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Do 3-day-old baby cockatiels need vitamin or calcium supplements?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Cockatiel | Female | spayed

Can I feed vitamin and calcium supplements eg (proviboost , vimeral ) to baby cocktiel parrot of 3-4 days old.

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Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

Veterinary Technician

Published on January 5th, 2019

You should not need to be supplementing these items as long as the parents are feeding the baby from their own balanced diet, or you are providing a baby bird formula for the bird to eat. You can however, provide extra calcium for the mother to help with any future egg-laying and prevent egg-binding.

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