another question

mvd12720 · Post by **mvd12720** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:53 am

i'm sorry to bother all of you but the past 2 days i have been puting some seedand pellets soaked in water in the cage. powder is on 3 handfeedings a day powder is 5 1/2 weeks old and now at lunch time powder is not eating very much.
should i be concerned his crop seens to be emply but then he will not even take 1/2 of what he normaly eats.

powder is not in his cage sleeping standing on one foot

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:06 pm

If you are offering other food for Powder to try (fruit, veg and seed etc), then he may be trying those and begining to wean himself. I found that around the age of 6 weeks my babies started to take less formula.

I would keep trying to give formula as well as offer fruit /veg etc.

They do need to drop weight in the wild so they can take flight eventually so I believe this is what Powder is going through, his natural instinct.

mvd12720 · Post by **mvd12720** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:23 pm

ok thank you i know that he has been flapping his wings and trying to fly alot

threio · Post by **threio** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:01 pm

OMG, this such a pretty baby!

Linde · Post by **Linde** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:54 am

Is there something wrong with her beak? Don't mean to be mean or something, but it looks strange to me..?

mvd12720 · Post by **mvd12720** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:29 pm

yes the parents bit the tip off is what the breeder said to me after i had it home a week i was trying ot contact her the whole time i was not there when powder was picked up

Linde · Post by **Linde** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:42 pm

Ah okay! In the second pic it seems as if the lower part of the beak is growing over the upper part? Don't know of that's the case, but if it is, it might be a good idea to take him to a vet, and let them check this.. otherwise the beak might keep growing wrongly and the lower part of the beak might abrade (don't know if that's the right word, sorry) the upper beak?

mvd12720 · Post by **mvd12720** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:13 pm

yes the lower beak is over the top and i have had him/her to the vet they do not know if it will grow back out or not, they do not know if there is nerve damage or not ) but we are working with powder to hold the beak right where to top part is over the bottom. i'm doing what th vet is suggesting and i have been trying to get the money up to have a fake tip put on but everytime i get close something has came up.

Linde · Post by **Linde** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:14 am

Okay! Wel then it will be okay I guess

As long as he can eat, it won't damage him so much I think.