Urgent Help Please

[stumpy46]

Hi All, sorry to launch in to a help request upon registering but am very worried and need some expert help.

We decided to keep a few budgies (not to breed), but you can guess what's coming.  We have had babies.

Anyway, one of our ladies has three beautiful chicks, showing pin feathers now.  They seemed really OK, but today, the same lady has decided sprung two more chicks in a different nest and is not mothering the original three.  I really don't want to lose any of them and am asking for some guidance on what to do.  We have another smaller cage where we can put them, and can make a cost nest and get them a heat source.  I am assuming it is OK to move them indoors (the others are in an outside aviary).  I am stumped about feeding and caring for them.  We are happy to do the feeding shifts etc. but don't want to damage or kill them.  We are caring people and love our animals so really want to succeed.  This has been a total shock as we never imagined this would happen, no breeding environment was set up and all we thought was we had some budgies to enjoy in the garden.

Appreciate any help anybody can give us.

Many Thanks
Raynette & Graham

[stace]

Hi there, hopefully someone who breeds will be on soon to give some advice. But if you need to get started on hand feeding, follow the advice in this thread.

budgerigarsforum.proboards.com/thread/3287/hand-feeding-budgie-chicks

[Hezz]

Having nests of any sort immediately creates a breeding environment. Budgies do not need nests or nest-boxes unless you are wanting to breed. That is why you are in the position you are in now. Sorry I cannot help with your questions regarding the chicks.

[BudgiesBuddy]

Mar 31, 2014 19:56:29 GMT stumpy46 said:

Hi All, sorry to launch in to a help request upon registering but am very worried and need some expert help.

We decided to keep a few budgies (not to breed), but you can guess what's coming.  We have had babies.

Anyway, one of our ladies has three beautiful chicks, showing pin feathers now.  They seemed really OK, but today, the same lady has decided sprung two more chicks in a different nest and is not mothering the original three.  I really don't want to lose any of them and am asking for some guidance on what to do.  We have another smaller cage where we can put them, and can make a cost nest and get them a heat source.  I am assuming it is OK to move them indoors (the others are in an outside aviary).  I am stumped about feeding and caring for them.  We are happy to do the feeding shifts etc. but don't want to damage or kill them.  We are caring people and love our animals so really want to succeed.  This has been a total shock as we never imagined this would happen, no breeding environment was set up and all we thought was we had some budgies to enjoy in the garden.

Appreciate any help anybody can give us.

Many Thanks
Raynette & Graham

Hi and welcome to forum

If you are talking about moving the pair with chicks, they would not look after the chicks in a new cage or aviary.

If you are talking about moving the chicks, you will have to put them in the brooder as they must be young. How old are they?

Remember temperature of the brooder is important.

I can guide you through the hand-feeding, if you decide to do so.

[BudgiesBuddy]

Dilly - A Budgie Story

[BudgiesBuddy]

This thread has all the required information, plus the Stace's link above.

[BudgiesBuddy]

As your chicks are a bit older, you can use feeding schedule like, 6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm, 10 pm.

[BudgiesBuddy]

A range of 55-70% brooder humidity is recommended, to avoid any skin related, breathing issues and so on.

[BudgiesBuddy]