Do those of you that handfeed eclectus use kaytee macaw or regular?
I feed Pretty Bird 19/12 formula. When I used Kaytee Macaw formula, which is recommended for eclectus babies by Dr. Susan Clubb, it was necessary for me to add other tastes to the formula, such as nut butters, applesauce, baby food fruits, and other foods because the chicks did not like the taste of Kaytee. Dr. Blake Hawley, formerly of Kaytee, advises against diluting the formula because it dilutes the nutrition in it, so when friends suggested that eclectus chicks accepted Pretty Bird formula more readily, I tried it. They liked it! I no longer must coax chicks to accept their formula nor add other tastes to make it more palatable, and they grow up to be big beautiful healthy specimens who never are sick and who have sweet and steady personalities.
