Need advice on weaning...

Good morning friends,

So I didn't realize how taboo it was to buy a parrot that hasn't been weaned. The exotic bird store we bought our GCC, Punku, from made it sound like it was normal to hand feed your baby. Once I got here and read through some posts, I realized how wrong I was.

We bought Punku on March 26th and the lady at the store said he was born the second week in February. My boyfriend, Jonny, and I decided to say his birthday is February 14th because that also happens to be our anniversary.

When we brought him home, we were told he eats some pellets but to hand feed him 3x a day, 2-3 small syringes full. We are now down to 2 feedings, morning and night.

My question is, when should we completely cut out the formula? He does eat fresh fruit, pellets, and seeds. And would you suggest cutting out the fist feeding or the last first? Or cut them both completely? If any of you have suggested meal plans for GCCs, I'm all ears!!

I feel like such a novice and don't want to mess up our little guy. :/

Thanks for any and all help!

Morning feeding first....

Research into abundance weaning.
Abundant Weaning & Fledging
Santa Barbara Bird Farm - Abundantly Avian
Winged Wisdom Pet Bird magazine ezine - Bountiful Weaning produces quality pet birds and parrots
Weaning Sadie

Thank you so much! I didn't even know where to start with all the information on here...I really appreciate you taking the time to lead me in the right direction!

You are welcome!