baby food

[Hawaiisheila]

is it okay to feed african greys baby food//veges or better to mash up veges....anyone can suggest first foods to introduce to bird?

[judygram]

Baby food is good to feed your grey, I feed mine some every morning in with a little oatmeal. I get the stage one vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes or butternut squash, but green beans, peas and such would be good too. If you are introducing foods to a new grey you can offer them in most any form, raw, cooked or mashed. Try them different ways to see what they prefer and if they don't start eating them keep offering because one day the may eat some and like it.

A good pellet mix is needed, I recommend Harrison's High Potency formula and preferably the fine grind, they don't waste as much of it. You can offer them some off your plate at the evening meal just not anything salty or greasy. Mine loves any kind of pasta or rice and potatoes. Never give them raw potatoes, I am not sure why but have been told not to. This should get you started and some others may have more suggestions.

[Hawaiisheila]

how old is enough to start giving him this baby food? is 6 weeks too young?

[judygram]

I've not had any experience with feeding babies, but as soon as it shows any interest in other food besides the formula I would offer it. The baby food is fine to do now, in fact I still give my one year old grey baby food every morning with her oatmeal, she seems to enjoy a hot meal.