Bringing Your Baby Home
They will need a few days to settle in, get comfortable with you and their new cage.
Do give them some ‘alone' time to explore their cage, find their food & water, and to eat. Most times they will not eat if you are staring at them or 'hovering'
Do talk softly to them, reassuring them they are safe and that you are so HAPPY to have them with you. Do try a few times during the day to take them out of the cage, on your finger, and talk to them. For every 30 min baby birds are out of the cage, give them 1- 1.5hrs in the cage to eat & drink and relax.
Do give them some ‘alone' time to explore their cage, find their food & water, and to eat. Most times they will not eat if you are staring at them or 'hovering'
Do talk softly to them, reassuring them they are safe and that you are so HAPPY to have them with you. Do try a few times during the day to take them out of the cage, on your finger, and talk to them. For every 30 min baby birds are out of the cage, give them 1- 1.5hrs in the cage to eat & drink and relax.
When adopting a new fid (feathered kid) you must keep in mind that it is a little stressful on them to go from their ‘home' to a new home.
A few things to expect,
1. They may not be as anxious to get to know you as you are them for the first couple of days.
2. They may not eat as much or eat when you are watching them.
3. birds are prey animals, everything new to them is a possible predator, try to be understanding of that, and your bird will be grateful!
A few things to expect,
1. They may not be as anxious to get to know you as you are them for the first couple of days.
2. They may not eat as much or eat when you are watching them.
3. birds are prey animals, everything new to them is a possible predator, try to be understanding of that, and your bird will be grateful!
After a few days they will be like a totally different bird. This can vary bird to bird- birds are as individual as humans are. For every trait that is 'true to form' there will be one that is not for that speices.
When people come to look at the birds the birds are usually flighty and don't want to go to the ‘new' people in the house. This is completely normal. Even human babies are apprehensive about going to a stranger.
We wean our smaller birds on to a seed & pellet diet. Kaytee Forti Diet seed mix and Zupreem fruit blend for cocktiels pellets, we do veggies & sprouts also. We always recommend millet spray to be in the cage at all times the first couple of weeks, along with the other foods. Millet spray is a GREAT transition food!
It is fine if in time you would prefer to put them mainly on a pellet diet. BUT do not start to do this right way….give them a few weeks to get use to things and the gradually start switching them. Baby birds will starve themselves if you try to change them too quickly or attempt to ‘just take the seed away' thinking they will eat the pellets or starve….the latter is what will happen. Always remember YOU CAN NOT over feed a baby bird....food food food!:) They eat a little bit all day long.
****Nothing with fumes should be around birds- nail polish or remover, lysols & febreeze- after using body spray or perfume wait 10 min to be around your bird. Fumes of any kind can KILL our birds****
****Nothing with fumes should be around birds- nail polish or remover, lysols & febreeze- after using body spray or perfume wait 10 min to be around your bird. Fumes of any kind can KILL our birds****
This page is to help you help your new baby adjust to their new home.
Some of our favorite places to shop!
For awesome toys that last, visit mother pluckin! I love their toys and they last!
Petsolutions: they do free shipping for orders over $99 but below that is awesome too!
Sprouts: are highly nutritious and cost effective for multiple bird homes. We buy from Charlene Beane at beanes birds.
I really like Golden Feast mixes. Best price around that I have found is my bird store.
For awesome toys that last, visit mother pluckin! I love their toys and they last!
Petsolutions: they do free shipping for orders over $99 but below that is awesome too!
Sprouts: are highly nutritious and cost effective for multiple bird homes. We buy from Charlene Beane at beanes birds.
I really like Golden Feast mixes. Best price around that I have found is my bird store.