Posting in here may be better than Mac Avenue. So here it goes
After losing my 17 year old B&G, I brought home a baby. His name is Sheldon.
I usually adopt adult rescues but this time I went a different direction. The shop/breeder is a good one, reputable but he is only 4.5 - 5 months old. The rest of his siblings seemed a lot less mature. They informed me they do not force wean and he has refused formula for about 2 weeks now while the rest of his siblings are still taking formula. He has been home with me for about 3 days now and is doing great, loves to play, move about his cage albeit slighly clumsily, loves to snuggle (trying to keep that to a respectable amount to not create a needy bird) but Im still slightly concerned about the weaning aspect.
Hes eating his pellet, seed, nut, dried fruit mix pretty well, and is taking to my veggie mash but I want opinions on if I took him home too soon, if he weaned too early, if he should still be handfed, should I still try handfeeding (I have no experience with that). All sorts of questions are rushing to my now and I want to make sure Im doing the right things.
He weighed 1.95lbs when I brought him home. Hes about 1.90lbs right now. Avian vet visit is in about 5 days (booked up sooner unfortunately).
Any tips, advice?
After losing my 17 year old B&G, I brought home a baby. His name is Sheldon.
I usually adopt adult rescues but this time I went a different direction. The shop/breeder is a good one, reputable but he is only 4.5 - 5 months old. The rest of his siblings seemed a lot less mature. They informed me they do not force wean and he has refused formula for about 2 weeks now while the rest of his siblings are still taking formula. He has been home with me for about 3 days now and is doing great, loves to play, move about his cage albeit slighly clumsily, loves to snuggle (trying to keep that to a respectable amount to not create a needy bird) but Im still slightly concerned about the weaning aspect.
Hes eating his pellet, seed, nut, dried fruit mix pretty well, and is taking to my veggie mash but I want opinions on if I took him home too soon, if he weaned too early, if he should still be handfed, should I still try handfeeding (I have no experience with that). All sorts of questions are rushing to my now and I want to make sure Im doing the right things.
He weighed 1.95lbs when I brought him home. Hes about 1.90lbs right now. Avian vet visit is in about 5 days (booked up sooner unfortunately).
Any tips, advice?
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