I purchased an unweaned Grey before I knew it was such an issue

[DonnaBudgie]

As long as her vet says she's fine I'd say she's fine. There can be a pretty big normal size range for parrots. I have budgies that weigh 28 grams and others all the way up to 65+ grams and none of them are obese. Cockatiels can weigh 70- 120 grams.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

They say that male Greys weigh more than females.

 

[newbaby]

Millie (new name lol) is now 12 weeks and two days old. She’s learning to fly and has had a few “successful” flights across my living room.

As of this morning, she’s 334g (she was 361g when I got her). She’s also refusing her food alot. Sometimes she will take up to 30ml in a feed and sometimes she’ll only take 2-3ml in a feed. She’s seen an avian vet and they said she’s fine and that she would put on weight when started to fly, but I can’t see how that happens when she won’t really eat her formula anymore. I literally chase her across the house to feed her lol. She acts hungry, takes 1-2 spoonfuls, then runs away?

Ugh. I’m sure this is normal and I’m just stressed. Weaning birds is hard and I’m so confused.

She has pellets and water all day. Her poops have definitely changed so I’m positive she’s eating pellets and not just smashing them into powder lol. I’m just worried that she’s losing weight.

Someone tell me she’s fine lol.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

She's fine. Seriously. If she's hungry she'll eat. I'd call the vet and ask. Keep monitoring her weight. I felt the same way when my hand fed budgies went from eating lots of formula to eating so much less when fully grown and they lost weight too. The muscle mass from flying will add some wight over the next couple months. Does she like chop? If you offer her some tasty foods maybe she'll eat more.
And have fun with your new flying toddler!