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.

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.
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.

After a couple of days they will be like a totally different bird.

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.

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.

This page is to help you help your new baby adjust to their new home.

A copy of this is given to all of our customers when they adopt one of our babies.