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incubators?

i want to know where to find a GREAT incubator for cockatiels just in case my cockatiels reject the eggs. pleae send me the link if it is a website!! this is going to be the first time i breed any details on home-made incubators? im so worried any tips on breeding and hand-rearing and stuff?

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1. Great Incubators you'll find it on EBAY or go to your local pet and feed store and they will point you in the right direction and get you set up
2. See the following link for hand-made incubator: http://members.cox.net/lovetiels/incubator.html It takes 18-21 days for the eggs to hatch. Parents will want soft foods to feed the babies. I recommend steam brown rice, spinach, broccoli leaves and the flowers, bok choy leaves, and lettuce. Dark leaf vegetables are the best as it contains a lot of protein. I also add hard boiled eggs (egg yolk only) and a pinch of "Prime" vitamin in powder form. This helps the mother build her strength after laying the eggs and it benfits the baby by making him/her stronger. If you decide to hand feed the babies, take them out at 2 weeks and feed them 5-6 times a day starting at 7:00 am and ending the last feeding at 11:00 pm. Place the babies in a brooder with a thick layer of pine shavings (2 inches) and keep a heating pad under the brooder with temperature set on low. This will keep the babies warm. I use Zupreem hand feeding formula as it is the best on the market. I got two baby cockatiels that are almost weaned.