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Hand-Feeding and Raising Baby Birds: Breeding, Hand-Feeding, Care, and Management
Your brother needs to be disciplined.
If you feed them and give them clean water daily, and change the paper on the bottom of the cage, that’s most of it.
It sounds like their claws are a bit long. You can get a sand perch that has a gritty texture. This will file the nails down naturally. They also need grit in their diet to help them digest their food. It needs to be kept in a separate dish. A cuttlebone helps to keep their beaks in good shape. These items shouldn’t be too expensive and do not need to be replaced very often. The grit comes in a plastic container and should be near the bird food. You can feed them fresh fruit and veggies, but you have to experiment and see which ones they like.
you feed your brother’s bird that was nice of you to do that you could clean the cage out every month but dont do the cage out side coz i made a mistake and my bird flew away feed them oncce a day
Hi,
If their nails are curling round then you need to take them to a vet, but before you go to that expense then i would try getting one of the pumice perches or sandy perches to try and rub down their nails.
As for food well the normal parakeet seed will do, one thing is just to give them a bit of fruit and veg, the onlt things to stay away from are avocardo, chocolate and raw potato as all of these are poisonous to birds.
A bird’s nails do need to be trimmed regularly… some companies make perches to keep them short but from what I know they only make it so that trimmings are needed less often–they don’t remove the need to trim the nails altogether–and certainly won’t solve your problem at this stage. You should take your ‘keets to someone who is experienced with nail trimming and they will trim the nails; if the nails have grown out then the quick (the living inner part of the nail that has blood in it) has probably grown with it, in which case the nails will need to be trimmed a little at a time so that the quick recedes, and the nails can be trimmed a little shorter each time until they are back to normal length. After that they will still need to be trimmed regularly–I recommend taking them to a veterinarian or bird groomer as they are experienced with trimming nails, but I’m sure they’d be willing to show you how to do it correctly if you asked, and if you can get someone like your mom to help you (it’s hard to hold the bird and clip nails at the same time) then you may be able to do it yourself later on.
Regular parakeet seed is OK, but you want to try to get parakeet foods that have more pellets (pellets look like little bits of kibble in different colors) and less millet (the round pale yellowish seeds); a lot of pet bird seed mixes are made up of like 90% millet… but millet is basically bird candy, and like real candy with little kids it isn’t good to only feed them candy. Pellets also have some added nutrients that seeds don’t have.
Also feel free to let them try bits of veggie and fruit; this will help keep them healthy and provide them with nutrients regular seeds don’t have. You can give them things like washed apple slices, peach or cherry (minus the pit), bits of broccoli or cauliflower or carrot, etc. Raw veggies are better for the birdies, and probably easier for you to give to them. Just don’t let them have any sugar, foods with any added salt, dairy products, avocado or chocolate. Peanuts are iffy; don’t let them have peanuts still in the shell as some molds that can grow on the shell can be dangerous to birds. There’s a good list of some things you can try at
Hope this helps. I’m glad to see that you’re looking out for the little guys.
There are a lot of helpful sites on the internet.
You may also want to check out a bird forum
You might also want to check out a bird forum such as this one that way you can talk to other bird owners, and bird breeders.
You can also go here and check out the bird breeder directory and see if there are any bird breeders listed near you.
Good luck
I am a mama of 10 sweet birds.
A member here said to clean their cage out once every month and that would be like living in a dumpster. They NEED their cage/aviary cleaned out at the VERY MINIMUM of once to twice a week. For the two parakeets, about twice should suffice. This means using a plastic/paper bag to empty the tray out of debris and then using gloves and a small plastic bag to collect whatever’s under the tray and put it into a bag. Once a month you should clean the cage outside with the hose on high washing out the tray, under the tray, and the cage bars. Your brother shouldn’t’ have gotten any pets if he doesn’t take proper care for them. You should talk to your parent/s about taking the birds away if HE does not care for them. You should not have to take responsibility for someone else’s pets unless they are moving or cannot take care of them. In this case your brother is just irresponsible and needs to learn his lesson. It’s VERY nice of you to take care of them for him until that time. Like the others recommended, a textured/sand perch or a textured cover for a perch should help with their long nails. This works quite well for my parakeets but if their case is severe you should take them to the vet to have them trimmed or buy a special pair of bird trimmers and ask a pet store clerk how to use them. Both these items are practically inexpensive and the parakeets will appreciate it. Also birds cannot have chocolate or avocado. Birds do not do well on a diet of only seeds as they are fatty. If you cannot afford pelleted food, which usually sells at 15-18$ per bag at different stores, then be sure to feed them fruits; such as grapes, apples, pears, oranges, watermelon, etc., vegetables; such as tomatoes, celery, carrots, etc, and lettuces and parcely along with their seed. They also need time out of their cage for at least a half hour to a few hours every day. They require this time to feel free and fly around for exercise. You can do this safely by removing sharp items, breakable items, and items that may fall if your bird lands on them from high places and anywhere else they may land. They usually perch back on their cage after a few laps around the room though. If you have other pets or don’t want them flying around the house you should keep the door of the room they’re in closed securely until they’re both back in the cage. If you have to leave the room then wait till they’re on their cage or at least till they’ve landed so you can slowly open and then close the door behind you. If this isn;t the case then you may leave the room door open and warn other family members that the birds may fly in another room. You should also spend a minute or two to remove any objects that may harm your bird in either flight or landing. If you have a CRYSTAL chandelier with may sharp points, don’t let your bird into that room. If they can land on a light that isn’t sharp and/or won’t injure them in any way make sure that you turn it off and don’t let your bird go on it until it’s cooled down because the bulbs can become VERY HOT for a bird and can cause permanent or severe burnson their feet. Check the heat of a light bulb you’re not sure of by quickly touchingit with a finger, then with your hand if it’s not too hot or you can’t tell with just one finger. Also calculate how long it takes for a certain light’s bulbs to become cool so you know the duration of how long it took. If you have the time and will to keep the birds for yourself until your brother is mature enough to take care of them then I think you’ll do well. If you haven’ttrained them yet, check the article on training at this site.