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Post subject: Re: Caring for new chicks and parent birds  Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:17 pm |
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I don't know what I should do with one Cinnamon baby. She is my only concern. I wrote earlier that she eventually needs assistance. it's my fault that I didn't pay enough attention to her feeding earlier (it was like - oh, she doesn't eat, then go, I will feed those who more cooperative). I decided to be more firm with her today. It looks like she wants to eat, but doesn't know how. She opens her beak trying to grab the tip of the dropper (I use plastic medicine 5ml dropper), and immediately frantically moves her head so that all the formula goes around her head, including eyes. I can't succeed feeding her when she does it this way. She looked miserable after I fed her - super skinny, dirty, all wet, and plucked. Yes, I noticed that she also missing some feathers, not as bad as Babyface though. After this, she was sitting in the corner, not moving, even shivering, while other birds were enjoying themselves. I heard that stress is a killer for birds. I don't want to stress her that much. I saw her eating seeds very well yesterday night before they went to bed. She weighs 79g. I can't tell exactly what her peak weight was, but they all were a little over 100g at their best times.
If I ever have babies again - which I don't completely rule out in some time - I will start feeding them at exactly 3 weeks.
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Post subject: Re: Caring for new chicks and parent birds  Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:51 pm |
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I totally hate my birds. She was begging for food for about an hour. Hasn't got any from the parents. I made formula but now they all flying from me, I can't catch anybody. Thanks Dianne. The baby in the video is not flying away, and probably doesn't have the parents around. Our bird store is probably correct in pulling babies out, clipping their wings and such. I saw their babies of the same age today - much fatter.
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Post subject: Re: Caring for new chicks and parent birds  Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:35 am |
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I hadn't thought of that  .
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Post subject: Re: Caring for new chicks and parent birds  Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:43 am |
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thanks Jan and Dianne. I have a feeling that our father, Trillie, may be sick. This explains why he doesn't feed anybody. He hasn't come to eat in the morning - was just sitting and watching everybody from above. He is a little puffed up, and his spirit is certainly down. I wonder if he can be just depressed from having chicks non-stop and tired or he is certainly sick? When baby comes close and asks for food, he starts preening and plucking him. The avian vet is an hour away, it's Saturday, and we have snow showers all day. I will watch if Trillie starts eating.
I always wondered - can birds deal with not very clean food pretty well? I don't mean I feed them dirty food, and for instance if I find a full millet spray on the floor , I just put it back where they can reach it. They often walk on the floor picking up whatever they can. With me being this busy, our floor is not the cleanest in the world.
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Post subject: Re: Caring for new chicks and parent birds  Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:07 am |
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He is not sick, thanks God, but this is something behavioral.
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Post subject: Re: Caring for new chicks and parent birds  Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:34 am |
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I just wanted to say that none of my chicks, ever, were bobbing their heads when eating formula. Maximum they do - they look straight, open their beaks, and I squeeze formula into the beak but half of it goes to the towel or chick's body. Even Babyface who eats voluntarily is basically standing in the puddle of formula.
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