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Hi! It's been a while since posting here. There are two baby cockatiels
grey tiel: :lutino: ) that I have fallen in love with, and the breeder said they would be ready after June 5. From my phone conversation (although the line was a little muffled), I learned they are not hand fed but are friendly, were born on the 13th or the 18th of April (It was hard to hear, but I think he said 13th) and that they are eating and drinking on their own
I'm just worried because I've been reading mixed information about when they can be taken from their parents. Some say they are weaned at 6-7 weeks, others say after 8 weeks only, but maybe the breeder really knows when they are ready? (He said he has sold 12 baby cockatiels in the past)
My concern is if by chance they aren't fully weaned, or if somehow when I take them home with me, even if they are weaned, they begin to beg for food (or would they be too scared to? I don't know) would they accept formula from a human?
I've absolutely fallen in love with these little birds, and the breeder seems to want to sell them on this date and not later... I asked him if it isn't too early, and his response was that he doesn't see the problem if they are eating and drinking on their own. His English is a little hard to understand so I'm just hoping they really are ready!
I am going to be picking them up on June 8th, after making sure they are healthy and of course I will ask the breeder questions about them in person, but I just wanted some input here.
I'm just worried because I've been reading mixed information about when they can be taken from their parents. Some say they are weaned at 6-7 weeks, others say after 8 weeks only, but maybe the breeder really knows when they are ready? (He said he has sold 12 baby cockatiels in the past)
My concern is if by chance they aren't fully weaned, or if somehow when I take them home with me, even if they are weaned, they begin to beg for food (or would they be too scared to? I don't know) would they accept formula from a human?
I've absolutely fallen in love with these little birds, and the breeder seems to want to sell them on this date and not later... I asked him if it isn't too early, and his response was that he doesn't see the problem if they are eating and drinking on their own. His English is a little hard to understand so I'm just hoping they really are ready!
I am going to be picking them up on June 8th, after making sure they are healthy and of course I will ask the breeder questions about them in person, but I just wanted some input here.