It is a good idea to check with the breeder or aviary about the temperature your particular bird likes his food. A baby Eclectus likes his food much warmer than most breeds. And if the food is too cool, most birds will spit it back out at you (and being an over-protective Mom my first thought is that something is wrong with the bird, not the food!).
I have found that most breeders have their own set of rules concerning how much to feed, what to feed, etc.
Sassy, I'm butting in on this since I am currently hand-feeding two birds. The 'tiel is starting to wean herself by refusing more than about a cc of food in the a.m. I have moved her to a cage and have put part of a piece of millet in her cage and some Roudy Bush pellets, which is what I plan to feed her.
The parrotlet is
so small it is almost frightening. But he, too, started yesterday refusing part of his morning feeding so he'll soon go to a cage with some "big bird" food to munch on and I'll cut both of them back from three daily feedings to two. Because of his size, the amount he eats and his weight will have to be monitored more closely since he has such a high metabolism and I was told by the breeder that a parrotlet can actually starve to death in two days. (Now I'm really afraid!).
Good info - but nothing beats "hands on" experience!!
