I found a bird egg in my backyard. What do i feed the hatchling?

[Nats Chickens]

I will put one in when I find it!

 

[itspebbl]

Did you have one for your old incubator?

 

[Nats Chickens]

Yes, I put it in. The incubator still works, I just need to change the bulb, like I said, it's homemade.

 

[rjohns39]

@JaeG I know things are crazy now but maybe you can stop by and offer some feeding advice hoping this egg hatches.

 

[AusHen]

It's most likely a pigeon or dove egg as lorikeets nest high in tree hollows so a fallen egg would most likely be damaged. but if you do hatch a lorikeet from personal experience it's best to start with a 50/50 mix of hand rearing formula and lorikeet wet mix. at about 6 weeks start to decrease the amount of hand rearing formula that's used until it's just the lorikeet wet mix, you can also start offering the wet mix still in the dish to see if it's interested in self feeding a bit. 7 weeks start offering dry lorikeet mix, fruits, veggies and native flowers.

 

[Nats Chickens]

It's most likely a pigeon or dove egg as lorikeets nest high in tree hollows so a fallen egg would most likely be damaged. but if you do hatch a lorikeet from personal experience it's best to start with a 50/50 mix of hand rearing formula and lorikeet wet mix. at about 6 weeks start to decrease the amount of hand rearing formula that's used until it's just the lorikeet wet mix, you can also start offering the wet mix still in the dish to see if it's interested in self feeding a bit. 7 weeks start offering dry lorikeet mix, fruits, veggies and native flowers.

Thank you sooooo much!

 

[itspebbl]

How's the egg, Nat?

 

[Nats Chickens]

Good!

 

[itspebbl]

Any development?

 

[Nats Chickens]

I am going to candle it tonight!