Hello From Brisbane Australia

[Tigger]

Hi Everyone!

My name is Shelly and I am 21 from Brisbane Australia, I currently have 6 cockatiels and soon to be two baby cockatiels

One of my babies was born on Thursday night at 7:30pm and his Mum and Dad rejected him so I have been hand feeding him since. I woke up at 12:00pm to give him his last feed until the morning when I heard a really faint chirping, I thought it may have been him chirping with his mouth full but I listened closer and it was coming from one of the other eggs, I thought the babies would have died once the mother stopped sitting on them but I was wrong... I had put the other eggs in the box with the baby to "keep him company" and the light that I have him under must've kept the eggs warm as well... It's now 2am and I am still waiting for the second baby to hatch, the egg seems a little more cracked and I can still hear the baby chirping very softly, I just hope that the baby makes it ok as I havent paid any attention to the eggs at all really, I havent been turning them or anything, I honestly thought they would die because the mother wasnt sitting on them, this is my first hand raising experience and I must say it is quite challenging to feed them from the first day, they are so little and fragile, it is hard to know whether you are doing the right thing for them or not...

I am happy that my little one will have a brother or sister to chat to soon

[Liz]

Welcome Shelly! Your tiels are lovely! Good luck with the little tiels, they are so tiny and fragile but they can really surprise you. Can't wait to see some more pictures!

Oh...and my name's Liz, btw... Almost forgot that.

[Tigger]

Hey Liz, nice to meet you!

Well the new little one has arrived but I needed to assist him to come into the world, his membrane had dried out...

He doesnt seem to be doing too well at the moment, he is very still and he is very white, he is chirping to his older brother so I am hoping that he is going to be ok... It looks as tho he didnt absorb all of his yolk as he has a bit sticking out of his little tummy, that is another reason why I dont think he is going to do too well... I have the lamp on him trying to warm him up coz he feels freezing cold to touch... I really hope the poor little thing pulls through...

P.S. I am calling them boys but I have no idea what they are, I just dont want to say "it" all the time...

[Liz]

I don't know much about tiels personally, but just as a tip, it might be a better idea to warm the little baby up with body heat before leaving him under a lamp. Heat lamps can burn the skin and dry out the air without actually getting the inside of the baby warmed up. Also, if you have them in a box, you might try putting a little container of water in a corner where they can't get to it, and it will keep the air from getting too dried out for the last egg. (If you are already doing this then nevermind... Hope the little guy does better!

[Tigger]

I dont think that the other eggs are going to hatch, they are a really dark grey colour... He is chirping to the other bird but he is still very white looking, I really hope that he pulls through!!!

[silvercloud]

Hi and welcome Shelley. I'm Jules. Your tiels are gorgeous. Good luck with the bubs. I haven't raised any from that age so can't give you any advice.

[Admin]

welcome aboard hope you enjoy your stay

[judy]

Hi Shelly and welcome along. woohoo another brissy ite.

[Berserka]

Hi Shelly!
Welcome to Bird Crazy, sounds like you have your hands full.

[Tigger]

: ) You can never have too many Tiels!!! I have such a bad addiction to these wonderful little birdies... Everytime we walk past a pet shop I get litterally dragged away coz I just have to have one more : ) ; ) My partner is onto me now, he knows that I am not just going in to look There is generally another hour of, "awww he's so cute, what is one more going to hurt? Please can I have it" etc after that...

[telmadee]

hiya Shelly, lovely to meet you