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refusing to eat

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Question
I have a 5 week old Alexandrine that was taken from the nest last week. The bird is kept with a five week old Indian Ringneck. Neither of them are great eaters but the Alex now refuses point blank to eat. They have never 'bobbed' up and down. I took them to the vets this morning and they are both well. I use a thermometer and their food is served at 104 degrees farenheit.  What can I do?  

Answer
Hi, Barry.  Thanks for posting!

In my experience, when a baby parrot does this, it means it's time to start the weaning process.  In fact, some birds don't even go through a process, they just go from being handfed to eating other foods (particularly parakeets).  Do you know how to do this?  Please see my website for more information and then come back with any questions:

http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/birdinfo/index.html  

Chrys