echoskybound
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I just brought home a sweet little White-winged parakeet (brotogeris) about four days ago. He is just over 4 months old.
He eats like crazy! He chows down on everything I offer him. Every day he's been almost completely devouring his lunchtime bowl of fruits and veggies, and then he stuffs his face with pellets for dinner. He spend a LOT of time eating. I haven't really been restricting food, since I want to make sure he's eating enough. However, just a few minutes ago, I looked over and saw his absolutely gigantic crop... I actually panicked and thought there was something wrong! He really stuffed himself.
I haven't started tracking his daily weight yet, but now that he's getting a little more comfortable, I'm going to start tracking it. I've read that the adult weight is around 70g, but I'm not sure what the weight of a 4 month old should be, since I have no idea when his species would be considered adult.
Is the big appetite to be expected for a young bird? Thanks for reading! :]
He eats like crazy! He chows down on everything I offer him. Every day he's been almost completely devouring his lunchtime bowl of fruits and veggies, and then he stuffs his face with pellets for dinner. He spend a LOT of time eating. I haven't really been restricting food, since I want to make sure he's eating enough. However, just a few minutes ago, I looked over and saw his absolutely gigantic crop... I actually panicked and thought there was something wrong! He really stuffed himself.
I haven't started tracking his daily weight yet, but now that he's getting a little more comfortable, I'm going to start tracking it. I've read that the adult weight is around 70g, but I'm not sure what the weight of a 4 month old should be, since I have no idea when his species would be considered adult.
Is the big appetite to be expected for a young bird? Thanks for reading! :]