If I decide to buy an unweaned baby, how do I finish hand feeding / weaning him?
A – From Jean: Snickers (8 weeks old) is near weaning. If you have not clipped him yet, don’t until he can fly well (3 days to a week or more). Be sure to cover mirrors and windows when he starts flying. It really helps the weaning process if they can fly. I usually cut out the middle feedings first. After awhile try lessening the morning feed. If he is eating soft food well it should be fairly smooth. I like the night feed to be the last feeding stopped but sometimes they do eat through the day so they don’t want food in the evening then are hungry in the AM. Sometimes I don’t cut the afternoon feed out, I just feed less. Some food seems to stimulate the appetite. A – From Cindy: I was feeding 18 cc’s for day feedings as per directions from the breeder, but my gut told me he just wasn’t getting quite enough. (I think raising four human babies through infancy helped with the gut thing, I was never much for strict schedules). So I increased his feedings by 3 cc’s and wah la, it quieted
