Baby TAG not Eating..

[Zazu]

Hey guys, Zazu has gotten really big and all of his feathers have grown in! He is very active now and he walks around his cage all day. He perches and climbs... and I let him out on his play top quite often too. But I have a concern... recently I haven't been able to hand feed him. I am on the same schedule as before... 3 feedings a day, about 6 1/2 to 7 hours in between each feeding. A few days ago, I have noticed he wouldn't eat a lot of the formula that he used to eat before. The first 8 or 9 mLs would be eating at normal pace. Once I refill the syringe, he would slow down his eating and not consume as much. On top of that, he does not open his beak to allow me to feed him. I do have Kaytee Exact conversion diet in his cage and I have noticed him eat it often. Is this normal that he is rejecting his formula or should I be concerned?

 

Once again, he is a TAG that is a little over 9 weeks old. Any suggestions would be helpful.. Thanks Everyone!

[BaxtersMom]

Hi there, I'm not an expert and I have no experience with baby grey at at but it sounds like he is weaning himself off his formula ???I am not sure what age they actually start doing this, I've just always heard it's something they do on their own. Zazu is still so young.

 

I think you will get a much more accurate answer if you post this question in the "Nursery" room. That is all about Baby greys. Members there have lots more experience with babies there and you will probably get a bunch of others answers from members that already have baby greys and have been through this. Please post it in there too. You will get much more help there and I don't want to steer you wrong. I do think it's good that he is still eating his Kaytee though. Sorry I couldn't help you more but hopefully I've headed you in the right direction...The Nursery:)