Baby gouldian starving?

[farmgirl]

I had a clutch hatch under mom and dad on 7/6. All but 2 of the babies left the nest about a week ago. I was becoming concerned about the 2 left in the nest because I only saw them getting fed 1-2 times a day. I went to take pictures so that I could post and ask you guys about it and scared them out of the nest. Now I can see that both of the nest babies are smaller than the rest of the clutch, one significantly so, I'm worried about him starving. do I separate him (and maybe the other one that was still in the nest) and start hand feeding or should I wait and see what happens now that they are out of the nest? I did see dad feed both babies after they calmed down from my disturbance.

If you think I should hand feed him, what is the best way to go about that, what should I be feeding him, how much, and how often?

Thank you!

[L in Ontario]

If you saw dad feeding them - I would leave them be. It may be almost impossible to get the chicks to take any food from you at their current age.

[debbie276]

I agree with Liz and think it's best to let the parents care for them.