How to stop hand feeding

[BIG BIRD]

Hi

Just got amazon duoble yallow head he is very nice calm but the issue is that he is on hand feeding I need to feed twice a day .He is 4 months old I think It is the time to have a seeds or friuts on his own .So I'd like some help from you guys .What is the technique to convert my amazon to solid food?


thanx

 

[EvieWg]

Did you get him from a breeder or a pet store? If you can, I would suggest you take the bird to a professional who can wean the baby for you.

 

[Pedro]

Big Bird all you need to do is decrease the volume of hand-rearing food & increase fruit & veg, pellets or what ever the breeder has recommended. It is very easy to wean a chick. If your bird doesn't eat to much H/R food in the morning just drop that feed for a bowl of chopped up fruit & vegetables. Once i get to that stage with my chicks i monitor them closely, feel their crop every evening to see how much they have eaten & if i am not happy I will give them formula before they go to bed like around 6 to 7PM. Once they are not to fussed on the formula anymore I just don't give it anymore.