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[Ashfaque]

Ok guys so as some of you may know i have a baby(2.5 months old) Alexandrine. I bought him over a week ago. Within a week he has chosen me I think over others in the family. I say this because as soon as he hears me he starts screaming baby noises. When I go near his cage he wants to get on my hand asap. Is this normal?

Lately he holds my finger and tries to regurgitate. When he does this I try to move his attention on other things. Am I doing right thing here?

Last but not least he loves eating apple and banana but does not want to try other fruits papaya, oranges etc. How do I get him to eat other stuff?

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[Birdman666]

Sounds like a baby bird begging to be fed to me...

The bird is not regurgitating for you, the bird is trying to get you to regurge for it.

Your bird is telling you it is hungry. It's normal at this age. The bird still wants to be hand fed. Do you have hand feeding experience?

Has this bird fully weaned?! Was this bird force weaned?! Weaned to early?!

Weaned correctly but possibly regressing, wanting warm comfort food?! That happens, too.

Sounds like he still wants formula.

 

[Ashfaque]

Thanks Birdman he eats on his own now. I still feed him pieces of apple and banana when I am home with him. The breeder asked me not to feed him any formula. He has trained him to eat apple and banana on his own before he sold him to me. He use to feed him boiled chick peas which I do as well.


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[Ashfaque]

Ok spoke to the breeder and he says if he is finishing all the food on his own I do not have to feed him any formula. He says it's like a child asking his dad to feed him everytime he sees me.


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[Birdman666]

Could be regressing... which happens.

PHYSICALLY they don't need formula, but psychologically they desire the security of warm comfort food, and the attention of the "parent bird." Regression is a psychological bonding thing.

Parents who abandon/stop feeding their chicks in the wild, essentially leave them to die. Continuing to feed is psychologically reassuring to a young bird. Feeding behaviors are the birdie equivalent to "I love you."

So... that's what this is.

 

[wrench13]

you should try cooked yam , served warm NOT hot , just warm. Also cooked squash, same deal . And start introducing a chopped up mix of veggies (calledchop) into his diet .

 

[Ashfaque]

Thanks Birdman valid point. It's a bonding assurance thing and I will make sure I continue feeding him with my hands. It gives me a chance to play with him too


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[Sandy19]

Peanut doesn't regurgitate, but I know her cry for formula since I hand raised her and the past few nights she has been making her "I want formula" chirp. She's been weaned, but I know she's still looking for the comfort of being handfed. So tonight instead of giving her the formula I mashed up some papaya (which she has never had before) and ran warm water over it in my hand while Peanut sat on my arm. She then ate it out of my hand while making that bobbing head motion she does when taking her formula.

So she got the comfort of being hand fed while trying a new food. I killed two birds with one stone. No pun intended.

 

[Ashfaque]

Thanks Wrench he is very stubborn to take anything than apple and banana but I will keep trying.


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[Ashfaque]

Peanut doesn't regurgitate, but I know her cry for formula since I hand raised her and the past few nights she has been making her "I want formula" chirp. She's been weaned, but I know she's still looking for the comfort of being handfed. So tonight instead of giving her the formula I mashed up some papaya (which she has never had before) and ran warm water over it in my hand while Peanut sat on my arm. She then ate it out of my hand while making that bobbing head motion she does when taking her formula.

So she got the comfort of being hand fed while trying a new food. I killed two birds with one stone. No pun intended.

Thanks Sandy. How old is Peanut? And when did u get him before or after we weaning?



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[Sandy19]

She's 4 months and I weaned her. I thought she was completely weaned because she was refusing the formula all together, but the past few nights she has wanted it. She sits on my shoulder and looks at my face while making that baby chirping sound and won't stop until I give her the formula. So I gave it to her and she only took a little bit and then backed away from it.

Then last night she did it again so instead of the formula I mashed up the papaya and ran it under hot water to warm it up. She watches me make the formula so when she saw the water running I think she thought the papaya was her formula. She ate it and seemed content afterwards.

I was relieved when she was eating on her own and refusing the formula so I'd rather not get her started back on it again.

 

[Sandy19]

Thanks Wrench he is very stubborn to take anything than apple and banana but I will keep trying.


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A poster here told me to give the bird different sizes of fruits and vegetables. So if you're not already giving her bigger pieces to play with you could try that. Peanut likes playing with whole brussel sprouts, strips of carrots and whole grapes and while she's shredding it up and flinging it everywhere she eats some of it in the process too. She won't go near a blueberry though, she looks at it like it's poison for some reason. It's almost like she's scared of it.

 

[Ashfaque]

Thanks Wrench he is very stubborn to take anything than apple and banana but I will keep trying.


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A poster here told me to give the bird different sizes of fruits and vegetables. So if you're not already giving her bigger pieces to play with you could try that. Peanut likes playing with whole brussel sprouts, strips of carrots and whole grapes and while she's shredding it up and flinging it everywhere she eats some of it in the process too. She won't go near a blueberry though, she looks at it like it's poison for some reason. It's almost like she's scared of it.

Good to know Thanks Sandy. Yeah Yusuf is now fully weaned he eats big chunk of apples on his own..today I mixed some green pepper with apple since it is the same texture and he took couple of bites of green pepper...I bought banana today so will mix other fruits in it just so he can take a bite...he wants me to play with him non stop lol [emoji23]


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