3 week old african grey babies

At this age babie birdies do not have feathers to keep them warm.  They do have a nice coverage of down, but additional heat must be supplied to keep them at a cozy temperature.

Jake and Sarah are 4 and a half weeks old

Here you can see the down is much thicker and now they are beginning to pin.  At this age they don't require as much heat as they did when they were 3 weeks old.

Beaudroux (left) and Kip (right) get their first toy to play with.  When babies are 4 weeks old, they become curious about the world around them.  Wee not only give them toy parts to play with at this age but also they get their first taste of different fruits and veggies.  Wee feel that starting a bird early on a healthy diet is an important part of their early development.  Kip, pictured below at 4 weeks old, loves apple.  Now that she is a young adult, she eagerly eats her fresh foods that her new "mommie", Julia, gives her.

Whitie and Thumper are 12 week old african greys

Fully feathered at 12 weeks, these birds are still little babies.  At this age still, the baby still requires a hand feeding before bed time and sometimes a morning feeding too.  It is important that a baby be fully weaned before it goes home with their new owner.  Fully weaned means the baby no longer wants to be hand fed and most importantly the babie is eating on his own with out any assistance from the breeder.