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EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs
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Can be. How long was it pipped for? Sorry, I'm forgetful....
abbysilkys
In the Brooder
Apparently I'll have Internet until midnight. I just found out that I'm going to have HughesNet (expected AT&T) and only 30Gs. I know I heard the woman say unlimited.
So, if anyone can tell me how far to expect 30Gs to go, I'd appreciate it.
So, if anyone can tell me how far to expect 30Gs to go, I'd appreciate it.
abbysilkys
In the Brooder
I think that egg internally pipped around 2-3pm yesterday
5Sons Coop
Songster
Ugh 577 posts behind, I got some chirps, windless and a couple pips on the black copper Marans, I told them they were supposed to come out today, but they are listening as well as the boys. Beef were out today, had to sperate my hen turkey she was going to get bread to death.
Fire Ant Farm
Get off my lawn
Computer just died. Looks ugly. I'm on iPad now, but may not be on much as I try to deal. 
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It was a rough couple of days.
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What are you keeping the incubator temperature at? Are you turning it twice a day?
I know you find this a fun endeavor but experts almost NEVER artificially incubate parrot eggs because of the difficulty feeding hatchlings which should be left to the adults.
I encourage you to read my post in the following link and reconsider.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...and-have-a-few-questions-please#post_16018449
Do you know anyone experienced in hand feeding cage birds that can teach you how to do it?
One should never endeavor to hand feed a cockatiel or any other parrot if they don't know what they are doing and have expert instruction..
Do you know what the babies need to eat?
Did you know that parrots are altricial? That means they can't see, have no feathers and need to be fed around the clock.
Did you know they can't even see the first week?
Are you willing to feed throughout the day and night for the entire first week? When will you sleep?
Did you know that they need to be fed approximately every 3 hours, 24 hours a day for the first week?
Did you know they need to empty their crop entirely once every 24 hours? If that doesn't happen, bacterial and fungal infections can ensue from spoiled food that will kill the bird.
Did you know that their crop can be easily damaged from improper feeding which can cause crop burn, distended crop and other forms of crop trauma that can compromise the entire digestive tract?
If you damage the crop in any way from improper feeding, the crop won't completely empty and the bird will likely die.
You will be doing this very difficult feeding procedure with very little sleep for the first week.
I reiterate, an inexperienced person should never attempt to incubate a parrot because they don't have the knowledge to properly care for the babies.
Again, please reconsider or find someone near you that has hand fed babies before to do so for you.
It isn't an endeavor to be taken lightly. Baby chicken chicks are independent from day one. That is not true for any kind of cage bird.
I'm sorry if I don't believe you can get it done but I have a lot of experience in this area and I couldn't do it.
So true.Saw this add on Craig's list and I am thinking these must be ex battery leghorns hens because
They are "mature"
and only "good" egg layers
And they apparently share a yard ??? ummm look at the length of those toe nails - that hen has not been sharing anything but wire
And she has been debeaked. Not to mention the condition of her feathers.
Wish people were honest.
Many people would like to give an ex battery hen a home and bit of the good life. Why not call it what it is.
I took my son for opening day of trout season many years ago. We had a van with an inflatabed in the back. One whole side of the van had a baseboard heater. A blizzard moved in and we couldn't get down to the river. I had a coffee pot at the foot of the bed with my pint of half and half. The cream froze solid at the foot of the bed.
It was a rough couple of days.
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What are you keeping the incubator temperature at? Are you turning it twice a day?
I know you find this a fun endeavor but experts almost NEVER artificially incubate parrot eggs because of the difficulty feeding hatchlings which should be left to the adults.
I encourage you to read my post in the following link and reconsider.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...and-have-a-few-questions-please#post_16018449
Do you know anyone experienced in hand feeding cage birds that can teach you how to do it?
One should never endeavor to hand feed a cockatiel or any other parrot if they don't know what they are doing and have expert instruction..
Do you know what the babies need to eat?
Did you know that parrots are altricial? That means they can't see, have no feathers and need to be fed around the clock.
Did you know they can't even see the first week?
Are you willing to feed throughout the day and night for the entire first week? When will you sleep?
Did you know that they need to be fed approximately every 3 hours, 24 hours a day for the first week?
Did you know they need to empty their crop entirely once every 24 hours? If that doesn't happen, bacterial and fungal infections can ensue from spoiled food that will kill the bird.
Did you know that their crop can be easily damaged from improper feeding which can cause crop burn, distended crop and other forms of crop trauma that can compromise the entire digestive tract?
If you damage the crop in any way from improper feeding, the crop won't completely empty and the bird will likely die.
You will be doing this very difficult feeding procedure with very little sleep for the first week.
I reiterate, an inexperienced person should never attempt to incubate a parrot because they don't have the knowledge to properly care for the babies.
Again, please reconsider or find someone near you that has hand fed babies before to do so for you.
It isn't an endeavor to be taken lightly. Baby chicken chicks are independent from day one. That is not true for any kind of cage bird.
I'm sorry if I don't believe you can get it done but I have a lot of experience in this area and I couldn't do it.
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