QUARANTINE You should place your new baby in quarantine for
30-60 days.This means that there should
be NO DIRECT CONTACT between him/her and any members of your current flock.
This process serves many useful purposes
It allows your new baby to adjust to its new enviroment gradually
It allows your to interact one on one with your new baby without distraction from the rest of your flock
It helps to protect your baby and your flock from disease
Being in quarantine does not mean that you
ignore your baby.Interact with him/her
just as you would with any other member of your flock.
When you first get home, set up his/her cage in
the quarantine area. Put it fresh food (a treat mix rather then cooked or fresh
food) and water.Be sure to include a
Happy Hut for him/her to sleep in.
For the first couple of hours after setting up the
cage, give him/her a chance to adjust to all the changes.Unless he/she wants attention, leave him/her
alone in the room.Always remember to
introduce changes gradually.
AVIAN VET CHECK Have the baby thoroughly checked by your avian
vet.At a minimum, we recommend the
following tests:
Avian CBC
Comprehensive Avian Chemistry Panel
Beak &
Feather Virus Test (PBFD)
Polyoma (PCR)
Blood Test
Chlamydophila
(PCR) Blood Test (Chiamydia)
CAGE SIZE The recommended MINIMUM cage size is 18" x 24"
with 1/2" bar spacing.Your baby loves
to play with toys and will use every square inch of the cage to frolic and
play.The bigger the cage, the better as
long as the bar spacing is no bigger than 1/2".
DIET RECOMMENDATIONS
Your
baby has been weaned to a variety of quality foods.In the morning, he/she gets his/her cooked
food (Goldenfeast Bean Supreme to which we've added frozen mixed vegetables,
frozen collard greens or spinach, and frozen corn).In the afternoon, he/she gets her Birdie
Bread (Tabbi's Beak-Smackin' Birdie Bread - Apple-Orange Spice mix).
He/She also had pellets (Zupreme Fruit mix for parrots
and conures), Higgins Sunburst Delight (medium hookbill) seed mix, and Goldenfeast
Fruit & Nuts Plus treat mix available at all times.Sometimes, we would put in some Avian Naturals
(Bubba's Mix) in place of the fruit and nut mix.I would also give them a dish of mixed fruit
and fresh vegetables a couple of times a week.
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