Has anybody out here experienced a problem with handfed babies who barf
up part of every feeding? I have this problem with EVERY clutch of
Jendays I raise. The babies pass all vet health checkups with flying
colors. No sour crop, no bacteria, nothing wrong at all. The vet feels
it's developmental or behavioral. They start doing it at about 5 weeks
old, and do this for 2 to 3 weeks before growing out of it. They give me
back about 5cc's of every feeding, no matter how much or how little I
give them. When they begin to wean and take in a bit of solid food, they
begin to cease the barfing.
I've tried different formulas, different amounts, changing temperatures,
feeding more or less often, handling them (and NOT handling them)
before or after meals, distracting them after feeding--nothing works.
I'm VERY tired of cleaning barf off them (they always seem to puke on
each other...).
I've heard this is fairly common in some other species, such as Greys,
but nobody I know with conures has had this happen with their babies.
Has anybody else had this problem, and if so, what did you do about it?
--Kathy
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