chelsE08

the bird formula I was given is a CeDe brand of handrearing food for african greys. I couldnt find a picture of it online anywhere...so i took a picture of it and tried to attach it (havent had much luck with that)..thanks for the pics of the greys as they get older...Mojo looks to be almost at the 8 week mark <br><br>Post edited by: chelsE08, at: 2009/07/15 12:39

Mojo is doing great thanks for all the answers and concern, I actually took him to the avian vet today and she told me that he looks great, but took a stool sample justtt in case, to test for worms ect. But she says he looks healthy and hes gaining the right weight for his age... Im a stay at home mom so I have all the time in the world for him, and Ive grown so attached and its only been a week...I started a blog about him, Im hoping to get on there and update it as much as possible. Im feeding him about 45cc of this special grey formula and mixing eggfood in with it, the directions say at his age I should be giving him 30 percent formula, 30 percent eggfood and 40 percent seed, but I talked to a breeder in tx just recently and she told me that giving him those seeds is just like giving him fat...so she told me to substite it with babyfood? I feed him every four-five hours...my biggest concern right now is crop burn, Ive been reading into the dangers of handfeeding so much Im afraid Im reallyyy overly protective about making the food too hot, but at the same time trying not to make it cold. Anyone know how to tell if the baby does get crop burn I dont think he has it because hes digesting fine and gaining weight but id still like to know what looking for...on the other hand i heard it could also hurt him/her if i make it too cold (sour crop) Im feeding him at temp around 95 degrees, is this ok? I heard when they are very little they eat it as 103-108 degrees but at his age (7.5 weeks)they can tolerate it colder around 80-90...sorry i wrote a novel, but thanks for your time and help...lots to learn to get it right

I recently bought a grey from a breeder, but after researching and bringing him home I'm afraid the breeder I purchased him from was more like a puppy mill for parrots... The cages of the adults were nice enough and they showed us cages of all different sizes with different types of parrots, but when they brought my Mojo out he was in a small plastic container, the bottom lined with papertowels. At first I thought this was just what they used for transport but now I realize alot of what they told me about Mojo wasnt true and I'm starting to think thats what they kept him in...they sold him to me and told me that he was nine weeks old and should be starting to eat solids very soon...and that "all i had to do" was feed him a formula mix every four hours (which they gave me) and put seed mixes and fuit in his cage and he would eventually start eatig the solids. After hours and days of research Ive found out Mojo coulnt possibly have been nine weeks (since he barely had any pin feathers and was mostly downy fuzz). I have him in a large aquarium now with wood chips on the bottom and a small perch and of course some toys, I offer him small seeds. Ive noticed that he likes to pick the woodchips and play with them in his beak, since they are small Im wondering if it would be harmful to him if he accidently were to swallow any and if I should take them out, or if he 'knows' that these arent for eating, since I've heard greys often like to chew on wood? Also, I was wondering if someone with experience could tell me from the pictures about what age he is now? The first picture is of him a week ago when we first got him and the second one is of him now...I realize I probably shouldn't have taken him home so early knowning what I know now, but Im trying my hardest to give him what he needs and deserves, and I'm hoping I can get a few pointers along the way. This site so far has proved to be very helpful and I am grateful for all the information I have aquired thus far. Thanks, Chelsea http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/oRcaLuFf/P11509101.jpg http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/oRcaLuFf/P11700631.jpg<br><br>Post edited by: chelsE08, at: 2009/07/12 12:05