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Hi from when do I start introducing soft foods and seeds to baby that stil on formula he has just turned 4 weeks and in great health.
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Thank you, do you think I must try with a few budgie seeds
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I saw him pecking at the pillow this morning that's why I thought he might he ready soon this is a exciting new milestone for us
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Great yes millet spray is actually a better option
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May I ask you a different question, can you maybe ask your breeder friend what's the bubbles inside a egg
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Yes, I found this part very exciting! I can't really remember when I started offering seeds to mine, but I think it was around four to five weeks old so very close to yours. Yes, I found the millet spray worked the best for mine until he finally learned what seeds were by about five or six weeks old. Yes, I can ask her what that means since unfortunately I don't know what that means.
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Newly layed egg that got cold found it in hen food bowl I placed it in the incubater and notice 3 small bubbles later that night it was about 8 bubbles after it warmed up. It's just strange like air pockets of small bubbles a hen that always Mayes fertile eggs
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Let me tell you why it was in food bowl, she was egg bound with that egg and really unwell thought she was going to die I had to remove her from cage and nest box she was so weak she passed out on my chest and vommiting and had black poop I really thought she was dying. I placed her in a smaller hospital cage and nursed her and kept her warm with brooder heat lamp anyway she recovered really fast and next morning I found that stuck egg in her food bowl.
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Oh, wow! Well, I'm glad that she made it through. My female cockatiel has been egg bound twice before, and it was really scary! So, I talked to my breeder friend, and she said that the reason there are bubbles is because they must have kicked the egg around. When that happens, the egg gets shaken and the chick inside will not grow if it was fertile. She said to just leave the egg with the mother anyway because if you take it away, she might lay more eggs which won't be healthy.
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The egg was not kicked she layed it in food bowl found it under seeds so it did have a soft landing
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That's the egg bound egg soft landing in seeds did not hit the bottom of the bowl because it was way above the bottom
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When the momma fell sick she and dad lost interest in eggs I tried twice since but she has no interest she is just tired and binge eating allot she is in recovery mode stil she is better but stil actually look like she might have a 5th egg inside I'm waiting for this egg she is in hospital cage where it's cozy, she always have 5 eggs, the 4 eggs in incubater because it's freezing here and no parent wants to keep them warm.
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Thank you, I really hope there is atleast one that makes it I'm waiting patiently because I don't feel they really started the incubating process with the first 3 prob waited for all the eggs to be layed first. 2 9f the eggs looks abit infertile but I could be wrong because they really only got real heat from the 16aug when I placed them into incubater so Wil wait til day 7
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Wow that's exciting I have become rather obsessed with the eggs now keep wondering what's going on inside its so tempting to candle them every day.
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