Advice on Handfeeding a baby rainbow lorrikeet

[BigBird]

I have a baby lorrikeet that has come out of the nest in the last two days. The new owner wants to take the bird this weekend and do the weaning herself. She is experienced hand rearer and great with birds so not worried about that aspect. We are just unsure what to feed a baby nectar eater?

Does she feed it the usual hand rearing formula? Lorrikeet wet mix? and any idea how many feeds a day? one to two or more? Will be doing a google if no one here knows. Figured with all the experience on this forum someone would know. I was told last year by a lorri breeder to feed it the foods it will be eating when weaned, but just want to make sure.

Thanks in advance for any advice. The bird is in safe hands, so please dont worry about that it is just that both of us have only ever handreared seed eaters ie cockatiels.

[Monica]

Can't say I know much about raising and caring for lories... however from what I understood there should be special lory handfeeding mixes out there to use with the chicks. As for feeding times, it should be the same as any other bird the same size...

I'll see what I can find..
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