Getting rid of moth eggs and weaning hand-fed chicks.

Bothered about those moths? To prevent moths from hatching in your birdseed, freeze the seed for 24 hours; this kills the moth's eggs.

Weaning hand-fed chicks Budgies in the wild normally feed on the ground, and the babies learn to take food from the floor morereadily than from a food-cup. To help hand-fed babies wean more quickly, put a plate of food on the floor of the cage in addition to providing food in cups. Begin doing this from the time the babies begin to perch and fly. When the babies are down to two formula feedings a day, stop putting food on the floor. The reason for stopping before the babies are fully weaned is to give them time to learn to eat from the cups (otherwise you will have a weaned baby who doesn't know how to eat out of the food cup!)

Copyright Nancy Carr 1998

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