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How much should I be hand feeding my baby cockatiel?
He's about 20 days old. I had to remove him from the nest box because the parents were attacking the poor thing! I've never hand fed a baby bird but I'm following the instructions carefully. The problem is that it doesn't tell you HOW much to feed it. I read somewhere on the internet (I can't find it now though) that 8 cc was good and 4 times a day. Is that 8 cc every time though? I'm giving it EXACT formula. Any info. is appreciated.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
At three weeks, 10 cc's 4 times a day is good. Watch the crop and if the crop is full at 8... then stop... don't overfill the crop. I was hand-feeding a baby cockatiel who just weaned three days ago... I got her at 3 weeks and was feeding her 8-10 cc's five times a day. At four weeks I was feeding her 10 cc's four times a day and at 5 weeks I was feeding 12 cc's four times a day. She weaned herself at 10 weeks.
- 5 years ago
I get my syringes from Avitec. They have the small syringes as well as pipettes and small attachments to fit the size of the babies mouth. Once the babies reach 2 weeks I just use a bigger hand feeding syringe. Using syringes is always preferred over pipettes and never use a straw because you could scratch the inside of the babies mouth. With the handfeeding syringes you can see just how much the baby is eating (cc's). Try PetCo or Petsmart.
