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What is weaning? and what does this mean to the chick and to you the handfeeder? Weaning is Independence. The chick now eats enough on his own that he no longer requires handfeeding formula to maintain his body weight. As a responsible handfeeder your ultimate goal is to have chicks who are independent and able to forage for food on their own. Weaning is a process. It takes time, it does not happen overnight. Weaning requires patience on the part of the handfeeder.
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Weaning is an exciting but stressful time in a baby birds life. They are learning to explore and do things on their own at this age. They are also having to take in a lot of changes in a very short period of time. They’ve gone from you feeding them to having to eat on their own. They’ve had to lose weight to fledge. They’re body has been under a great amount of stress due to feather, bone, and other bodily changes. This is the time their immune system will be more compromised than at almost any other time in their lives. Therefore, you need to be sure you don’t add any unnecessary stress by improper weaning techniques.
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