What are the different ages the nectars and formulas fed at?
Formula 3 is formulated for hand feeding to granivorous chicks until weaning. Different species will wean at different ages. When your chicks start showing feathers you can leave pellets in the cage. The chicks will start to investigate the pellets and eventually eat them. Continue to feed Formula 3 until you are sure the birds are eating on their own and maintaining body weight. The Squab Diet is formulated as a “crop milk” replacer in Columbiformes species (doves and pigeons). This diet is handfed to chicks from hatching until 7-14 days of age (7 days for smaller species and 14 days for larger species). At this age, begin using Formula 3 and gradually phase out the Squab Diet. Nectar 15 is formulated for hummingbird chicks from 0-3 weeks of age. Nectar 9 is formulated for fledgling hummingbirds from 3-6 weeks of age. Nectar 3 is formulated for adult hummingbirds at maintenance.
