hi guys i have a bit of a prob. i have a baby budgie well i would not say much of a baby now he would be about 12-14 weeks old now and he will not eat seed is this bad or good?

 

i mean we will eat sead the is mixed into him rasing formula but not like seed on its own he will eat the mix of a spoon i have tryed not feeding him for like about 8 hours and seeing if he gets really hungy he will eat the seed but he justs waites till i feed him.

 

would any one have any plans i can use to make him eat seed as i would like to sell him to/

 

also he is for sale if any one is intrested in buying him his name is motor becasue he is a very livly little bugger and hes wings are yellow with almost brouwn marking and his belly is lime green and his tail is blue green and yellow all thought him he has blue tints i will try and post a picture of him plz message back

 

did you hand feed him from the beginning? It sounds like he doesn't want to be weaned which I don't have experience on doing but I know someone with more will jump on soon

did you hand feed him from the beginning? It sounds like he doesn't want to be weaned which I don't have experience on doing but I know someone with more will jump on soon

 

yes i had to get him out of the nesting box due to the fact themother was a first timer and she killed one of her babys andi did not what he to kill motor um who would be willing to jump on line plz tell i need a bit of help he will eat seed but ony in his raising mix (Laughing out loud)

 

 

P.S know any one that might like to buy him i am located at penrith NSW Blue mountians

 

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if no one else responds they may have not seen the post you can pm Daz, Nerwen or Chirpy they can give you some advice on this.

if no one else responds they may have not seen the post you can pm Daz, Nerwen or Chirpy they can give you some advice on this.

 

 

hi thanks heaps for that

 

That can be a problem with handraising birds- some don't wean to well. Can you leave him in a cage with a bird that is eating? Even if you layer the floor with seed and have him where he can't sit up on a perch but has to be down there. They get bored and eventually start picking. It may take a day or so for him to start eating, weaning onto seed should start at 4-6 weeks depending on the bird, leaving them in a cage with seed while you are not around can work but sometimes you have to be creative as they will not automatically go to the seed dish.

at 12- 14 weeks it will be harder, he may lose some weight until he gets the hang of it- he is just being lazy and because you are still willing to feed him without making him learn to eat.

 

thanks for that i have put my older tame bird beside him to see if he will make motor eat thanks

 

great idea and it should work give they copy each other alot.

keep us updated.

 

hi my bbaby bird still will NOT eat seen on his own

Will your other bird regurgitate seed to Motor? Does Motor beg for food, either from you or from the other bird?