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Old 11-07-2015, 11:07 AM   #22
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Well Cookie is growing fast. He has had his first taste of seed. We are teaching him how to eat big boy food by tapping at the seed with our fingers like we are pecking and he's getting the hang of it. Bit hit and miss, he sometimes eats it and sometimes drops it but he's getting there. Still hand feeding him but not as often now, every 5 hours. He's also perching, but I don't think he's quite worked out how to get down from the perch yet, he tends to stay where he's put. He has to perch though as his toes tend to bend at odd angles when sitting flat and I don't want him to have foot problems. I've given him some "toys" leaves, seeding grasses, a flower etc. so he can flick them about and have some experience of looking for food.

Here's a few photos of him. Please excuse the state of his face and chest. He's such a messy eater and the food is caked on to his feathers. I try to clean it off but don't want to get him too wet and chilled.






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