Quote Originally Posted by dkspftw View Post
Super useful read.

I've always waited about a week after a new arrival comes in. It just guarantees that they're hungry, which logically makes it more hungry they'd eat despite stress, no? And gives them time to settle in, which seems like it should lower stress.

Anyway I'm a noob and don't know much about any of this, but this strikes me as a sticky-quality post.
Thank you.

Yeah a lot of folks, including myself, will offer food on day 1, and that is fine. The reason I wrote this out is for newer folks and for when they do not take that first meal. You can just as easily skip the first part, offer on day 1, and follow from there if they do not take it.