How to Take Care of Parrot Chicks

When passion makes you choose to raise a parrot you can choose the easiest way, that is buying an adult, or the more complicated one, raising a parrot chick. This choice will likely depend on the supply of the local pet shops in your city. You must think of the species of parrot that you want to buy and grow, and keep in mind that many species have a long life time, some of them exceeding the life of a man, so you may choose to raise parrots that will have to be handled to your grandchildren.

One aspect that should not overlook is socialization. Parrots are very sociable birds, and even if the baby parrot does not seem to interact with you first, you must try and make a constant effort to communicate with your pet, because the bond formed between you two is very important. Usually, parrots can easily learn to talk and sing in this period of infancy. They need attention, love and a lot more interaction from human to not feel alone and unhappy. Keep in mind that cleanliness must be maintained continuously and the temperature must always be warm enough during the night, especially if the parrot has only one week.

Other useful tips to remember are as follows:

- Never create confusion in the minds of parrot chicks by stressing or scaring them. They will not respond to you with openness and friendship. They will become timid, fearful and with behavioral problems.

- Give them comfort and safety by putting their cage in a corner of the room. Thus, the two sides of the cage will be facing the wall. They can retreat into the corner when they are afraid or insecure. Meanwhile, the two sides of the cage will be facing the camera, allowing them to be constantly connected to the action of others.

- Give them a varied parrot meal and avoid overheating the food.

- Do not ever take a baby parrot in hand in his first days of life. You can begin to take him in hand with great care after the 4th day of life.

- Monitor the amount of food they eat daily in order to prevent diseases.

- 10 minutes a day spent with the baby parrot is enough to make it respond to verbal commands and learn new words or tricks. You can also spend some time with paying attention to the young parrot's reactions, making sure it does not get too tired.