How to wean the little one´s?

Sylvia · Post by **Sylvia** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:40 am

I´m wondering at what age you intruduce "real" food to the baby´s that you handreare and how to do this best?

When I look at Melika´s post and hand-feeding agenda, it say´s from 6 week´s just feed them one time in the evening.

But I pull my baby´s five day´s ago and they were 35 dags at that time. They are now eating verry well, but I do feed them 4-5 times a day. The crop is emty and they seem hungry.

Should I still go down to maybe 3-4 feedings a day?

What if a don´t? Will they eat too much or just wean a bit later?

And then the question how and what to intruduce for them to learn to eat buy them self. Kaytee pellet or some milletmix in there box or what? (They are on kaytee handrearing now.)

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:33 pm

I start introducing proper food when they are 4 weeks old. I put in a bowl of small seed, millet sprays, and fresh fruit and vegetables.
Do not take out any feeding until you notice they aren't eating as much as they usually do.

At 5 weeks old, they should still be on 5 feeds a day

Sylvia · Post by **Sylvia** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:37 pm

Thanks a lot!

Then i will start to intruduce small seeds in a bowl from today.
Milletspray is one thing I have to go shopping.
I dont use to have that at home.

And I will keep on going with five feedings per day until they start tasting some food by them self, I guess it will show.

mkmagu · Post by **mkmagu** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:39 pm

You might find these articles helpful.

http://128.121.195.193/articles/abundance.html
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww4e.htm