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| 389.1 | This might help... | SWEETP::EAGER | | Wed Jul 25 1990 18:43 | 36 |
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Hi Jeannie,
If this is their first clutch that might account for the problems
you've had. Usually an egg is pushed to the side when the parent knows
that it is a bad egg. My Love Birds have done the same thing. Check
around the nest box. You may find it buried somewhere in there. They
may also have eaten it.
As long as Mom is feeding the chick things should go OK. Make sure
you check the chick's crop every day to see that Mom keeps it nice and
full. If not then you will have to take over feeding the chick or it
will die.
Just in case you don't know how to check the crop. It is located
about where the adams apple is on a human. It's just a sack where food
is stored and slowly digested by the chick. It should always be
distended somewhat, (how much varies from parent to parent). Make sure
that Mom has plenty of fresh food and water every day.
If Mom stops feeding the chick then you can mix up some Gerber's
baby food. I use one of the dry mixes and mix it with one of the jars
of fruit mush, ( I can't remember the exact name, but it doesn't matter
that much). Get a syringe and cut off the end. keep the food mix in the
Fridge and load the syringe with mush and warm it up by placing it in
a glass of hot water for a bit. Then just pumpt it into the chicks
mouth.
It may not understand what you're doing at first but once it
catches on it will be easier feeding the chick. You should feed it
often enough to keep the crop resonably full at all times. That can
be a lot of feeding averaging about every 2-3 hours sometimes.
Good Luck!
Mark
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| 389.2 | keep it warm | BPOV04::PULSIFER | Doug Pulsifer GIA M&E dtn 296-3332 | Thu Jul 26 1990 08:47 | 10 |
| Hi ,
I hope that you don't have to hand feed it, but if you do, you should
buy a candy thermometer and make sure that the mixture Mark suggested
is warmed to between 103 and 110 degrees fahrenheit. If not warm enough
the crop may not empty, if too hot you can burn the bird. If the crop
doesn't empty quickly enough all kinds of problems can result.
Good luck,
Doug
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| 389.3 | Thanks! | USEM::RICHARD | | Thu Jul 26 1990 10:54 | 15 |
| Thanks all for the advice. I appreciate it. I took the chick out
of the nest last night for the first time and she (Daisy) seems
to be doing just great. Her crop always looks full and mom seems
to be feeding her on call. I looked for the other egg and never
found it. I would suspect that dad ate it. I checked on the
calendar for the days that each egg appeared and the last egg should
have hatched on the 24th. I guess it's time to take the eggs out
of the nest. I thought the father was abusing the first chick and
I'm sorry I didn't remove him sooner. I think mom did a number
on him though. He doesn't have any feathers on his head. I think
she pulled them out.
Thanks again,
Jeannie
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| 389.4 | 105 tops? | CLOSET::COMPTON | Linda DTN 232-2441 ACO/E47 | Thu Jul 26 1990 19:41 | 1 |
| Re temp in 389.2...Doug, I thought the top end was 105 degrees???/Linda
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| 389.5 | maximum temperature | GLASHR::MOEHLENPA_ED | | Thu Jul 26 1990 20:15 | 4 |
| I use 106.9 as a maximum, myself.
Ed
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| 389.6 | temp change | BPOV04::PULSIFER | Doug Pulsifer GIA M&E dtn 296-3332 | Fri Jul 27 1990 10:08 | 6 |
| Linda,
Its been over a year, but I seem to remember 110, but based on yours
and -1 reply it should be lower.
Doug
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