Weaning

Our babies cannot  join their new human companions until they are fully weaned. Proper weaning is essential for the physical and psychological well-being of your new pet cockatiel. They must be capable of eating and drinking on their own for two weeks while maintaining their weights or gaining.  Their weights are checked daily. They usually gain weight during this time.

    Our birds typically wean between 7 - 10 weeks of age.  They wean as they are ready and not because we have a particular timetable for them.  This prevents weaning regression. Sending an unweaned bird home with someone is extremely unfair to and unhealthy for the baby bird. It also creates much tension and frustration for the new human companions.

    If you take home a baby cockatiel that makes a static sound and bobs it's head up and down, you may have a bird that is not fully weaned or has regressed. As a result of our methods, none of our birds to date has had difficulty with weaning regression.  Should you have an unweaned bird or a bird that has regressed, you need to contact the person you got the bird from or your avian veterinarian as soon as possible.

Website Created 4/8/2001
Updated 8/12/04

 

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