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Why do the parents pull the babies yellow down and new feather growth?Ho How can I stop this?

Hello,

I wish I could help you. I have never raised baby tiels. I am worried that your parent birds are not aiding in the growth of the babies. I don't think they are supposed to pull their feathers out. Are the parents feeding the babies and tending them?

If not you may need to pull the babies out and hand feed them and put them in an incubator type thing. This requires a lot of care and attention.

I just read this on this website. Please click on the link below to read more.

Both the male and female birds take turns nesting on the eggs. Do not separate the pair. Sometimes fights can occur between the male and female, especially during the egg laying process, but this is normal. The female may get upset if the male wants to come inside of the nestbox. This usually changes once the babies hatch. She needs the father's help to feed the babies. You may see the parents squabbling for a few minutes then cuddling and preening each other a little later. Do not remove a partner unless the other is being injured from attacks or if one of them is severely plucking out the feathers of the babies.
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Thanks for the info.
I have raised teils for a couple of years and sometimes this problem occurs.I take the babies when this happens,I am experienced at hand feeding the little darlings.I have 6 babies at the moment.I am going to be really busy the next 2 months.

Yes you have your work cut out for you. I am glad to hear you are experienced. We often get people here who are not. So, its hard to guage what info to give sometimes.

Keep us posted on the little fellas and perhaps show us some pics!!

Ruth