hi everyone another silly question!!!! pups are 4 weeks tomorrow been on puppy meat for a week now and eating well.
mum is refusing them milk now and on occasions stands over them for minutes only. im feeding pups half a can for each meal between 7 4 times a day,pups refusing water and have been useing supplement milk in between meat meals im worried they will be dehydrated. am i doing this right help!!! pups crying very loud and i wondering if im giving them enough,they are gaining weight and are chunky little things. first time and last time and i doubt myself soo stressful !!

are you only giving them tinned meat?

I gave mine well softened complete dry food, puppy version and introduced them to water by dipping my fingers in it and letting them lap it off, then paddling my fingers in the water bowl and thats how they got started on drinking  water.
For me canned food isnt filling enough, but everyone is different. My pups are weaned completely onto dry food by 7/8 weeks and are drinking water aswell.
Try a small amount of well softened dry food for them and see how they go.

This is normal bitch behaviour at this age, and the short feeds too.

How may meals a day are the pups getting?

Are they being fed to appetite so that there is always some left over for Mum to Polish off?

Personally I would have them on a soaked complete dry food too, as many new owners are likely to feed dry.

As for supplementary Milk I continue this unless they pups motions start to soften, which often occurs when Mum starts weaning in earnest, as this signals the end of them tolerating milk well.

It is not unusual for them to vocally object to Mum withdrawing/reducing milk-bar privileges.

After her milk has dried up somewhat and they have accepted this she will return to take more interest in their education, so let her dictate how much she wants to be with them and only keep her away while they have their meals.

As for Water keep it available and they will drink if they need it.

add a soaked good puppy food to the meat and maybe put a small amount of goats milk to their water this might help ,feed them 5 meals aday his also will help them xx

With my breed with Mum topping up 4 meals of as much as they will eat is plenty

same with my breed brainless :) but not sure if op litter are small breed they dont eat alot so 5 meals aday could help xx

Agree with those who have suggested goats milk and 5 times a day, and feed as much as they want, you ideally want a bit left over so you can be sure every puppy has had their fill. Are they all toileting ok?