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Originally Posted by Lori P
Shanley, baby birds need a special digestive enzyme from their mommas in order to digest their food up to a certain age. (They get the enzyme when momma regurges into their mouths) So, you can feed them all they'll eat but without the enzyme they cannot process the food and it quickly ferments in their crop.
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That's interesting, I never knew that. Even with my vet tech training I don't remember ever hearing about that enzyme...cool, learn something new everyday!