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Hi there what does a healthy 11 day old baby cockatiel look like do you perhaps have any photos to share
11 day old baby
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Thanks allot do you remember the weight? Mine looks a little bit smaller Wil take a photo I had to pull him from nest box when he or she was only 4 hours old he is doing great. If you are wondering why I pulled him, it's because I found the first born dead from peck marks one of the parents was probably trying to get a feeding response and it killed him I was so scared the same Wil happen to little malachi, he stays in a homemade brooder and eats well no probs with his crop or anything. Mine has red eyes and yellow pin feathers
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Yeah, no problem. I'm sorry, but I don't remember his weight at the moment. And it's good you pulled him out of the box. Sometimes the parents are really good with their chicks and sometimes they aren't. I was planning on leaving mine with the parents to feed, and then I was just going to handle them often to allow for them to be hand tame, but unfortunately the father started to pluck the head so I had to pull him for hand feeding. It sounds like you have a lutino chick. Do you know the mutations of the parents?
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The mommy is the yellow one 2 half years and the daddy is 7 years he can talk and sing
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At what age cak you tell if it's a boy or a girl I really don't know much a out mutations this is also my first baby I'm looking after it's been a amazing experience very little sleep but great ful I work from home to be with the little one 24/7 my baby is really sweet and bonding with me so well like he knows I'm his human mama
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By about a month old, you could wing spot sex them to try determine what it is. It worked for me when I tried it on my three month old cockatiel. I will send you the screenshots I took of them. Depending on the character, you might be able to tell very early, but that isn't always accurate either because sometimes you can have a very docile male, or a very vocal female. Or the best bet is to DNA it, and you can do that at any time. The results usually come back within a week.
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Thanks so much for this wonderful info I'm going to take a photo of malachi once he wakes up
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Oh yes forgot to ask, at what age do they sleep less and need to be entertained more kinda feel sorry for him being alone in brooder at the moment its just eat and sleep
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Mine slept lots so don't worry too much about that. Mine started really getting active around 3 weeks old. I started offering him toys to play with, and at first he didn't play too much, but now he is really playful. So just give them time, but they should be more active soon.
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This is my baby 12 days old today
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