Is it okay to buy an african grey egg and hand feed it myself?

Question

has anyone done this before?

Answer 1

Have you ever hand fed a baby bird before? There is a lot involved and you could easily kill the bird by mistake, there is temperature of the food, the risk of him aspirating, you have to feed it on time and at first all through the day and night, then you have the temperature of the incubator at the beginning which they should be in for the first 3 weeks, you need someone to teach you HOW to hand fed trust me it is NOT a easy task, I have hand fed and there is a lot more to it, and I did it with only having to feed twice a day, then you have to teach it to eat and drink the list goes on, plus you have no guarantee that the egg is good and you need to keep the egg in a incubator, have the humidity just right, you need to turn the egg, to much at risk sweetie and how would you know that the egg is even fertile? Please if you really want a baby grey do your research and get one that is at least almost weaned or weaned....

Answer 2

you would have more luck with a week or two week old chick to handfeed. You will have to feed it every 3 hours and keep it under a heat lamp. in a few weeks after that feed him every 6 hours. When he is mostly feathered, start offering seed and millet. good luck

Answer 3

I agree that it is better to get a couple week old chick to hand feed.  Plus, just buying an egg does not guarantee that you will get a chick!  I would only recommend handfeeding if you have either done it before or have someone willing to teach you and mentor you.  

There are alot of things that can go wrong between mixing the food correctly, getting them to take it, cleaning them after...keeping them warm....lots and lots of time too as it mut be done every couple of hours...almost like having a new baby....you CANNOT let it go all night without feeding it.

I got my grey at a few weeks old (I can remember exactly), I brought her home from the breeder when she was needing only 2 hand feedings a day.  Before that I worked with the breeder who taught me how to hand feed her and would not let me bring her home until I knew how to feed her and had been doing it for awhile.