Welcome Caryl,
I popped by a vet to ask what i should feed it and was told baby cereal with a syringe. (I am an Aussie living in Peru so while i will search for proper lovebird baby powder i am not hopeful)
I beleive in Peru they speak Spanish (My mums Spanish teacher was Peruvian) , so you want to look for ¨Papilla¨ or sometimes they call it ¨Pasta para papilleros¨. Look for those titles acompanied by a smaller type bird on the package and you should be ok.
I always used Nutribird A21 (green top), everyone I know who raised lovebirds also used the same. I have read that Kaytee is questionable, however if it´s all you can find, it´s ok.
Anyway the little guy took some warm food via the syringe
Given that you are a novice, I would highly recommend using a spoon. You can use a small metal teaspoon, or make a real feeder spoon out of a disposable plastic spoon (in the link Britnicorn posted above). It is very easy to aspirate a chick via syringe feeding. A spoon is much safer. It can be a little messier, but just use a lightly damp cloth and wipe the chicks beak after each feeding. Try to get as much off as possible because formula dries down very hard.
Will he chirp or make noise when he is hungry?
I got my first bird at the same age as your little one, and he was quiet for the first week or something like that. After, he started to make the screechy begging sound before food, and afterwards while he fell asleep.
Should he be fed every 3 hours? Including all night?
You will know when to feed by checking the crop. It should be almost empty at the time of each feeding, except the morning feed in which it should be completely empty.
Right now, 4 feeds - every 4.5 hours with a 6 hour night gap. As you chick gets older, you can increase the nighttime, but for now they are very little and a full 8 hours is just too much to wait for food.
I have put him in a box with a towel folded up over a heating pad but one of the microwavable types - is this ok as a "brooder"?
What sort of box? A ¨critter carrier¨ is a good option;
The problem with the microwavable pads is that the temperature then fluctuates. It goes up when you put the pad there, then as it cools it goes down, then you reheat the pad and the temperature shoots back up again. This can cause serious problems in the crop of a young chick. You need the temperature to be steady to help them digest their food and keep things moving in their system.
A plug in mat is the best option, sometimes you can get them from chemists/pharmacy, or pet shops. Place the mat under half of the box.
Fill the box with 3-4inches of aspen shavings (course pine is ok if no aspen is avail. - never cedar, never fine pine).
A snuggle buddy is a good idea, something small, the same size as the bird, with no loose threads, no loose parts or sequins or glitter or fluff. If you can´t find anything small enough, roll up a sock into a small ball and tie it together.
You’ll also need a wet washcloth in their for humidity
That´s right. On a plate, a moist cloth. Humidity should be 60-65, or as close to there as you can get it. If it is very humid where you live, you might not need it. But you will need a hygrometer to measure the humidity to check - because the heat pad heating the inside of the brooder can dry the air.
You might be able to get a hygrometer at the chemist, if not, look online for a digital hygrometer and thermometer in one, then you can monitor the inside brooder much more accurately.
You will need a stick theremometer to check the temperature of the food. You can get those sometimes at petrol stations (not sure about in peru though)
but definitely in the pharmacy.
Formula should always be served at 40C (105F). Boil the kettle, let it stand for a minute or so for the water to cool down. While it´s still hot but not scolding, add water to the powder and stir well with a fork, or spoon making sure to squish all the lumps and bumps. check the temperature, it should be a bit over the 40C/105F, so wait until it hits the correct temp and then feed.
You should be feeding 10% of your chicks weight per feed, so it could be something like 3CCs at the moment, pull the amount up into the syringe, then release that onto the feeder spoon to administer.
I understand why you say that, I have lots of experience, but I´m not an expert, I like to think I´m an enthusiast
If you have questions, please do post them here, there´s a good handful of members here who are knowledgable when it comes to breeding, so usually someone who can help.