When do baby Greys wean?

[Hannah_Rae]

Hey.

Maunalou's(sp?) topic got me wondering, when should a baby CAG be fully weaned?

 

I have hand raised many cockatiels, who wean much quicker, but got my CAG, Rockelle, as a foster bird when she was 23 yrs. old.

 

My baby should be born in a few weeks, if all goes well. When should I be expecting to take her home? I could ask my breeder, I know, but you guys are so knowledgeable too.

[danmcq]

Around 16 Weeks for a CAG. I believe TAGs are a little shorter.

[BMustee]

Well, the ballpark of 12 weeks is what I have heard. Some take shorter or longer to wean...mine took 15-16 weeks.

[BMustee]

here is a website with some helpfull info

 

http://www.kaytee.com/companion_animals/birds/congo_african_gray/

[Hannah_Rae]

Thank you, that helps a lot.

[Makena]

Makena is 18 weeks old and still not fully weaned. He is still asking to be handfed 1-2 times a day. He is eating more and more regular foods though, so I suspect it is only a matter of days. I guess every bird has their own time!

[Hannah_Rae]

Wow! 18 weeks. I loved hand feeding the baby cockatiels that I have helped raise. I even got to hand raise a batch of mocking birds...Rockelle didn't like that much... she kept telling me "Hannah, Come here now."

 

Where can you buy quality hand feeding formula?

[Guest briansmum]

i have heard of anything between 10 to 20 weeks, but 10 is way to short that's like forced weaning. brian was about 18 weeks when he was finally fully weaned.

[BMustee]

I used Kaytee Exact for all birds (there is another formula for Macaws only). That is what my breeder used and when I did a bunch of research that was the brand mostly recommended. I would ask your breeder what they use because you don't want to just switch in an instant unless the baby refuses it...then he might just be sick of the formula.

[BMustee]

I always got the smaller containers and bought it from stores that have a quick turnaround with product so the product would be fresh...I won't buy it if it has dust on the top. I found in my area Petsmart was the best place to get it.

[Hannah_Rae]

We don't have a petsmart or petco but our local store will usually order anything that we need and it comes in really quickly.

 

Is there a website I could order it from?

[BMustee]

Yeah...petsmart.com does online shopping if you want to try that site. Maybe Katee.com? If you have to order online I would go for the larger bag and just take out a week or two's worth and put it into a smaller airtight container and put the rest in the freezer.

[lovemyGreys]

Hannah, even after your baby is fully weaned you can still give a spoon feed My two boys love a warm pureed fruit mix / baby food fed by spoon in the evenings & they are 8 months.If you can do this it also comes in very handy if you have to give medication at any point in the future, you can just administer it with the spoon feed

[Hannah_Rae]

I found the food. Thankfully it's not very expensive. :laugh: I like that hint about spoon feeding, LMG, that would make giving meds a lot easier. I will definitely keep that in mind.

[judygram]

Josey is 16 months old and I spoon feed her a warm meal in the mornings, and it will come in handy for meds if and when that day comes.