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I weighed her again in the evening today before evening formula and she was now just 390 grams! She still is eating all the seeds and most of fruit that we supply, but doesnt touch pellets and veggies as much. As this is the time of weaning-learning to fly, should I increase the food amounts that she likes, so that she doesnt lose too much weight or try to get her to eat the pellets no matter what? She is only taking about 10ml formula per feeding now.

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Hello again, I am worried over her weight now. She used to be 417 grams when she got 2 feedings a day both feedings 50-60cc. She now accepts 25-40cc both times and eats pellets, seeds, veggies during daytime. Weight is now 404 grams. She isnt flying yet but she is pretty active. I know they lose some weight when weaning but this drop is making me nervous. Also, in your experience, when do they stop growing weight-wise? How much more drop can i expect in near future? How much additional food should she have now and should the weight stay constant? Pellets or seeds are always available in a bowl. Thanks in advance to anyone who answers.

I am looking for good pellets, they are not available where I live. Sam likes them and they cant be that bad if eaten 30%ish of menu, i think.

Hello, I am looking for a online shop that will ship pellets and other goods to Estonia, as no shops in here sell food for Greys. I havent had much luck finding any decent shops other than UK ones, but they either dont ship here or ask 50 pounds just for 4 kg package. Any information is greatly appreciated!

Sam got "step up" almost mastered today. She is refusing formula now and only took 25cc in the morning and 35cc in the evening. She is eating pellets and sunflower seeds in the daytime + vegetables. She also drinks water on herself. She has no trouble eating the solids, but I am worried a bit that at 3 months old, can she digest solids yet? She isn´t very keen on soaked pellets and seeds.

What do you guys suggest as trick treats? I am trouble finding a snack that she likes more than the other food. She will try and chew anything but wont often care for another bite. With tiels it is easy - they looove their millet spray

Have any of you gave your friends mung beans that have sprouted? They sell them in my local supermarket and they look good, but I have read that sprouted things suck in heavy metals and should not be eaten by humans. Don´t know what side to take here. Another food under question is boiled red beans also sold in vacuum package. Yay or nay? I have also read different opinions about fruit as general - some say give only as treats because they have sugar in them, some say they are valuable part of the diet.

In addition to some dry pellets, she had 50ml of formula, so alltogether she had a nice meal. She is now talking with us in her baby language, every noise and movement makes me so happy

I gave her some dry pellets as she wouldnt want the soaked ones. Is it ok? I actually got the paperwork for her now, she is actually 12 and a half weeks old! I was gonna feed her the evenings formula in an hour but she is munching on the dry pellets without a problem now.. Or is it too soon?

She got a full formula meal morning and evening today, plus had soaked seeds all day in front of her. She has eaten about 2 big soup spoons of seeds, so it seems to me that she is doing ok.. I am still looking to buy a scale and hopefully can get it tomorrow. She is already talking with my cockatiel and calling eachother once in a while (at least I think it´s so, because if one calls, the other answers) which is very nice to hear. Also, I think I need to make a perch to height about one or two inches, because she likes to sit on the big perch in the middle of the cage but it is too high up and she hasnt got the balance sorted out yet.

Few more questions as I want to be sure that I´m doing everything correctly. My baby is very social and climbs around the cage, looking for attention. How much can i keep her outside of her cage? When would be the best time to start teaching her (step up for example, although she is already comfortable stepping up, she hasn´t been actually taught it)? How much water do they need? Is the water they get from the formula enough or should I be worried that she hasn´t touched her water? I have been playing around with my finger inside the water cup and dropping some drops into her mouth with my finger from the bowl to show her that this is water, but no luck so far.

Thanks a lot, dan. It really means a lot to have someone who helps you out when you are in trouble.

I got the first full formula supper in her stomach, she was definitely hungry as I couldn´t feel the crop at the beginning but felt a soft "ball" on the bottom part of her neck. + she ate it as fast as I could give it to her. One more question - I bought several seed mixes, sunflower seeds etc, + I received one pack of "balls" for baby food and one pack of baby food which is mixed with water. For weaning off (which I should start doing at 10 weeks, right?) I was recommended to give the second mixture once in a while, and "balls" softened in some warm water twice a day. I received little instruction and there are no baby foods in our animal stores, there is literally nothing for greys in our shops, thankfully I can get some proper adult grey food from a breeder not far. What do you think about the weaning food and should i try to blend the balls with water or try to get her to eat them on her own? Sorry if I dont make myself too understandable as English is not my everyday language. Big thanks for every detail from you guys so far! I know I can do it if someone helps me a bit every now and then.

Hello, quick question, as I have read I need to check the CAG crop, when its full, then I need to stop feeding. Dumb question, I know, but - where is the crop located? Can I trust bird to know when she is full or do I need to know better in case of such a young bird? I tried syringe this time and it went better . She ate about 10ml of formula. Do I need to give all the formula at once or can she eat it in some time (for example 2 hours, new food not heated obviously)?

Hello again and thank you for replies. Unfortunately my grey has been brought over from another country as they are not available very often in Estonia. She is a CAG. She now ate about 2 teaspoons of formula and some soaked seeds and she preferrs them over formula.

Hello everybody, this is my first post. I just brought home a 2 and a half month old baby grey. I fed her formula about 5 hours ago at the breeder and she is now happily in her cage. She likes to cuddle and when I scratch her head, she closes her eyes. I got a problem though - she doesnt want to eat anything - I tried formula, apple, cucumber etc. How many times per day and how much per serving can I feed her? Can I leave the formula in front of him in the cage? I am really nervous and shaking just like my daughter was born lol.