Question about a baby tiel

[racing_gurl07]

here is a picture...

[racing_gurl07]

I dont know if Derrik didnt like the breeder or what, derrik tried to call him but he woudnt answer, i dont know if he thinks that hes a bad guy or what.

[Giselle]

8 weeks is still pretty young. Is he fully weaned? When I was breeding budgies, I made sure my chicks were able to sufficiently feed themselves before letting them go to their new homes because 7-9 weeks is a pivotal age. If they wean themselves and then relapse, you have to re-wean them which can be a tough issue. If he's not fully weaned, *demand* that the guy wean them before he sells the bird to you.

But back to your original question, you can't let the new addition share the same cage as Spike because you'll need to quarantine the new bird for about 3-4 weeks. If you don't quarantine, you'll run the risk of giving a fatal illness to Spike. After 3-4 weeks, you can start to introduce the new bird to Spike's cage. However, if the new bird is of the opposite gender, they will breed in the spring. I can almost guarantee that

[racing_gurl07]

im not sure if it male or female, and derrik said that this one is feeding by itself, eating seeds and what not, but the grey one is still wanting his mother to feed him.

Is it ok if i just get a small..not too small cage for him now? i dont want to spend alot of money on another cage, when i have the nice one spike is in.
so you said, if i put the chick in with spike, spike will get sick?

[laredos_mom06]

Quarantining is essential. The other bird could have a disease Spike could get, even if it looks healthy. Here is a link about it. Good luck!

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art6433.asp

[Giselle]

If you don't quarantine the new bird for 3-4 weeks, there's a very high chance that Spike could catch an illness from it. While I was on vacation, the caretaker of my birds introduced several new birds into the flock. He did not quarantine any of them. His lack of judgement killed off more than half my flock. Quarantine is just that important!

I think it's fine if the new bird has a smaller sized cage. S/He's only going to be living in it for a couple weeks