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ranaz

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Hi Everybody,

New baby just arrived home. He is exactly 2 months and 3 days old and soooo cute.

Still looking for a name.

Baby grey hatched in France, so I'm thinking of a Frenchy name.

 

Please suggest :)

 

DNA not done yet, but vet thinks its a boy (of course its not sure, but an experienced guess as he says)

The breeder said DNA can be done by sending a feather to the lab. He usually plucks a couple of small feathers from the back and sends them for sexing.

Has anyone tried that?

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Fyi, in a few more weeks your baby is going to start to fledge, a fairly good sign that their close to flying, is their flight feathers extend almost all the way to the end of their red tail. Another point, because they want to fly so bad your baby will cut done on eating, less weight means easier to fly. Keep a eye on the weight. Thanks Jayd

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And at this stage, should I encourage flight attempts? Any special precautions?

As for the food, he (or she) are still on baby formula only, fed with a small spoon now. Hopefully by the time he fledges, he will be able to eat some on his own.

Thanks for the tip Jayd, you are awesome :*

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And at this stage, should I encourage flight attempts? Any special precautions?

As for the food, he (or she) are still on baby formula only, fed with a small spoon now. Hopefully by the time he fledges, he will be able to eat some on his own.

Thanks for the tip Jayd, you are awesome :*

Hi...let your baby move forward at his/her own pace. If you're not already, keep a good seed mix, [no peanuts in shell or sunflower seed], some pellets, some Cheerios (?) or a hard oat cereal, dice up a little bit of carrot, a little greens (dandelion, Swiss chard, edible kale, collard greens), at this stage, don't give any more fruit than you have to...the baby will waste but he will learn to nibble too. What we have always done and we like it, others may have their own opinion...we like to take half a teaspoon of organic low-sodium creamy peanut butter and every morning or afternoon (once a day) hold the spoon down there for the baby to nibble off the spoon. In many cases, they go crazy over it. What you are doing is stimulating their taste buds. It is a great way to get the baby to eat more protein since Greys need more protein and if you ever need to give the baby some medicine, he/she will be familiar with the peanut butter and it will be easier to administer whatever you need to give. On the plus side also, it is more solid...you can also steam or boil up some sweet potato, squash or steamed carrots and leave it on a flat plate in the cage or feed it to the baby on a spoon in between feedings. Please remember, your baby could enjoy spoon feeding to a year old or longer.

What this is called is "Abundant Feeding" and is an essential part of raising a mentally healthy Grey. By having food available at all times (even though it is wasted...) you will be bonding and providing security. Remember, you can always share all this good food......................

Thanks, Jayd

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Hi...let your baby move forward at his/her own pace. If you're not already, keep a good seed mix, [no peanuts in shell or sunflower seed], some pellets, some Cheerios (?) or a hard oat cereal, dice up a little bit of carrot, a little greens (dandelion, Swiss chard, edible kale, collard greens), at this stage, don't give any more fruit than you have to...the baby will waste but he will learn to nibble too. What we have always done and we like it, others may have their own opinion...we like to take half a teaspoon of organic low-sodium creamy peanut butter and every morning or afternoon (once a day) hold the spoon down there for the baby to nibble off the spoon. In many cases, they go crazy over it. What you are doing is stimulating their taste buds. It is a great way to get the baby to eat more protein since Greys need more protein and if you ever need to give the baby some medicine, he/she will be familiar with the peanut butter and it will be easier to administer whatever you need to give. On the plus side also, it is more solid...you can also steam or boil up some sweet potato, squash or steamed carrots and leave it on a flat plate in the cage or feed it to the baby on a spoon in between feedings. Please remember, your baby could enjoy spoon feeding to a year old or longer.

What this is called is "Abundant Feeding" and is an essential part of raising a mentally healthy Grey. By having food available at all times (even though it is wasted...) you will be bonding and providing security. Remember, you can always share all this good food......................

Thanks, Jayd

 

Thank you so much Jayd, will do as suggested. Today he nibbled at some bran flakes, he seemed to enjoy it. I really appreciate your advice and will try the peanut butter as suggested :)

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