[Bea]

I was thinking about it, and the only thing that Cookie and Bailee have been getting that none of the others have been is wet egg and biscuit food. Maybe with the moisture it's going off during the day and has caused their bacterial infection. I will just leave it dry for them now i think, and see if it makes a difference.

 

[Kirby]

Ohno Bea! Good thing you caught it right away

Hmm... that sure sounds like it may have something to do with it! I hope it helps by decreasing it...

Kirby

 

[Kfontan]

Sorry to hear Bea. It's a good thing that you were pro-active.

How long do they still need to eat the biscuit food?

By the way, Snickers looks very comfy amongst the eggs.

Hang in there.

Kathie

 

[Plukie]

Good call Bea!! That's what knowing your animals/birds is all about. I hope the antibiotics start to work really fast for them and little Snickers of course.

 

[xxxSpikexxx]

Good catch on the egg food, I sure those antibiotics will kick in soon

 

[Bea]

How long do they still need to eat the biscuit food?

They don't really need to eat it at all, it's just a good soft food which can make feeding bubs easier.

 

[Bea]

Here's Snickers latest photo, screaming for a feed from his mummy.

 

[xxxSpikexxx]

Very cute I remember Spike doing his static cry, I thought he was never going to stop Does Snickers do that yet?

 

[Laura]

They look so cute when there at this age like they have big goggles on

 

[Bea]

I have an announcement, Snickers had a little hiss today, lol!!

 

[Laura]

How cute!!!!! I can't believe he is already 8 days old, hurry up and grow baby we want to see what you will look like

 

[Plukie]

Awww, bless, he's said his first hiss!! It really doesn't seem like 8 days since the little fellow was hatched, he's doing really well. It's so good that you have loads of photos that you can look back on as well.

 

[Bea]

I have to say i noticed another change tonight. I was giving Cookie cuddles, and i could hear Bailee feeding Snickers. Inbetween the frenzied chirpchirpchirpchirpchirp's of feeding, he has changed his voice. He used to peep pathetically for more and now the sound he does resembles the radio static sound we hear in our freshly weaned baby tiels when we first bring them home.

 

[Kfontan]

Oh, so cute. When do the eyes open up?

 

[Kirby]

Awww! What a bitter sweet sound It is sooo cute! but after a while gets a tad bit annoying haha

Kirby

 

[Bea]

Well the eyes should be opening any day now, but i have to say i'm a bit worried.

To me, Snickers seems too small for his age compared to other photos i've seen of chicks the same age. Even from what i know from experience. Today Snickers is 9 days old, but as far as i can see there's little sign of pin feathers and his eyes aren't open yet. I first saw Bailee at 10 days old and he had his eyes open, a tiny crest popping through and a few pins showing up on his wings.

Also, for the last hour and a half Snickers has been screaming to be fed but hasn't been, and his crop is getting very close to empty now. I'm seriously considering setting up a homemade brooder and pulling him for handrearing. Cookie and Bailee seem slightly more sick since they've started on the antibiotics and i think they should have nothing to do but get better. What does everyone else think?

 

[Laura]

If he is not being feed you might not have a choice, no time is good but what a rotten time for Cookie and Bailee to be sick the poor things I do hope they get better soon, one good thing if you have to hand feed your off right now and home to monitor the situation which must be a relief for you, maybe Cookie and Bailee are just feeling to yucky right now to feed him maybe a little help would be good for them.

 

[Bea]

He has been fed by Cookie since i last posted, but i'm thinking that since Cooks and Bails aren't well i might still handrear the little fella.

I've set up a brooder by getting an old fish tank, filling it partially with water, sticking a water heater in there on the highest temperature, then wedging another container inside the fish tank. I've wrapped the whole lot up in towels, put wood shaving in the container and put a towel over the top. I'm still waiting to see just how warm it gets and how warm it stays, but at the moment it feels nice and toasty when i stick my hand in under the towel. Plus, i can adjust the temperature as Snickers grows which is good. If it doesn't get quite warm enough i'll buy a heat pad to stick on the side just for that little bit extra.

 

[xxxSpikexxx]

That is cute that he is starting to make his big bird noises But how will Snickers also get the medicine if Cookie or Bailee is not feeding him? If you can hand feed him, that would help them out. But I thought Snickers needed the medicine as well

 

[Bea]

He's been getting it for a few days, he doesn't seem to have anything the matter with his poops, they're very normal for a baby bird. I might mix some probiotics with his formula to boost his good bacteria. Antibiotics in such a small bird can wipe out all the good bacteria along with the bad.