2 New Babies R THEY TOO YOUNG???

[xxBarbiexx]

i just purchased 2 baby lovebirds one is olive green with an orange face and one is an australian or american cinnamon but the problem is im wodering if maybe they are too young or is it normal for baby lovebirds to be sold at one and a half months of age any ideas as to what extra special things i have to do for them would be greatly appreciated the olive one will eat millet now and so will my other babies but what should i do to get them introduced to many foods and how to give it to them at first also are budgie perces okay or should i use cockatiel i kno its better to use real wood but its winter not as accessible as summer ???

-Krystal

[linda040899]

Hi Krystal and welcome to our community!
Yes, age 6 weeks is normally too young for baby lovebirds to be sold!! It does not sound like they are completely eating on their own so you are going to have to either return them to place of purchase until they wean or buy some formula (anything but Kaytee!) and continue to hand feed them roughly 3-4 times/day (max 8 cc of formula warmed to 106F-108F degrees). Parent fed babies are normally eating on their own at age 8-9 weeks. Hand fed take longer.

Did place of purchase (breeder or pet shop) tell you they are completely eating on their own. Here is a link to my article on hand feeding baby lovebirds in case you need it: http://www.lovebirdsplus.com/handfeeding.html

Please keep us updated on what's happening. If these young lovebirds can't eat enough by themselves, they will die from starvation. We are here to help you if you need us.

Do you have any pictures you can share with us so I can see what they look like? At this age, it's not hard to determine just how accurate the information is that you were given.

[StormyMom]

That sounds very young to me. I got mine at 8 weeks and i thought THAT was too young. Id follow Lindas advice :)

[lemonypickett]

When I got Eddie I was told he was 6 weeks, but some people here think he was actually older. Maybe that is the case here too. Do you have a picture?