MY cokatiels had eggs and one hatched early they threw it out of thier nesting box and are still taking care..

Question

of it ..its on da bottom of the cage crying surronded by food and the male is taking out its shell and taking care of it but when they went to sleep they just left it alone and i fell bad for it ..what do i do??

Answer 1

take it out of the shell and put it back in the nest box.

Answer 2

There won't be any hatchings if you don't have a male and a female--unpaired female birds laying eggs is common. Egg laying is triggered by hormonal activity, especially this time of year. If this is the case, leave the female alone until she abandons the eggs. At that point you can remove them from the cage without her getting into a cycle of constant egg laying.

BUT

Cockatiels (particularly the hen) should be between 18 & 24 months of age before they are set up with a nestbox. Although they may be successful at a younger age, they are also more apt to run into problems, such as eggbinding (which could be fatal to your hen) or babies being abandoned or unhealthy. Hopefully you have homes lined up for future babies before starting a breeding session.

If the pair of birds are compatible (& if they are a true pair – meaning male & female) and they see an abundant food supply, they may begin laying eggs in as little as two weeks, although it is not unusual for them to wait up to 2 months before starting to lay eggs. Eggs are laid every second day with a normal clutch being 4 to 6 eggs.

Cockatiels share the incubation of the eggs and once they begin (after the 2nd or 3rd egg), it is quite common to see both birds in the nestbox at the same time. Sometimes one bird will be sitting on the eggs & the other just sitting beside and sometimes each bird will have ½ of the eggs. When one bird is outside the nestbox eating, drinking or bathing, the other will have all the eggs.

The eggs will hatch approximately 18 days after incubation begins. Cockatiel babies are probably the funniest looking chicks you will ever see. They have long necks – bulging closed eyes & they stand straight up. Although they are cute & fuzzy for the first couple of days, they are soon bald & pink.

Answer 3

Maybe the parents only wanted to get rid of the shell and by mistake the baby went with it. Or the baby just fell out on its own while hatching. You could place it back into the nesting box. birds wont reject it because you touched it either. Just make sure you have some bedding in the box and give the parents and baby some quiet time. Try not to do anything with the birds that isn't necessary because they might get to stressed out.

Or the mother isn't ready to care for a baby bird yet/ mother knows there is something wrong with him... I don't know for sure...keep him warm and good luck!

Answer 4

You should try to put it back in the nest,they may have accidently put him out.It relys on mom and dad to keep it warm and if they are in the box on eggs they cant do that.If they dont want him back in the nest then you will have to hand feed him.You can put him in an empty aqarium lined with papertowels.Place a heating pad under it.You can buy the baby bird food at a pet store,Ask someone there to show you how to feed the chick.You have to be very carefull when handfeeding especially if he has just hatched.Try putting him back before you do anything else,I would do it at night when it is dark and mom and dad are in the nest sleeping.Just try not to disturb them just slip it in on them.Good luck.