Marina Engan
Walking the driveway
Hi everybody.
My name is Marina and I am breeding cockatiels. Lutinos and albinos.
At the moment I have 3 chicks, 4,6 and 8 days old. I had to pull them because the parents fed them with whole, hard corns and they almost died. The smallest one was thrown out of the nest.
I succeeded to get out all of the corns, and was adviced to give them youghurt. But they couldn't empty the crops. So this morning I had to empty the crops manually. I have flushed with vinegar solution and have given them a little apple puré. But it seems like the food is getting cold to fast in the syringe while I am feeding them.
How do I keep the temperature while I am feeding? I live in Gran Canaria and during the winter the house is quite cold so everything cools down to fast. The chicks are kept warm though...
From when I take the syringe out of the bowl of warm water until I am finished feeding one baby, the food is cold.
I hope one of you have a solution for me.
Thanks a lot!
My name is Marina and I am breeding cockatiels. Lutinos and albinos.
At the moment I have 3 chicks, 4,6 and 8 days old. I had to pull them because the parents fed them with whole, hard corns and they almost died. The smallest one was thrown out of the nest.
I succeeded to get out all of the corns, and was adviced to give them youghurt. But they couldn't empty the crops. So this morning I had to empty the crops manually. I have flushed with vinegar solution and have given them a little apple puré. But it seems like the food is getting cold to fast in the syringe while I am feeding them.
How do I keep the temperature while I am feeding? I live in Gran Canaria and during the winter the house is quite cold so everything cools down to fast. The chicks are kept warm though...
From when I take the syringe out of the bowl of warm water until I am finished feeding one baby, the food is cold.
I hope one of you have a solution for me.
Thanks a lot!