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Expert: - 5/15/2008


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hi!
i recently had 3 new baby borns and right now, the oldest and middle baby would stay out of the nestbox all the time and they are weaned, but, the smallest baby comes out of the nestbox but does not know how to eat. a week after the youngest baby would come out and sleep out, i removed the nestbox so their mom wouldnt breed again. the oldest baby was born on April 4, 2008 the middle one born at April6, 2008 and the youngest at April 8, 2008. What can i do to help speed up the proccess of the youngest baby to be weaned?

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Hi, Katelyn,

For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer.  I picked your question up in the question pool.

You can't speed up the process.  They will wean when they are ready and when the parents wean them.  If you were handfeeding them, it would be a different story altogether.

Chrys

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I`ve been raising/breeding/handfeeding/selling parrots for over 20 years (parakeets/budgies, cockatiels, 6 subspecies of conures, parrotlets, amazons, lovebirds, etc.). I've been published in "Budgies" and "Cockatiels" offered by Bow Tie Productions, and have written avian articles for publication in England. I can provide advice in raising healthy birds, handfeeding/weaning babies, some health problems, nail/beak/wing clipping, general husbandry, etc. I also have experience with racing/showing homing pigeons. I cannot diagnose specific illness over this website. If you suspect your bird is ill or if you have an emergency, contact a certified avian veterinarian or emergency pet clinic ASAP.

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Over 20 years breeding/raising/handfeeding/selling 15 different species of parrots.

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American Federation of Aviculture, completed Level I course, Fundamentals of Aviculture. Keeping/breeding parrots and other birds for over 20 years.

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