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Post by Hezz on Mar 6, 2014 1:21:23 GMT
All I can say is WOW! Hats off to you, BB. What an amazing effort you and Dilly have already put in. I am sure the first day or two are the make or break time, and it seems the pair of you make for a formidable team. I have to say, if I were as full as Dilly, I too would be wanting to do nothing else but sleep it off!!!  Ugg ........ I can't move ...... But terribly sorry your hen didn't make it.  |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 6, 2014 4:40:49 GMT
That's one lucky chick the BB. Here's hoping it's a good one for you to carry on the line. Thank you  |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 6, 2014 4:56:29 GMT
Wow, such a sad story but baby Dilly's in the best possible hands, funny she's showing her feistiness already! Good luck. What happened to the cock? I haven't seen a chick getting so angry over such little things. And it's amazing that their personalities can be seen even at the age of two days. The cock is back in the flight and will not breed again. The ironic thing is that he keeps calling the hen, hanging from the bars and trying to go back to the breeding cage. |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 6, 2014 5:03:13 GMT
Ohhh BB not again, im so sorry. But if any little bud has a chance little Dilly sure does. I look forward to seeing her grow . Will you breed from the cock again with his history? Thank you. No, this cock will not be used for breeding. |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 6, 2014 5:34:33 GMT
Gee, the little nestling is very young. What are the chances of saving a baby that has only just hatched? Well, it starts as 50/50 but improves with every day. There is no difficulty as such if one knows what he/she is doing, but there are a few issues... Lack of immune system in chick's body. Young chicks get the immune support from the hen's body in the way of crop milk/regurgitated food. Breeders add immune support supplements in the feed. Disinfection is the key as well. Right temperature of the feed. If the formula is too hot, it will burn the crop. It the formula is too cold, it will not digest. Keeping the right temperature and humidity in brooder. Such young chicks needs to be fed every hour around the clock for the first two to three days. Missing that can prove harmful. Hens know the chicks, but from the crying we can only guess why the chick is uncomfortable. Usually it is when the chick is hungry, cold or has crop issues. If the formula is transferred too fast in chick's mouth, it can go in the wind pipe resulting in chick's death. If the formula is transferred too slow in chick's mouth, the chick will swallow air resulting in air bubble in the crop. Which can be painful and a problem for food digestion. |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 6, 2014 5:51:44 GMT
All I can say is WOW! Hats off to you, BB. What an amazing effort you and Dilly have already put in. I am sure the first day or two are the make or break time, and it seems the pair of you make for a formidable team. I have to say, if I were as full as Dilly, I too would be wanting to do nothing else but sleep it off!!! Ugg ........ I can't move ...... But terribly sorry your hen didn't make it. Thank you Hezz It's amazing how she digests this amount of food in an hour. The smaller the parrot species, the higher their metabolism. |
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Post by OP on Mar 6, 2014 8:28:44 GMT
What a star you are BB. I appreciate the large print as I could read it without any problem. You must have the patience of a saint to feed & nurse the poor little chick. I take my hat off to you. I have struggled through most of the other posts so I am not ignoring anyone.
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Post by Hezz on Mar 7, 2014 0:47:08 GMT
That is one heck of a long list of things to go wrong ........  All the best! How are things today, BB? |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 7, 2014 5:09:05 GMT
What a star you are BB. I appreciate the large print as I could read it without any problem. You must have the patience of a saint to feed & nurse the poor little chick. I take my hat off to you. I have struggled through most of the other posts so I am not ignoring anyone. Thank you OP You're a gentleman. Hope you are back to full heath real soon |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 7, 2014 5:19:03 GMT
That is one heck of a long list of things to go wrong ........ All the best! How are things today, BB? All fine OH took my alarm away while I was sleeping to let me get some sleep and fed the chick. The formula was a little thick so Dilly couldn't digest it easily. When I realized that later, I fed her some drops of warm water and things were back to normal soon. But man, did Dilly make a fuss about it |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 7, 2014 5:23:45 GMT
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 7, 2014 5:25:17 GMT
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 7, 2014 5:27:58 GMT
The peep sounds towards the end of the video is her disapproval of the light |
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Post by stace on Mar 7, 2014 8:09:18 GMT
So, so tiny. Why do you think it's a girl?
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Post by Hezz on Mar 7, 2014 8:31:16 GMT
Attitude, Stace! It is all in the attitude. |
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Ugg ........ I can't move ...... 
All the best!
