Co-Parenting: Alternative to Handfeeding

Fallen_Parakeet wrote:

Oh hahaa. I want to get another parakeet this summer but im still not sure if my parakeet (Pete) is a boy or girl. I think it's a boy but im not positive... anyways when you have baby parakeets and other small birds is it bad if you don't hand feed it? I mean like I will still be going to school and it would be really hard to bring baby birds to school and feed them Hahhahah. (that was a joke i'm not acutally going to do that) hahah.

You can always "co-parent" the babies instead of taking them from the parents for handfeeding. In a nutshell, it's taking the babies out of the box a few times a day and playing with them; putting the babies back for mom and dad to feed and take care of.

Some articles on "co-parenting":
http://www.conure.org/Resources/_FCA%20Co-parenting%20with%20Companion%20Sun%20Conures%202005.pdf
http://www.coparenteclectus.com/Co-parenting.html
http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-magazines/bird-talk/2008-march/parenting-caique-chicks.aspx

Then thats what I will do. Thanks for the articles, there very cool.

Interesting article on co-parenting hyacinths.
http://www.bluemacaws.org/avi16.htm