Try Soft Foods

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Another usually successful strategy involves getting a reluctant

bird to first unconditionally accept and consume a particular

soft food, such as baby cereal, oatmeal, cream of wheat, or

strained baby food (fruit, vegetables).  A powdered

vitamin/mineral/amino acid supplement, such as Nekton-S (Nekton

Products, W. Germany) can then be mixed into this food to

immediately improve the bird's nutritional status.  Once the bird

is readily eating this food, begin to mix unfamiliar or untried

foods into the soft food.  Continue this until the bird begins to

accept a wide variety of food items, whether or not they are

presented within the soft food itself.