Little cute naked babies

[xx_sheena_xx]

Finally pulled out the babies today.
The youngest is exactly two weeks old today.

[pinkdevil]

They are soooooo cute!!!

I want babies again.....

[xx_sheena_xx]

i still think my baby budgies are cuttier then them

[pinkdevil]

Budgies would be so tiny compared to ringie bubs.

[xx_sheena_xx]

my youngest budgie baby i think is bigger then the youngest ringneck lol

[SarahandEco]

Aww! They're so cute. oh please post more pictures when they start to get their feathers. Those are my favorite baby pictures.

[xx_sheena_xx]

hehe i will
their subborn lil things though, having trouble getting them to eat enough so their crop is full

[pinkdevil]

What hand raise mix are you using?
Is the temp warm enough, or not too hot?
I found mine took a couple of days to get used to the taste of the new formula and prefered it warmer than some other birds, but not too hot obviously.

You could try mixing a tiny amount of pureed fruit or veg or baby food in a jar into it, see if that entices them to eat. I added a small amount of mash pumpkin or carrot, not too much though as you don't want to take away the amout of baby food they are eating or make the taste too strong for them.

If you don't think they are getting enough food, try adding an extra feed so they are not missing out on their tucker.

Are you weighing them every morning before their first feed to see if they are gaining and not loosing weight?
I weigh mine every morning, gives a good indication if they are eating enough or if any problems arise due to stress sickness etc.

Let us know how things go.

[xx_sheena_xx]

the brand is vetafarm
the temp of the formula is warm but not too hot
they eat it fine but they stop swallowing before they are full, unless im just not good at telling if their full or not
the youngest always eats enough though and has a full crop after its fed
i weighed them this mourning but its the first time i have weighed them
how much grams should they put on each day?

individual pic's

[pinkdevil]

Such cuties.

Looks to me like they are eating well and their crops look fine.
As a rough guide, chicks should eat aprox 10-12% of their body weight of formula.
If a chick weighs 70gms, then aprox 7-8ml of formula.

I use Vetafarm as well. I found down the track chicks do tend to get a bit bored with the same taste, that is when I start to introduce different flavours in their formula.

Just going through my record sheets, the chicks I raised had between 4-8gms gain per day for the first week or so after pulling from nest. The older they got the more weight they gained until it was time to loose weight for fledging.

Weight will also differ slightly depending on if the chick has been to the toilet before or after the daily weigh in.

[xx_sheena_xx]

Thanks for your help!
i think im just being paranoid because these are my first young babies.
i have found that they dont want to eat all there food in one go so i feed them half and then go to the next one, ect and come back to the first one till their full

[xx_sheena_xx]

*update*
feeding went really well just then
it only took 30min (usaully takes an hour)

[pinkdevil]

That is how I feed my bubs. They tend to eat more that way.
I use vetafarms spoon with the syringe attachment especially for the first few weeks of feeding, I can see how much each bub is getting.

lol 30 min is good, more time for snuggles lol
The first few days are the hardest while to bub and you get used to each other.

[xx_sheena_xx]

iv got a syringe from the chemist lol
the like it more then a spoon

[xx_sheena_xx]

the babies are doing well
they didnt put on much weight today so i think its time to thicken the formula

more pics:


Group shot


Little baby


Blue


Green


White

[pinkdevil]

They are so cute!

I want the white one lol.

Hoping I get an albino out of my pair this time.

[xx_sheena_xx]

im trying to see if i can keep one if i get ride of my axolotls tank..
i love Sakari but i would love and IRN that enjoys human attention

[SarahandEco]

Aww! Sooo cute! They look like they are doing great!

[xx_sheena_xx]

yeah they are doing well
white one is trying to fly

[pinkdevil]

white one is trying to fly

Ummm....might have to tell her she needs a few more feathers first!

[xx_sheena_xx]

lol i no i told her that first time i saw it
i think she is an overachever
shes always walking around flapping her wings

[xx_sheena_xx]

bugger! im not aloud to keep one

[smallworld]

Why not Its always nice to see pics of birdie babies They look so naked without their feathers. Oh and so wobbly too!

[xx_sheena_xx]

i already have three IRN's
i handraised one myself but shes gone backwards a lot
i should just be happy with her because so many people are not even aloud to have one!

[xx_sheena_xx]

more pics!
i dont think you guys will get sick of seeing them

[Sash4]

Cute babies, amazing how quickly they grow!!!

[SarahandEco]

Aww that's so cute! I know I won't get tired of looking at pics of the bubs! What colors do you think they are? It's truly amazing how fast they grow. They'll be all grown up pretty soon...

[xx_sheena_xx]

yeah they do grow so quickly!
white, green, blue, yellow

[DivineDomain]

What color are the parents? Do you have pics of them?
Such Cuties!

[xx_sheena_xx]

the mum is albino and the dad is green split to blue and lutino
dont have pics of the parents, sorry

[DivineDomain]

oh I bet they are beauties!

[xx_sheena_xx]

i could try to get a pic of them for you

[xx_sheena_xx]

these are the parents for you DivineDomain

[SarahandEco]

aww they're so cute!!!

[pinkdevil]

They sure have grown.

[xx_sheena_xx]

yeah they have
they all have a different personality aswell