Erithacus, if you weren't so far away, I'd have to come steal your birds.
"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." - Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
zazanomore@, you trust your instincts, ask the breeder or(in my case) store owner to show you how to do it and in what temperature, and in case of more doubts you have this forum and vets!
Erithacus, if you ever need someone to parrot-sit for you, I'm totally available. You just might not get them back.
"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." - Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird