I am hand raising my 3rd cockatiel chick. Kata, my first hand raised baby is almost 8 months old. A couple of days ago, Kata was out while I fed the new baby. She jumped down and grabbed the syringe and wanted to be fed. She stuck her head down in the bowl and started to eat the baby food. I've heard cockatiels will sometimes regress under certain circumstances, but this has now become an issue with her. She wants to be fed every time I feed the new chick. She is relentless at getting fed like the baby.
Secondly, the new baby is weaning slowly. Kata weaned herself at 7-8 weeks, soon after she took her first flight. The new baby is down to 2 feedings a day, and will eat chop, but shows no interest in seed, millet, or pellets. I don't mind her going at her own pace, but she's 9 weeks and not sure if I should be concerned. She's healthy, happy, flying, playing with toys, and cuddly.....just wondering if any one had any ideas on the matter.
Thanks
Secondly, the new baby is weaning slowly. Kata weaned herself at 7-8 weeks, soon after she took her first flight. The new baby is down to 2 feedings a day, and will eat chop, but shows no interest in seed, millet, or pellets. I don't mind her going at her own pace, but she's 9 weeks and not sure if I should be concerned. She's healthy, happy, flying, playing with toys, and cuddly.....just wondering if any one had any ideas on the matter.
Thanks