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Hand Rearing Birds: Shadow's Story Part 3.

Emmy

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29th April 2016

They are now 26 days old

This is them on the 19th April --16days old:

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There is a saying, "What a difference a day makes" well watching Shadow's and 1,2 & 3's (the Bengalese chicks) development nothing could be more true.

The last entry was what was happening to them from the 10th  to the 15th April when they were 12 days old and when I had transferred them into a proper nest box and put the nest box into a brooder.

They were in the brooder for almost a week then they were transferred to a proper cage with the nest box inside on the bottom of the cage with no extra heating  (the cage was near a radiator in the house)

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They were now being fed 4 times a day with the formula mix at the weaning stage:  1 part formula to 2 parts water.

On  April 20th I moved the nest box onto the outside of the cage, this encouraged them to hop out onto the perches to get fed.

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On the 21st April I decided to find out what would happen if I let the out from the cage to feed. So to keep them safe I took their  cage into the shower room.

What happened next really surprised me :

5723d59b884fc_21stApril201612and3theBeng                                                                                                                                                                                         When I removed them from the nest box and put them on top of their cage and stood back they immediately flew onto my hand.

They now go to have a fly about in the shower room most days but always come back and land on me.

They are now 26 days old and I've  already put some millet spray on the bottom of their cage so next thing will be to get them to start eating by themselves but until then they will still need to be given some formula.

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will  be continued:


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Andyn

Thanks for sharing Emmy. As always I find your bird stories fascinating and I reckon you should get a Damehood for the work you do.:D

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Emmy

:lol: Thanks for the comment Andyn not likely to be a Damehood though-more likely to be a 'Dafthood' or 'Crazy Wifie Reward (lol)

Although it takes up a lot of my time I get a lot of satisfaction and pleasure when I see them coming on and think if I hadn't done that they would not be here now- and I believe no matter what it is bird or animal they should all have that chance to survive if it is possible.

 

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DaveP

You have done a cracking job with them Emmy well done. I popped along to Linlithgow sale yesterday but came back empty handed. No zebs or bengalese ,mostly budgies. Did get some seed and millet sprays so not complete waste.

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Emmy

Thanks Dave The biggest problem for me is still to come--  where do I put them now?? I'll need to try to cut back on  handling them:(

(Pity you missed last Sunday's sale there were zebbies there.)

 

Emmy

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