Beak strength

by **Trueeast** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:07 pm

I was just curious if there are certain age points where they can eat harder foods. I have a 13 week old baby timneh and she can't crack pine nuts and the dried corn. I'm not super concerned about this because she's eating her pellets and fresh foods fine just more me being curious.

by **Wolf** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:38 pm

I have a 14 yr. old CAG which will not bother with either whole kernel dried corn or pine nuts, but will eat cracked corn and pine nuts that I have cracked open for her.

by **Harpmaker** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:33 pm

The Parrot Wizard has instructions on getting his birds to shell their own nuts, at http://trainedparrot.com/index.php?bid=47&article=How+to+Teach+Parrot+to+Break+Open+Large+Nuts. He has his Senegal, Kili, :senegal:

cracking almonds.

by **Pajarita** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:52 pm

She is still a baby and doesn't have that much strength in her beak so she needs more soft foods than nuts right now but, give her time and she'll grow into them.

by **Wolf** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:41 pm

Harpmaker wrote:The Parrot Wizard has instructions on getting his birds to shell their own nuts, at http://trainedparrot.com/index.php?bid=47&article=How+to+Teach+Parrot+to+Break+Open+Large+Nuts. He has his Senegal, Kili, cracking almonds.

Kiki, my Senegal love her almonds and steals them from the other birds, shells them and feasts on them.

by **Trueeast** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:42 pm

Cool thank you for the link for now I think we will stick to softer foods

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