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Try giving him pellets soaked in water, they become mushy and easy to chew. You could feed it to him using a small spoon and after some time try removing the spoon and let him eat on his own
Such a cute baby.Today, I had the pleasure of watching a bird takes his first flight ever. I am truly amazed with how much progress my baby Amazon has made. It a complete transformation from a shy little chick to a confident beautiful bird. I was told that Amazons are smart but he has far exceeded my expectation. Everyday he was learning a new skill. He was not intimidated by other birds I have and he adapted quickly to the new environment around him.
Today was a huge milestone for him. In the morning he was able to climb over the side of his plastic box and perch on the edge by himself. He kept exercising his wings the whole day and I was thinking he will probably fly within few days, but later in the afternoon he decided he could do it. It was an incredible moment, he was flapping his wings on a perch and you can see in his eyes the hesitation until that magical moment when he realized he could do it and with no hesitation he took off towards the play stand and landed on one of the toys there. You can almost see the excitement and happiness in his eye after his first flight. I took him down and returned him to the his box but few moments later he flew again this time towards the ceiling fan (like the other birds were doing).
I have to put in the cage now, I can't leave him outside unsupervised anymore. I would like some advise about this. Should I put his plastic box inside the cage on the bottom? It will be a bit low close to the floor and might be uncomfortable for him. Is it okay to put him in a big cage now or do need to get him something smaller. The other issue I am having is feeding. It is getting more difficult to have hime take the hand feeding formula. He refuses to eat after 10 or 20 ml. He is tasting the food in his box (veggies, spray millet, supreme pellets, sweet corn, and sweet potato) but he is not eating enough. I think he lost about %10 of his body weight since I got him. I would like to know what is the earliest weaning age known for baby double yellow headed amazons. Is there anything I can do to make him take more of the formula. Thank you
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I used to transition babies to a smaller cage that was low to the ground so they couldn't get away from their food and sit and be hungry as easily. The one I used was a slightly larger version of this one. Prevue Pet Products Travel Bird Cage - Chewy.comI would like some advise about this. Should I put his plastic box inside the cage on the bottom? It will be a bit low close to the floor and might be uncomfortable for him. Is it okay to put him in a big cage now or do need to get him something smaller. The other issue I am having is feeding. It is getting more difficult to have hime take the hand feeding formula. He refuses to eat after 10 or 20 ml. He is tasting the food in his box (veggies, spray millet, supreme pellets, sweet corn, and sweet potato) but he is not eating enough. I think he lost about %10 of his body weight since I got him. I would like to know what is the earliest weaning age known for baby double yellow headed amazons. Is there anything I can do to make him take more of the formula. Thank you