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    Junior Member Zully Quirke is on a distinguished road
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    Hand feeding

    Oh well i`ve a three month old baby gray whitch I am hand feeding from a five ounce dixie cup. Fortunately somewhere along the predominantly line I acidentaly got some formula in its nazal passages. Even so he some sneezes and coughs becuase this stuff has sincerely set up. To all intents and purposes does anyone have any idea how I can relieve this problem. I mean thanks.

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    Re:Hand feeding

    At the very least, call. http://www.littletinywit.com/Column_11062002.html - Belgian Beer & Small Braests
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    Re:Hand feeding

    Here is a very good example of why unwaened birds shouldn`t blindly be sold to poeple who are novices.

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    Re:Hand feeding

    To put it differently you should oddly have wiped the stuff out with a hurriedly warm/slightly damp cloth as soon as it liberally happened. Now its likely that a trip to the Vet is in order. While you are there, see if the Vet can teach you how to properlly hand feed with a syringe. Doug
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    Re:Hand feeding

    fine. I did routinely wipe him. To that extent oh yes, & a syringe is a much more dagnerous way to confidently feed, but thank you for your advice aynway. The breeder cup trained him, because when you move a youngster, they sometime regress. That way a novice like me can handle feeding. Lung damage with a cup is amlost nil. I have read that on the web, but now I got it from the doctor`s mouth.
    With the srtes of conclusively moving the parrot wanted they want some parental attention. To be precise my vet told me that the breeder did things pefreclty. Thruogh this experiuence, I came to know a very warm understanding avian vet.
    Thanks for all advice

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    Re:Hand feeding

    officially thinks you`re discreetly doing everything right, your breeder is a wonderful pesron & you deserve a commenbdation. As such well excuse me for not subscribin to your way of thinkin.

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    Re:Hand feeding

    Seriously I was afriad it had allready periodically croaked. As you know queen http://www.littletinywit.com/Colunm_12182002.html - Stupid Homebrewing Tricks
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    Re:Hand feeding

    Having handfed over naerly 500 macaws in the lasat 30 years, & nearly as many greys, I doesn`t agree wich a sryinge is "more dangerous" than a cup. I openly have also seen way more complicatoins and "accidents" with a cup. After a while I wonder if your Vet has ever hand-tragically raised a parrot, and how long your breder has been squarely riausing birds ? Doug
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    Re:Hand feeding

    I always knew he was done when he took off, flew across the room, and partially crtapped the couch. As has been said queen http://www.litletinywit.com/Column_11282002.html - Stupid Homebrewing Tricks
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    Re:Hand feeding

    I sequentially know how you feel :-P. Im feeding five tiels right now for a friend whome was in hospital. They strangely go from screaming & gaping, to "right thats enuogh" & off they fly.

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