While it is true that underfeeding your baby cockatiel is bad, overfeeding your bird isn’t too great either.
This article looks into what you need to know about overfeeding your baby cockatiel
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Can you overfeed a baby cockatiel?
Baby cockatiels are known to grow very fast and these baby birds need to eat food in order to grow.
They need food to grow but not too much food. So yes, you can overfeed your baby cockatiel.
Thankfully the bird will show signs that it is being overfed so you know when to stop.
Here is how to tell that your baby cockatiel is being overfed:
It isn’t enthusiastic about eating:
These baby birds will cry, squawk, and make a lot of noise when they are hungry they will move around and will beg for food when hungry.
The baby birds will calm down while eating and then stop being so enthusiastic when they are full of food.
The bird may still continue to eat if you keep feeding it, but it will not eat as frantically.
Its crop is full:
You’ll know that your bird is about to overeat, and become overfed, if the bird’s crop is already full but the bird keeps eating.
The crop is a pouch-shaped organ at the bottom of your baby cockatiel’s throat.
This organ stores food before the food is released and moves down the bird’s digestive system into the bird’s stomach.
The crop will start to fill up as the bird eats and will be visibly distended as it gets full.
A crop that is full will be visibly distended and will feel full and squishy.
If you feed the bird more food, then the food will compact in the crop and the crop will feel hard.
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