more attention since they are a little bigger. One is 6 days old and the other is 5 days old, and the littlest one is 1 day old. Please advise! 🙏 Thank you,

[@yvetterosado3299]

Hello again.. Quick question.. My 2 babies are about 1 to 2 days from turning a month old.( the youngest didn't make it after 2 and a half weeks old 😞 ).. As much as I clean the broader from poop.. Everyday. They still manage to eat the poop.. That just started.. Can I start giving them spray Miller and seeds ?? Can I give vegetables too ?? God bless you and the family.. Love your videos..😁😁

[@Bird.Squawk]

I do at that age! sorry to hear you lost one.

[@bobbiejackson59]

Have 4 week old cockatiel with crop stasis. Any ideas you have that work would be appreciated. Been to vet twice this week.

[@Bird.Squawk]

The only thing that really helps is antibiotics. sounds like you're doing that.

[@brownysbirdhouse7716]

When do you pull the eggs from the nest to start the incubation process? I have a bonded pair that has laid 3 clutches back to back. I pulled the infertile ones out one by one but the fertile ones died inside the egg. I want to try incubating the next time. I think she is leaving her nest for too long and letting the eggs get cold. Can you please help. Thanks for the videos by the way.

[@lailaqadar808]

Hi, I love yr videos . Plz share how your birds start breeding? I have budgie pair. They are old enough, have good diet, they even share their seed but not mating 🙃.we live in Virginia 🇺🇸 so might the season be a reason.please share some tips 🙂. Take care

[@Bird.Squawk]

Hi, thanks for watching our channel. It sounds like you are on the right track with your budgies. Although we have never bred budgies I am sure there are a lot of tips that would cross to any bird species. From our experiences, both birds have to be happy and the male specifically has to feel safe and comfortable with lots of food. Make sure they have toys to chew and destroy, this helps promote nest building. Most breeding pairs prefer to be away from the commotion in a busy household as well. They need to feel it is safe for their hatchlings. Hopes this gives you a starting point. Let us know how it goes!

[@lailaqadar808]

@@Bird.Squawk thankyou so much for the details. I will keep these points in mind now. Take care n Good luck 👍

[@diaryrecorded5524]

@@lailaqadar808 any luck ? How are the budgies doing?

[@lailaqadar808]

@@diaryrecorded5524 not yet dear friend 🙃

[@johnfreeman1623]

Hi.how can i feed my baby cockatiels from the first time?they dont take the syringe or spoon.🤷‍♂️

[@roxannesigler3183]

How many hours should go by before a newborn cockateil eats its first serving

[@kristinbrown5746]

Do you have any videos on handfeeding a cockatiel that is having trouble emptying his crop, even if he's older and close to weaning?

[@Bird.Squawk]

Couple of questions before we can really know what's going on. Does your baby ever completely empty in a 24-hour period. The goal when we're hand feeding is to keep the babies crops with food all day except once. I have videos that go into this in much more detail. But the short of it is, your baby needs to completely empty once a day. That allows all of that food in the 24-hour period to empty and pass through the crop. If food stays in that crop it sours. This then causes a yeast infection. Around of antibiotics is the only thing that will take care of it. There are lots of home remedies out there, it my experience none of them have worked. The only thing that has cured any of my babies over the last 32 years is around of antibiotics. Slow crop, can be caused by a few different things. The bird can become dehydrated therefore the food doesn't pass through fast enough and then develops a yeast infection. The food can be too cold therefore it stays in the crop and doesn't pass through. And as stated above the food just stays in the crop because the crop never has a chance to empty. These have been my experiences.

[@kristinbrown5746]

@@Bird.Squawk thank you for the advice, we have had it happen a handful of times in the last 20 years and I was curious. We will take it into our vet for some antibiotics. This baby is 2 and a half months old and was emptying fine until a few days ago. Now in the last few days it acts like it's starving and doesn't completely empty.

[@Bird.Squawk]

@@kristinbrown5746 Keep me posted.

[@humamunir5346]

Hi, my cockatiel baby just hatched and i noticed parents are nibbling the chick as they do it with first batch so i take the baby out now i am confused what to fed the baby

[@jellygecko7489]

Will this work on baby lovebirds?

[@rrivera42389]

Do you know if you can you feed a wild bird that exact formula?

[@Bird.Squawk]

I ha e never tried it, but I wouldn't be afraid to. What kind of bird is it? Kevin

[@augie8058]

Hi! Update on my newborn. Now 5 weeks old! Can I start introducing other food now besides the formula? If so what would you recommend? Thanks again for all of your info!

[@Bird.Squawk]

this is a tricky question because all of these babys are a little different. I start with millet. I find it help the weaning process. Kevin

[@augie8058]

OK. Thank you!

[@josephhernandez3087]

Kevin is it common for red eyes to be born blind. My new born is two weeks it was born very small but it doesn't seem to see very well. I have it in a broader with another bird that is a week older and watches your every movement. Have you ever experienced this? The red eye you wave your fingers in front on it won't move like the other does.

[@Bird.Squawk]

I can honestly say in all my years of breeding and caring for birds I've never seen a blind baby. My hope is yours is just slow to catch up. Please keep me posted. Kevin

[@variegated_haworthia]

Hi I have a question. I got two tiels and they are small for 10 months and 8 months old. Still not eating veggies but seeds and pellets. What can I feed to get them bigger? Millet? I rarely offer millet

[@Bird.Squawk]

I have found that a quality pellet food is the best thing for cocktails.. I have also noticed that it takes approximately a year for them to become a full grown.

[@variegated_haworthia]

@@Bird.Squawk 10month old is 82 grams and 8 months old is 90grams. Im feeding harrisons adultlifetime pellets

[@Bird.Squawk]

@@variegated_haworthia they're on the light side of normal weight. Try adding some fat. Millet or good nuts and seed.

[@variegated_haworthia]

@@Bird.Squawk thank you for the advice! Is there any other pellet better than harrisons

[@Bird.Squawk]

@@variegated_haworthia I use pretty bird. But Harrisons has a great reputation.

[@kamaldeepsingh-gh9ir]

Did you make that syringe extension? Or you brought it plz let me know

[@Bird.Squawk]

No I did not. However, my supplier has stopped stocking them. I myself am looking on the internet to try to find replacements. I'm trying to find these so I can share them with everyone else. I will post when I come up with information I think I have found a lead

[@serranojessica4]

Can you leave baby cockatiels in forced air incubator and will they be able to breathe in there? My cockatiels were taking care of their babies but have started neglecting them recently. I have an incubator and I'm thinking of putting them there instead but I'm worried if they can actually breathe in it because no where i search does it say they can or cannot. The youngest is 5 days old and the oldest is 7 days old

[@Bird.Squawk]

I don't know what incubator you have, but i keep my chicks in mine. i lower the temp...

[@kylawinter7400]

I was just wondering, I have a pair that are mating and laying but not incubating, is it possible to sneak their eggs under my other pair who are incubating their eggs?

[@Bird.Squawk]

you bet. do it often. but only some pairs allow it. You will just have to see. most will. Kevin

[@kylawinter7400]

@@Bird.Squawk sweet thanks for your reply I'll give it a try

[@metals305]

Beautiful those 2 birds… I have a question to see if you can help,,I got a female maybe 1 week older than your white and gray here on the video,,she was ok when I bought her but after almost 3 hour os travel,,she doesn’t stand,,,came in a box with wood shavings and plenty of wholes to breathe,,she struggles but can not stand now ,,, I am truly lost,, and is singing and eating she is not completely depressed,,just can not stand ,,,thanks in advance

[@Bird.Squawk]

Lets make sure she not dehydrated. Lots of fresh cold water. She sounds stressed out. I'm hoping by the time you get this shes better. Keep me posted. Kevin

[@hla824]

What color of the parents to make a albino baby cockatiel

[@shaikgulam1494]

What product powder u use in feding babys pls send that photo or detail

[@Ali-te8fu]

Hello... I have a 2 weeks old baby cockatiel and idk really how to take good care of it I'm trying to copy your videos and I just have one question how many times should I feed him per day because right now I'm feeding him every 4 hours and for like 4 times a day is that oky and when he gets to 3 weeks and 4 weeks old should I give him more food or less!

[@NightlyFr]

how much time should i give in between 4 feedings of a cockatiel that's 4 weeks old

[@Bird.Squawk]

That can not be answered precisely! You see all chicks will be a little different on the amounts they require. So, here's a general rule, feed them until their crop is full. you will need to watch to see it going empty. when it looks low, but not empty top it off. the goal is to only let the babys go empty once a day.... any more than that and they're not getting enough food. I have a few videos that go into detail about this. Great question! Kevin

[@Someone-tm4qq]

Hi I really need your help my cockatiel laid eggs and one of them started peeping yesterday but it’s not moving or making any sounds I don’t know what to do

[@Bird.Squawk]

That's not unusual. really all you can do is wait. trying to help the baby is almost always a failure. Keep it warm, stop turning it and wait. I have some die at this stage but not many. Keep me posted. Kevin

[@edwin1067]

Hi your videos are Awsome !! We just inherited a baby cockatiel bird unexpected ! It is 17 days old purchased a brooder on line but haven’t used yet when should I put the baby in and hand feed ?? Total novice and not trying to breed future cockatiels

[@Bird.Squawk]

It's been my experience that you would need to have that baby in the burger now. You're going to need to find a correct temperature but the baby is comfortable. You don't want the baby panting because it's too hot but you certainly don't want it too cold. I would think that around 17 days you would be in the low 90s. As far as hand feeding yes that should be done right now. As far as how much that's going to depend on your baby. All chicks are different. I have videos on this that explain this in more detail. But here's the short story, you want to keep your baby with food all of the time except once a day it should go completely empty. This is to make sure that all of the food in a 24-hour period has gone through the baby's crop. Birds develop slow crop when food sits in their crops too long. It's important that your baby completely empty once a day. But keep food in it the rest of the day. Watch my videos it will go into great detail about what the temperature of the food should be and the consistency of the food. And even goes into more detail about how many times they should be fed. Thank you Kevin

[@edwin1067]

@@Bird.Squawk Thanks Kevin yes I watched all of those videos and they were great got all the materials right actually I put him in the brooder today had it at 89 90 f he began panting lowered the temp 87 still panting went down to 83 then he calmed down not sure what to do the parents are feeding him well seems to be healthy and stool looks great brooder he will go as of today

[@Bird.Squawk]

@@edwin1067 Keep me posted on how it goes. Kevin

[@edwin1067]

@@Bird.Squawk Hi Kevin it’s been difficult to say the least it’s just my wife and I and scheduling feedings has been difficult with both of us working.we do our best.when we’re not home we leave the baby bird with it’s parents he looks pretty good though and they feed him constantly when either she or I are at home we give formula he eats but seems like he pulls away a lot because the parents feed him. His crop does look full. Forgive me I’m new at this comment stuff and I’m writing a lot just hoping we are doing the best fit our baby cockatiel I wish there was a way to send pics to you to see if you think he looks good

[@Bird.Squawk]

@@edwin1067 It sounds like everything's going great. Eating pooping growing! I'm working on a way that people can send me photos and maybe even get in contact with me a little easier. I will admit the channel is growing like crazy much faster than we ever thought it would. And it's getting tougher and tougher to keep up with all the comments every single day. But at this point I still read every single one and I try to respond to every single one. Thanks for being a part of the channel. Kevin

[@abrar4722]

Hello, I was told that if I buy only one parrot (Indian Ringneck Parrot age is approximately 1-2 weeks ) it could die because it will feel lonely is this true ? Thank you

[@Bird.Squawk]

This has not been my experience

[@cindyhiggins4383]

Where can I find the extenders for the syringes?

[@Bird.Squawk]

I've lost my supplier as well. I looking for them. once I find them I will post.

[@cindyhiggins4383]

@@Bird.Squawk Thank you for all the information you have taken time to answer

[@kevinreyes9300]

My baby quaker parrot are having baby’s but the parents killed the other ones that hatch so they havin another set of baby I plan on hand feedin them what is the formula called ?

[@Bird.Squawk]

I use KayTee hand feeding formula

[@mbarajas97]

Hello Bird Squawk , where can I purchase the extender tube for the syringe 💉 txs

[@Bird.Squawk]

We buy them on Amazon. It is actually a dental syringe tip.

[@magnoliarose888]

Hi baby started peeping in the egg this morning how long will it take to hatch, the egg is in a mini egg dome incubater, i had to remove it from nest box a day ago because the parents were fighting in nest box and one egg cracked i fixed it with some tape, both eggs are safe in incubater, to scared the parents wil kick eggs again, so leaving them in the incubater

[@Bird.Squawk]

It can take up to two days. Has it hatched. I think you did the correct thing by pulling them. At least you gave them a chance.

[@kelseymarie5815]

What kind of food are you feeding the baby with the syringe?

[@Bird.Squawk]

Exact High Fat hand formula. It can be found on Amazon

[@shuelislam9218]

Is it too late to hand feed 5 week old cockatiels? Or 6/7 weeks?

[@mustafagujjar5982]

Brother please tell about temperature and humidity in incubator for best results in hatching please answer

[@Bird.Squawk]

I will work that into a video. Great question

[@mustafagujjar5982]

@@Bird.Squawk thanks you for replay

[@chuydc6867]

We recently bought a baby cockatiel that's about 3 weeks old and I have few questions. Hope you're able to answer me. Since the crop has to be empty at least once a day, does it count feeding him at 12 a.m. and feeding him around 7- 8 in the morning?? Or is that to long without feeding him? Is it normal that he shivers? Is that a sign that he is cold? We have him in a shoe box right now and we were told to put around nesting puffs to keep him warm. We also have a towel underneath the box that way it doesn't feel to cold from the bottom. Is that enough or do you recommend getting something else to keep him warm? Do they need to be bathed?? Or what should we do to keep him clean? Another thing, when we try to pet him, like try rubbing his little head, looks like he screams or something like that😅 what does that mean? Do they not like being touched as babies??

[@Bird.Squawk]

Thanks for watching the video and Congratulations on your new feathered friend! I will go through what we do to try and answer your general questions here, somethings are unknown to me though for example is the baby in a brooder at this time? This leads me to temperature....very important. I am not sure if you have some type of heat source for the baby but if not you should. Is the bird feathered yet? A baby should never shiver! That said you can over heat them as well. The baby needs heat, a brooder like the one we built on one of our other videos or some other form of heat. Let me know what you are using. Feeding...it is fine for the crop to go empty 1 time a day. We do this over night, we feed at around 12am and then again at 6am(for older chicks, not new hatchlings). In our experience going 8 hours may be too long if the bird is only 3 weeks. During the day we feed about every 4 to 5 hours depending on the age of the bird and its size. The baby should empty in 5 to 6 hours, if not then you could be feeding to much or the formula could be made too thick. You do not want to overfeed as this can stretch the crop which can slow the emptying process because the crop is not working as well. The same is true if the formula is too thick. Formula should be about the consistency of of a thinner apple sauce. The crying when you pat its head is just a baby reaction. This is how they get the parents attention in the nest. You are the babies food source so it thinks it is time to eat anytime you have it out. They grow out of this once they are grown and eating on their own. Lastly...it is not necessary nor would I bathe the baby. You run the risk of chilling the baby too much. I am not sure what bedding you have in with the baby but we change our bedding at every feeding so the baby should not need bathing. Occasionally if one has a dirty foot for some reason then we will rinse the foot but we are careful to not get the body or feathers wet. Once fully grown, weaned and eating on their own we can then introduce a misting bath as long as the temperature where you are is warm. Feel free to ask questions anytime. We are not veterinarians but we we can certainly answer from our own breeding experiences, if at anytime though you feel the baby is not doing well then I would promptly seek an avian veterinarian, baby birds are very sensitive and it does not take a lot to make them sick.

[@chuydc6867]

@@Bird.Squawk thank you for answering 😊 It looks like he is fully feathered and his feathers are barely opening up from the ends. We don't have him in a brooder. We have him in a shoe box. We were going to buy an incubator to keep him warm at a pet store(not where we bought him) but we were told it was going to be too warm for him so instead he gave us nesting puffs and a triangle snuggle cave but we don't know if to put him in there with the nesting puffs because we are afraid it could be to hot for him so we just have him surrounded by the nesting puffs and a towel underneath the box to keep the bottom from being too cold

[@chuydc6867]

@@Bird.Squawk The paper they gave us says we should feed him around 6 to 10 ml per feeding. We only do 10 and sometimes the 6 but we are afraid to feed him the 10 every time, we don't want to overfeed him. It is really scary 😅 we are informing ourselves as much as possible to keep the baby healthy but it can be very stressful jaja. Thank you once again for answering my question, I appreciate it 😌

[@chuydc6867]

@@Bird.Squawk do you have FB or something where I can show you how we have him exactly and you can give us your opinion?

[@Bird.Squawk]

@@chuydc6867 If he's staying warm I think you should be ok.

[@horobrahma1497]

My cockatiel chicks dt is 5 days old..started to have neck twitching n a bit tremor... How to take care of such babies?.. the mother dies jst aftr laying eggs.. what should i do

[@Bird.Squawk]

Watch our videos, we cover temperature, formula and all things you will need. The head or neck twitching may just be because it is a new hatchling. Their necks are not very strong when they hatch and their head kind of wobbles around. You will learn a lot from all the videos.

[@garyadamsgma1495]

Is it ok to start the handfeeding at a week old?

[@Bird.Squawk]

sure! if you think you need to pull the baby it's ok. if the parents are feeding the baby I let them go and let the parents do their job for a couple weeks.

[@stq25]

Can you make a video about deworming? if that’s something you do.

[@joanborn8835]

Kind of Cockatiels incubator would you recommend?

[@Bird.Squawk]

I've had decent luck with the MajicFly. you can find them on Amazon.... I even think you can find them under different names but they're all the same.

[@joanborn8835]

Thankyou

[@joanborn8835]

I have another question, our white face male cockatiel bred with our albino female and we have a baby that is like a white face only the color is light brown what is that called?

[@Bird.Squawk]

@@joanborn8835 I would need to see it to be for sure. but it sounds like you are describing a Cinnamon or a Fallow.

[@joanborn8835]

I am trying to figure out how to send a picture

[@snowy_lizzie8639]

Sir please help me. I have a question I want to save my budgie baby.. Please tell me where i can send you video of my baby bird.. And guide me

[@Bird.Squawk]

Bird.Squawk on Facebook. ask to join and then you can post a video.