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Ok guys, new eggs hatched; One lived and one died
Topic Started: Jan 16 2010, 10:43 PM (1,158 Views)
Crazy Bird Lady


Well, the bub fed well overnite, I was up 4 times at least. This am tho, he seems to not want to gape, so I switched him back to straight electorlyte and now added the antibiotic to it. So the water he is getting for his formula is pedialyte laced with amoxitex. If he starts to gape well again, I will switch to DISTILLED water as I think my water here is just crap for bubs, because NO matter WHAT I do, they all get sick. I have fresh formula, frozen, I wash utensils with soap and bleach and let them dry in between, I dont touch the bub with my hands and if I have to move it to new bedding, I grab ahold of the long feathers on the back so I dont transfer bacteria to the bird.

Always a struggle, I hope it makes it tho. Would be nice to see it grow and color up and have a young sibling for booboo to hang with.
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Fingers and toes crossed for you maryann, I hope you know that you are doing ALL that can be done and then some
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Well, I just fed him and he gaped, so the meds must be working. I hope the little guy makes it. He is teeny weeny super cute.
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I have no idea what a slang name for a 10 cents piece would be.

Just call him "ten cent." ha ha
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How is teeny weeny doing today, that is what i will call him until you name him
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He is doing well, gaping this am, in the nite, he is tired and tells me to f-o and let him slep, its like pulling teeth to get him to eat. But in the morn, as soon as he hears the towel move or the vibration, he is gaping :) Will load pics later.
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wow little teeny weeny has an attitude, that will serve him well, shows he is a fighter
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CBL,
I don't think the zebs parents feed at night. Maybe that's why he doesn't like to eat and prefers to sleep.
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Excellent, then I will sleep with him instead lol, thanks. :) He seems to be growing now a bit, I see a tidge bigger crop now. I will take a pic of him at the same position on my hand to compare.
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Check out the sunken spot over booboos right eye. that is the only lasting damage, like a compressed skull fracture that the feathers will cover, he is feathering up nicely and is white as the driven snow. :)

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Edited by Crazy Bird Lady, Jan 18 2010, 06:48 PM.
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