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Hello Dave, Thank you for your detailed reply,i really do appreciate it. So you advice me to stop feeding formula and get oatmeal and cook it. I didn't know that the vegetables should be raw i always half-cooked them and made them like mashed potatoes,he seems to accept soft food better then hard food is it possible to cook the vegetables? Or you insist on keeping them raw? I will do all what you told me he has always seeds and pellets on his disposition. Thanks a lot!

Went home and againn diahrea I was adviced to use these 2 to mix them with water and give them to the bird.. of course using a specific dose. I hope you will be able to guide me.. i fed him tonight formula+cooked whole grain rice+1 cooked potato cube

Hey guys! I got last week an approx 12 weeks old african grey which obviously still need to be handfed. Since then i am feeding him CEDE handfeeding formula and adding brocolli sweet potatoes and carrots to each feeding cooked and mixed with the formula.(i am feeding 3x per day approx 45ml every time) The baby still eat barely alone he like potatoes so much as for seeds and pellets still eat rarely or mainly reduce them to small pieces. Since yesterday i have noticed that his "poo" are not that hard,maybe because i am feeding him too much vegetables? Could it be it? I have stopped the vegetable with the formula and it seems a bit better.. he mainly have a bit of diarrhea in the morning when i wake up i see them, after feeding him during the day his poop seems fine i have attached a second picture showing one or 2 small poop that he has made after breakfast. I am just worried that he might be sick or something? He can fly a bit so when i call him he fly to me but he has not full control of his flight yet. I am just worried that he might be sick and hiding something and the second problem is that we don't have any avian vet in my country so my only help will be coming from you guys.. one more thing, when i got it ,i treated him against coccidiosis(a 3 day treatment) Finally can someone tell how and what should i mix with the formula for more efficient and vitamins in the food without hurting him Or putting something in excess? Thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot guys for all your replies! I have gotten a young congo african grey! around 10-12 weeks of age,I will post a new thread in the nursery category! See you there! Thanks again!

Hey guys! My name is Oliver and i do have a tamed cockatiel that share its room with me and 2 lovebirds couples that breed and i do the handfeeding for the chicks Since last week I am seriously looking into getting an additional parrot,an african grey congo parrot,and my only objective is to have a lovely tamed one. So what first came to my mind is taking a chick that needs handfeeding and continue the handfeeding. So that to have chances on my side to have a super tamed and a bird that is not afraid of humans. But I live in Lebanon, and all pet stores who import african grey chick are wild unfortunately,and there is usually a high mortality rate of these ones.. If I want to take one,I am surely going to check for any sign of disease before buying him and going to take him to a veterinary check up and everything.What do you think? Are these birds that sensitive? I have another choice is to get one between 3-6months that can eat by its own.My guess is that at this age they should be more hardy.Will getting the older ones(3-6months old) going to make the taming process much more difficult than the handfed ones? I am a serious raiser,and I know that it is a big responsability and I am doing a lot of readings. What do African Grey parrots think? I don't know these parrots well I am doing lots of reading :gray: Thank you guys! I appreciate all your help