These diets are formulated the same as a pellet, but they are not ground up. All pellets are made from ground seeds and grains. The seeds in our Nutri-Berries and Avi-Cakes are fresh, hulled seeds combined with other nutritious ingredients to provide complete nutrition.
Most parakeets will eat these much more readily than pellets. For now, you should also be feeding them dark leaf greens, chopped veggies and fruits, as well as cooked eggs with the shell crushed and cooked with them. You should wash the egg shell thoroughly before cooking it. You can also offer some multi grain bread. If any chicks hatch, the parents need more than just seeds to feed them. You will be surprised that they are likely to eat the cooked eggs when they have chicks to feed.
I would not recommend trying to hand feed the chicks unless you have hand fed before. Once the chicks are a couple of weeks old, you can remove one chick at a time and handle it for a few minutes, a few times a day.
If the parents get too upset, then do not do this. As long as you handle the chicks as soon as they are weaned, they usually tame quickly.
Do not clean the nest box until the chicks have left it. If you clean it while they have eggs or chicks, they may abandon the box, eggs and chicks. Breeding birds have to feel like their nest is safe, so if they feel there is danger, they abandon it. As I mentioned above, as soon as the chicks come out of the box, take it away. They also like to nibble egg if you give it to them as a whole, but keep in mind that some budgies need a while to accept this unusual food.
Most birds don't like yolk when it has become old and dry, so one should always serve it fresh and remove it after about two hours. Especially during summer it is very important to ensure the cleanliness of the food. Yolk goes to waste quickly during the warm season and it can cause serious health problems like diarrhea or vomiting! In this case you need to put some type of barrier between the cages. If you do have all four birds in one cage, the female probably feels threatened and she will keep eating the eggs as long as the other birds are in the same cage.
If this pair is alone in their own cage, then unfortunately she has developed a very bad habit that some hens will do. It can be due to poor nutrition but it may be simply because she likes the taste. Breeding birds need a nutritionally balanced diet such as pellets or other fortified food. Loose seeds will not provide the nutrition they needs. You can also offer fresh chopped veggies and fruits, multi grain bread and cooked eggs, with the shell included.
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