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Over feeding

Molly Mae

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Hey guys I'm the new mom of a 14 week old Hahns macaw.
My Jasper nibbles all the time on his food. How do I know if I'm feeding him to much? I know they drop a lot bit just want to make sure I keep him healthy
 

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You monitor weight and body condition. An adult bird eats 10 to 20% of their body weight daily, and do tend to eat small meals often throughout the day.

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Monitor weight by scale and yes, feel the keel bone as above in the diagram. But at only 14 weeks, if you’re finding that he’s pretty heavy then I encourage a vet visit. I don’t like babies under a year on “diets” so to speak. I leave that up the the people who chose to spend an extra 2 years educationally looking at bird poo professionally. There are a few reasons why babies can be obese at an early age and not all are food related.
 
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