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Hand-Fed Baby Bird Care and Pickup Schedule

Turns your notes on a hand-fed baby bird into a clear feeding and care plan, a pickup timeline, and a handoff sheet for the buyer.

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Before and after

BEFORE · what the owner typed

ok so Mango, the green cheek conure (hatched Mar 3), is for Dahlia Dominguez, she put down $100 deposit, total is $450. he's 4 wks+ now, today is Apr 9. weighs 61g, was 58 on monday. eating 4 feeds a day 7am 11 1 5 and 9pm maybe, using Kaytee formula about 8cc a feed. nibbling millet and soft pellets. my rule is no pickup till he's down to 2 feeds a day and eating on his own and at least 8 wks old. Dahlia has never hand fed, I do a lesson for $25. guarantee is 7 days to see her vet. also Pip the cockatiel hatched Mar 20 for Raul Ortega, no deposit yet, still 5 feeds a day. call me if crop looks empty in the morning or he is sitting fluffed up or sticky beak.

AFTER · what the skill produced

SHOP WORKSHEET

Mango, green cheek conure, buyer Dahlia Dominguez

Hatched Mar 3. About 5 weeks old on Apr 9.
Weight 61g, up from 58g on Monday.
Feeds: 4 to 5 a day (7am, 11am, 1pm, 5pm, and maybe 9pm), Kaytee formula, about 8cc a feed.
Also nibbling millet and soft pellets.
Pickup requirements: at least 8 weeks old (not yet met, about Apr 28 by your hatch date), down to 2 feeds a day (not yet met), eating on his own (not yet met).
Target pickup: not before about Apr 28 and only once he is on 2 feeds a day and eating on his own. We will confirm.
Money: $450 total, $100 deposit paid, $350 balance due. Feeding lesson is $25 extra, so $375 due if Dahlia takes it.

Pip, cockatiel, buyer Raul Ortega

Hatched Mar 20. Still on 5 feeds a day.
No deposit yet. Weight, formula, and amounts not provided.
Pickup requirements not yet met. No date set.
Still needed: price, weight, formula amounts, and whether Raul wants a lesson.

BUYER HANDOFF SHEET (Mango, for Dahlia)
Feeding plan until pickup: Mango is on 4 to 5 formula feeds a day right now. He will be down to 2 a day before he goes home, so the schedule you take home will be shorter than today's. We will give you the exact times and amount at your lesson.
Weaning notes: He is already trying millet and soft pellets. Some days he will eat more and some days less. We will tell you how he is doing at each visit.
Call us right away if: his crop looks empty in the morning, he sits fluffed up, or his beak looks sticky. If he seems sick or stops eating, also contact an avian vet.
Pickup checklist:

Feeding lesson with us ($25)
Balance due: $350, plus $25 for the lesson
Carrier and formula supply
Guarantee: you have 7 days to have him seen by your vet
Please confirm any local rules or paperwork you may need for owning a bird

MESSAGE TO DAHLIA
Hi Dahlia, Mango is doing well. He weighs 61g, up from 58g this week, and he is already nibbling millet and soft pellets. We are aiming for pickup around the end of April, but we will only set the day once he is on 2 feeds a day and eating on his own. We will let you know as soon as we are close. Since you have not hand fed before, we recommend booking the feeding lesson ($25) a few days before pickup. Call us any time with questions.

SHOP RECORD
Mango, Dominguez: $100 deposit paid, $350 balance, pickup not before about Apr 28, waiting on 2 feeds a day and self-eating.

Still needed for Pip: price, weight, formula amounts, deposit.

What it does

Turns your notes on a hand-fed baby bird into a clear feeding and care plan, a pickup timeline, and a handoff sheet for the buyer. It works for one chick or several chicks held for different customers.

Use it when: Use when a bird shop needs to build a hand-feeding and pickup schedule for a baby bird, or write care instructions for the buyer, such as: baby bird feeding schedule, hand-fed chick pickup, weaning plan, when can the customer take the baby home, or write up care for this chick.