Are they weaned?

[Duckie]

I am starting to wonder if my chicks are weaned, or almost there. They all are on their last feeding, and lately for about the last week or so, they really do not seem interested.

A couple of the chicks will only take a cc. or two, and then don't want any more. One or two other ones may take a bit more, but usually 5cc or under... nothing like the 15cc or more they were taking or wanting. So I have tried to see how they would do if at feeding time, I did not give them anything. They do not go crazy like they would before at scheduled feedings if I was anywhere around the cage. Now they see me, and usually don't move...and usually stay or go to sleep. I have tried this twice, every other day for the last four days. And the day I would try to feed them, they still would still not take enough of make a difference. I think they are weaned, but I don't know for sure. I don't want to deny them nutrition if I still should be doing so.

However, they :love:love:love: their seed and millet. They also gobble down their pellets (which I soften for them) and anything else that is soft. But, when I give them veggies, but they really don't gobble them. They may eat a few, but usually I find most of them on the bottom of the cage. But I persist :D

[atvchick95]

are they eating mainly Normal food the seeds, pellets, veggies through out the day and not calling to be fed?

Usually when the bird denies a hand feeding it's because they are done.

When mine stopped giving me the static cry to be fed and was eating their pellets, seed, veggies, millet all through out the day I knew they were done

Mine were on a schedule but when they got older it varied - because they were eating on their own most of the day, So if i was running late they didn't freak out (and neither did I) which made it much easier

Right now i'm just hand feeding love birds, and I know when they're full because they won't take the syringe at all and move away from it. (they're no where weaned the oldest just turned 3 weeks this week) But they do the same when weaned they refuse to even open their beak also for the syringe when they're weaned.

[Duckie]

Yes, they are eating all normal stuff during the day. And, I have not had the static cry in at least a few weeks...even when I try to feed them. (Sometimes, they may start chirping and going nuts when they hear me in the kitchen making some formula, but when I get there, all they want is out of the cage...lol...they don't want the food. Other times, like I said, and it has been the last couple days, they just stay asleep or go to sleep.)

They also will not take the syringe either. If they take any formula at all, I may get a cc or two into them but then they move away and won't take the syringe when I offer it. They are too interested, it seems, in other things.

[atvchick95]

They sound weaned, how old are they again?

[Duckie]

They sound weaned, how old are they again?

Gracie (the youngest) is 49 days old, so Ollie (the oldest) is 58 days old.

[atvchick95]

They probably are, Mine were weaned if i remember right (it was a year ago so I may be off a day or to) around 2 months old

[sweetrsue]

They may just be early weaners! I usually count on somewhere between 8 and 10 weeks to weaning. Some take a little longer. They could be at the fledgling stage where they don't want much food. They put themselves on a diet and lose about 10% of their bidy weight to prepare for flying. I would keep offering it to them if I were you but I'm sure I baby mine too much.

[Duckie]

They could be at the fledgling stage where they don't want much food. They put themselves on a diet and lose about 10% of their bidy weight to prepare for flying. I would keep offering it to them if I were you but I'm sure I baby mine too much.

Oh gosh, they are way beyond preparing for flying...I have had to cut their wings because they kept flying away when I was trying to feed them...lol! They actually are amazing flyers...some a little stronger than others, but just as strong as my adults...it is amazing :D Diet...lol...they are pigs!!:p I didn't think that being babies, that they would eat like they do! They are wonderful eaters.

I have thought too, about just offering it anyways, but they never want much, if any at all. I think that what you say about early weaners, is correct. Thanks so much :)

[sweetrsue]

Sounds like you're doing a very good job with them!

[Bea]

They definitely sound weaned! :D That's pretty surprising considering their age, but birds will be birds and do whatever they want whenever they want! Right? :p

[Duckie]

but birds will be birds and do whatever they want whenever they want! Right? :p

Most definately!

[skthurley]

They most definitely sound weaned.

You were mentioning that they seem to have no interest in veggies. Try mincing them up very very fine and adding them to the softened pellets mixture

[Duckie]

You were mentioning that they seem to have no interest in veggies. Try mincing them up very very fine and adding them to the softened pellets mixture

i will try that! thank you! :)