nblitzkreig
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- Apr 22, 2014
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- Parrots
- Hybrid Macaw
Hello, you guys had helped me a while back with Raiden, but I had some more questions. He or she is currently 84 days old (12 weeks) today and I am aware that this is around the time they start weaning and trying to fly. I was wondering, how much am I supposed to feed him because he won't take the recommended 10% of his body weight. (If I try to give him that much he will take most of it, dribble out a bit and then regurgitate some). His weight peaked at about 1131 grams and he's down to 1039 this morning. I've been feeding him 3 times a day (8 hours in between each meal) and when he is empty sometimes I'll give him a piece of fruit to play with (i've tried kiwi, blue berries, grapes, bananas and mangoes). He seems to really like bananas as he actually swallowed some yesterday when I gave it to him and kept getting more for a bit but eventually became disinterested. I was wondering if I should be offering these fruits more often and if I should be giving him a bowl of water to drink from in his cage. I am aware that the formula does contain water but don't know if that is enough. Also I bought some adult bird food pellets and was wondering if I should put that in his cage as well and if so how (dry or wet). Finally he's been flapping his wings alot lately and I noticed that his feathers are really messed up since he rolls around in his cage or outside his cage a lot, will this prevent him from flying? If so how do I get him to preen his feathers in a way so that they don't have separations in them? Any help would be appreciated... Also if it helps I believe he is a Harlequin and Scarlet Hybrid. Oh and last question, how long until he can fly on average?