lb1lb1

what kind of birds u got and how old is it?
it could be that it is getting older and older and you don't need to handfeed as much
you can try a different feeding agenda
for example, if you are feeding it 3 times a day and every time 20 ml
maybe change it to 2 times a day and feed until it doesn't want any food (it could be that you are feeding it more than 20ml each time)
get a food bowl and water bowl in its cage
it will learn to eat from there itself

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lb1lb1 :
He is a eclectus parrot , about 3 months old.
Now i decide to feed it 2 times a day and every time 20ml, and  grate complex parrot food into power, then mixed with few drops of water and sh ...
sodagreensimon 發表於 2009-8-24 15:04

u don't have to limit the feeding to only 20ml
it could need more because it is getting less number of meals
sometimes it would eat 30ml or sometimes only 15ml
it is now at an age that it knows when to stop eating
you are watching its weight so that is very good
the weight would drop a bit in these time, because the bird's body is trying to control its intake to lost the baby fat to prepare for flight
so it is very normal to have a weight drop during this period, just make sure it will not drop a lot (more than 5-10% in a short period) then it is ok
and remember not to force it to eat

also, it is a good time to put in different fruit/ veg into its cage and just let it play around with them
this can help the bird to know these are food and so they will not have a diet problem in the future