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Re: Unexpected Baby Canaries
Posted by Sharon on 11/07/08

There is a way to feed a healthy diet for feeding parents
with babies that will not spoil.
I chop up the veggies fine and add some petamine to it.
I also feed a bird bread that i make.
You can make up egg food and use a dish just for it put it
in in the morning when you get up and while you are getting
ready for work and than pull it before you leave
Sometimes we have to make sacrifices when we have pets and a
extra 20 or 30 minutes in the morning can not hurt for the
month and a half or so it will take for them to get fed up
good.
Also a dish of canary pellets (crumbles) is good as well.
I also sprinkle dry handfeeding formula on the food to boost.
Also offering Bird bread that you can make with all the
veggies and fruits and healthy goodies in it This can be
made once a week cut and wrapped and in the morning take out
a small square heat a little bit and add to cage. It does
not spoil and offers lots of good nutrition.
I have a few recipes if you want them.
You can also find some online.
You can offer the egg food/soft food dry in a cup while you
are away.Give it wet while there before leaving and when you
get home
Also you can offer sprouted or soaked seeds without worry as
well which is good for them when feeding

this link offers great info
http://www.canaryadvisor.com/baby-canaries.html
This is one of my favorite sites for info
http://www.robirda.com/
Also maybe you can find someone who can come in and care for
them for you once or twice while you are gone if it is no
more than to put the food in the cage and remove it a hour
later.
I think though if you make a really good nesting food and
offer that in the morning before leaving for a hour and
then again when you are home you will be ok.
as long as you add the fruits and veggies and some pellet
food.
Also another important factor is water They need lots of
water when feeding babies.
Wish I knew you better and lived close I would gladly offer
to help in exchange for a baby. :0)


Sharon

On 5/26/08, Jane wrote:
> I didn't think the canary eggs would hatch (they never
> have before) but surprise! There are now 4 lil' baby
> canaries! They are now 5 days old.
>
> I work ALL weekend (do overnights) so I can't leave the
> recommended soft food and eggs. I left regular seed
> and "egg cakes" I got at Petco. Also broccoli. Everyone is
> still alive, but at least one baby has a swollen neck. Not
> sure if this is normal, or a problem. Any help? I was
> worried about the food, and hope it hasn't made anyone
> sick.
>
> I can give them the soft foods and eggs Tues-Sat AM, but
> Sunday and Monday they have to make do with what wont
> spoil.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Unexpected Baby Canaries, 5/26/08, by Jane.
• Re: Unexpected Baby Canaries, 11/07/08, by Sharon.
• Re: Unexpected Baby Canaries, 11/07/08, by Jane.
• Re: Unexpected Baby Canaries, 11/08/08, by Sharon.
• Re: Unexpected Baby Canaries, 5/06/09, by Pat.