[bettyaustin2]

Help! I was feeding my 6 day old cockatiel. Mom and dad refused it. I put in almost 3 ml of food in syringe as i have a shoot some of it out to get air out of it. When i went to feed the baby tge syringe stuck and it went right into his crop. It is pretty full. Only one little bubble. Do i need to do anything he did not have any come out his nose or throw up. Just real full.

 

[iynx]

Keep an eye on his crop and watch if he's emptying correctly, this is a good resource on handfeeding;

Less Is More Handfeeding & weaning Cockatiels

If this is your first time hand-feeding you may feel overwhelmed by what formula the feed, what type of utensil to are best to feed with, what you would put the babies in if you don’t have a...

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