Hawkheads wean at about 3 to 4 months of age, and they wean slowly. If you run into any problems, at the very first moment you think there might be a problem, run, don't walk, to the avian vet. General Veterinary practitioner often know little to nothing about baby birds. Make sure you go to an Avian vet . If you have any other handfeeding questions, please feel free to e-mail us.
Babies look a little like ants when they have a full crop.
They have a protruding gizzard, which makes them bottom heavy and allows them to sit up and stretch their neck without falling over. Newborns and very young babies do fall over - they need their mother to weigh them down. Lacking that, we put them in a small, softly lined container that helps them to stay upright. Otherwise they spend much time struggling. Babies can hold about twice the amount of food per gram of bodyweight that adults can hold.