Marlene Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hi, New here and completely illiterate - don't know how to use a chat room. Need help with my baby grey. Whare to??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachdes Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I'm new here too but what help do you need with your baby grey? I have a baby grey for five weeks now...eight weeks old, maybe I can assist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlene Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 1st issue: Gus is now 18 weeks old and whils he does not come running for his food he also has no interest in weaning. He picks at his bowls (AviPlus mixes, Corn, peas, egg food etc, pellets, fruit, veg etc.) but his crop is only full after a hand feed (for a short while). I'm still feeding 3 times a day - about 40ml - with no end in site. As a result of him not being interested in treats I'm not progressing with training.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 When do you feed him? Does he show interest (even a little) during any part of the day? I'm not an expert but I would'nt keep food readily available in his bowl. When you offer it, you'll know when he may or may not want it and can increase from there. Instead offer different foods before you give him formula and see if shows interest when you know he's a little hungry. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hi Marlene here is a link to handfeeding, bear in mind all greys wean at different ages. http://www.greyforums.net/forums/bird-food/36364-hand-feeding-a-baby-grey.html Farmer if you go to the welcome room you can post a new topic next to the red square box & start a seperate thread on yourself, come & introduce yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hello and welcome to the family, Marlene, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Gus. Lovemygreys has given you an excellent link on hand feeding and it should help you in your quest to get Gus a little closer to weaning. At 18 weeks he probably should not be getting 3 feeds a day, he should be eating some solid foods like veggies, pellets and such. Please read thru the many threads on various topics for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask specific questions, we do our best to get an answer and help you in any way we can. If you have any pictures of Gus you would like to share with us we would love to see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Marlene, welcome here - I hope you will like the forum. Also great you found us since better advise than those given by our family you can't get anywhere else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Welcome marlene!! Looking forward to hearing more from you. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlene Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Thanx to you all for the suggestions, welcomes and hints. I am so impressed with the responses! I will be submitting a pic of Gus as soon as I get a moment. He is such a card and I simply adore him. I also have a cockatiel, a budgie and a very crabby ringneck. They are loved like they are the children - in fact they get away with things my kids never will. I will move onto the topics forums, read what's been suggested etc. but I;m sure I will be submitting lots of questions. Thanx again!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazyAK Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Welcome Marlene: What has been said above should give you a good basis to start. Read the applicable threads and most all should get more familiar. See you out there. Bruce & Mazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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