I really hope things start looking up for you. I am sure that the issues that we are having is also the humidity but also just the general weather as Srtiels has asked about. I'm curious though.. about barometric pressure.. or if that is what she is referring to besides humidity. I've never kept up on barometric pressures to see what is good or not.. but .. hmm.. just a thought I had this afternoon.
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I also wandered if maybe altitude might play a role? We're at higher altitude now then we ever were in CA.
On another note, I've got a concern. Bubbles first baby has been fully out of the egg for over 12 hrs. Hubby has hand fed him twice, since Fuzzy and Bubbles haven't fed her. But when I looked at her just now a tiny small piece of the yolk is hanging out, like she never absorbed that piece. What do I do about it? I don't want to burst it, but I don't know if after all this time he can absorb it?
On another note, I've got a concern. Bubbles first baby has been fully out of the egg for over 12 hrs. Hubby has hand fed him twice, since Fuzzy and Bubbles haven't fed her. But when I looked at her just now a tiny small piece of the yolk is hanging out, like she never absorbed that piece. What do I do about it? I don't want to burst it, but I don't know if after all this time he can absorb it?
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Keep an eye on the yolk. The risk of it out is that it can burst and that would shock the system and kill the little one. The umbilical opening was too wide and must not have closed properly.
As a last resort you may have to tie it (I use dental floss) off. If you have any human antibiotics in pill form (or even bird meds, even liquid like baytril), what I have done is crush a 1/2 one into powder and coated with a fine dusting the area after I tied it off.
As a last resort you may have to tie it (I use dental floss) off. If you have any human antibiotics in pill form (or even bird meds, even liquid like baytril), what I have done is crush a 1/2 one into powder and coated with a fine dusting the area after I tied it off.
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OK I'll tie it off this morning, I don't have antibiotics, I dumped all of hubby's old pills before we moved. Would putting peroxide on it to prevent infection help? I wont do that unless its OK, but I will tie it off. Little one is super active this morning and well fed, I feel better about leaving him alone through the night.
Completely forgot, I took pictures of Snowball's only baby this morning, he feeds well so that's encouraging. Eyes are open but the lil brat wouldn't open them for pictures. Weighs 14g with crop almost empty, not as heavy as I feel he should weigh but we can work on that.
Completely forgot, I took pictures of Snowball's only baby this morning, he feeds well so that's encouraging. Eyes are open but the lil brat wouldn't open them for pictures. Weighs 14g with crop almost empty, not as heavy as I feel he should weigh but we can work on that.
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I don't know, I will have to look it up and find out.
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