Very true, and I'm doing that. I fill his skewer up every morning with fresh veggies, and have at least three items in his fresh food bowl. I can tell he picks at some of the stuff a bit, and keep hoping for that magical moment when he'll think "wow, I like this!" Meanwhile, some is better than none, so I let him pick away. He does like chicken wings, so I can put an X in one of my "healthy" columns. At any rate, he looks much better than he did when I brought him home. His feathers look better, the colors are brighter and he has gained about 20 grams (still on the small side, but not bony looking). I'd rather have him eating primarily fresh and supplementing with Harrison's, but maybe someday... Like you say, he is childlike. If I stand there and hold the spoon, he will eat some sweet potato etc. Put it in the bowl and he barely nibbles at it. In other words, if mama hold the spoon and gives him her undivided attention, he eats it. Otherwise, no thanks.