Baby African Grey - Need Help Plz

[AGPT]

Hi guys i just bought an baby african grey baby about 12 weeks 13 weeks old. At first he was biting my finger when i tryed to give him a nice scratch but then he got used to it and stopped biting. The thing that has got me really worried is that i've seen him cleaning or plucking (not sure) his feathers with his beak. How can i tell the difference between plucking feathers or cleaning feathers. Also its really hard for me to learn him stepping up on hand. also i had a question about his wating . how much should he eat in 1 day , do i still need to feed him baby food.

 

Thank you guys for your help.

 

Just to sum it up:

1.)Is my parrot pluck his feathers or just preening it.

2.)How to train him step up on hand

3.) How much should he eat in 1 day.

4.) Our house is pretty warm , i was also wonderig about the room temperature for parrots.

 

By the way sorry if my questions sound stupid , im a newbie;):cool:

Edited July 9, 2011 by AGPT

[judygram]

Is your baby grey weaned? Are you handfeeding him?

Its possible but not very likely this grey is weaned at this age and the breeder should not have sold it unweaned but you have it now, you should get back in touch with the breeder and find out what he was feeding him in the way of pellets and such so you can continue to give him what he is used to.

I doubt he is plucking, he is preening his feathers if you see him running his beak thru them, thats how they get them back into place and unless you see feathers laying around with chewed ends then he is only making himself gorgeous, after all he wants to look his best.

I would give him all he will eat for they do not overeat and he will stop when he is full and they forage and snack all day long so have some food in his bowls at all times.

If your house if comfortable for you then it is fine for your grey.

[AGPT]

thank you for your answer , i really appreciate it. this morning i gave him like half spoon Fully Boiled Well coocked egg and he seems to like it. I also gave him some (like 2 - 3 Pallets and 1 - 2 seeds.), he does not like to drink from the water cup so i had to use the water bottle . How much food should he eat each day. He also doesn't like to go in his cage, everytime i bring him out he doesn't want to go back in his cage.

again thank you very much for your help.