Hi
I have a 3 week old ringneck, when should I start doing less feeds and what do I introduce first pellets or parrot mix and what age is a good age to do so
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- Sun Sep 08, 2013 1:27 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Babies
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- Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:55 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: 3 week old babies
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Re: 3 week old babies
Can anyone help with keeping them warm will a heat pad/ mat work?
- Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:03 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: 3 week old babies
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Re: 3 week old babies
Sorry I don't think I made it obvious 3 hours away with no licence or car
- Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:30 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: 3 week old babies
- Replies: 10
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Re: 3 week old babies
Ok thank you, I have watched the video and read through the other one but they don't state anything about how to know when they have been fed enough
- Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:37 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: 3 week old babies
- Replies: 10
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Re: 3 week old babies
Do they need heat lights? And how many weeks old would you start introducing solid foods such as fruit and veg and do you start them on a normal parrot mix or is there something else? Thank you in advance
- Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:24 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: 3 week old babies
- Replies: 10
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Re: 3 week old babies
No water!!! They get all they need from the formula. Feed from the left only. And forget the vet...find a breeder of any kind of bird. If you're nervous about using the syringe, use a small baby spoon and let the bird eat the formula off the tip of the spoon. Hi The nearest breeder I can find is 3 ...
- Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:15 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: 3 week old babies
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Re: 3 week old babies
The best advice I can give you is to find a local breeder if you can and explain the situation and see if he/she can show you what to do. It's so much better than trying to describe it in a forum. In the meantime get some hand rearing formula and a syringe and a heating pad with blankets and a box ...
- Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:09 am
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: 3 week old babies
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3 week old babies
Hi A good friend has had a new arrival of 4 ringnecks they're mother has been attacked by the cock and the babies need caring for what does he need to bring them inside and hand raise them ie incubator or brooder, what can he feed them any help is greatly appreciated as its the first time for baby's...
- Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:24 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: Help! What do I do?
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Re: Help! What do I do?
Please list the boss's objections and desires clearly so we can try and help you with them. Be very specific. Basically just wants the bird to be more sociallable and to stop flying away off our laps, others I quote "if its to scared to be near us it may as well stay in the cage" as we're...
- Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:18 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
- Topic: Help! What do I do?
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Help! What do I do?
Hi I bought a Indian ringneck about a fortnight ago he is approx 10 months old and was born and breed in an aviary with other birds, the owner was in there for a few hours a day talking to the 100+ birds and cleaning the cages out. I brought him home and left him in the cage for a few days and has s...