Mintforest
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yes that was my plan as well. Currently I work about 4 days a week, my work starts late so I have time to train and feed him a full portion in the morning about 8am. 2pm my husband feeds but he’s a little skittish so only able to get about half a portion in, then I’ll do a night feeding 8pm for a full portion. It makes sense to remove the middle feeding when he starts wanting less and maybe I’ll feed the night feeding slightly earlier.What I did was to start to cut out one feeding. The middle one is the one I cut out first.
I'd start by offering just a small amount of formula, then offer the diced up real food/pellets/whatever you're weaning onto. Eventually lunch was just real food
The morning feeding was the next to go, the night feeding the last.
He weighs 67g (+/- 0.5g) first thing in the morning, and usually 75g after his night feeding. He’s a cinnamon conure, keel bone feels good, not too prominent but still palpable. He’s also flying so that will help build his muscles.What does your bird weigh(with empty crop)? 10% of that weight is the amount you should be feeding per feed.
Right now he does eat all the food I offer him, pellets he would eat if I’m around, but the ones I place in the cage mostly go to waste, I’ve not seen him eat in his cage before (have a camera set up to observe him when I’m not around). I’m using different containers to help him grasp the idea that that is food. But right now I try to get him to eat pellets when I’m around.