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WOW! You are doing such a good job! You must a huge amount of patience! I thought 3 hourly feedings were irksome!? I'm glad they are parasite free, growing and developing well. Don't feel bad about him chasing a wild bird, it was instinct. My Raven used to hang out with the local magpies every few days!
I taught her to eat her own food by leaving out mealworms and "pecking" at them with my own finger, or something black and shiny (like a Raven beak) she caught on very quickly (she was a Raven after all ;) and once she was living outside in the front garden, she could forage herself. I found a cockroach once and threw it on the ground near her, and she watched it hide under foliage, dug it out, bit it in half and ate it. She would also hide half the food I fed her, then ask for her fill, then go back when she was hungry again and eat the rest. When she went free, I don't know what happened to her. I watched her for 6 gours straight, no food, water or tiolet breaks- and I got sunburnt on the face and a bad neck. In the end, she was at the top of a 30 foot eucalyptus tree so she was quite safe! I hope it all ends well with your babies. I'm sure it will!
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