See introduction to Chick #3.
Date |
Day |
Weight |
Amt. Fed |
Diet |
Meds |
Remarks |
3/24 |
1 |
17.35 |
0.3cc |
Oatmeal w/ Bananas Applesauce and H2O |
Good fecal just before feeding. Great feeding response (F.R.). |
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| 0.4 |
" |
Sm.fecal, good F.R., vocal |
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| 0.7 |
" |
Lg.fecal, very hungry, vocal |
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| 0.7 |
" |
No defecation, Exl. F.R. |
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| 0.8 |
" |
Lg. fecal, Exl. F.R. |
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| 1.0 |
" |
Good fecal, Exl. F.R., very vocal |
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3/25 |
2 |
19.0 |
0.9 |
" |
Added small H2O for Ý humidity (skin a little dry) |
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| 1.0 |
" |
Dropped temp 1°F Seemed warm |
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| 0.8 |
" |
Good at 95°F. Very active. |
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| 1.0 |
" |
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| 1.1 |
" |
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| 1.3 |
" |
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| 1.3 |
" |
becoming very responsive to my voice |
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| 1.4 |
" |
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| 3/26 |
3 |
18.2 |
1.5 |
" |
Good hydration. |
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| 1.5 |
" |
Hungry |
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| 1.0 |
Macadamia/sunflower broccoli/carrot formula |
Seemed chilled, Ý temp. to 96°F. Diet given thin. |
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| 1.1 |
" |
Diet a little thicker. Passing formula very well. |
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| 1.5 |
" |
Diet a little thicker. |
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| 1.7 |
" |
Seems to get too hot when temp. is set at 96°F, ß to 95.5°F. |
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| 1.9 |
macadamia/sunflower, broccoli, carrots, and sweet potato |
Removed dish w/ wet towel. |
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3/27 |
4 |
18.3 |
2.0 |
" |
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| 2.2 |
" |
hungry, wanted more but crop full |
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| 2.1 |
" |
gave 0.4 H2O between feedings. |
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| 2.5 |
" |
holding head up well. |
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| 2.6 |
" |
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| 3/28 |
5 |
20.0 |
3.0 |
" |
chick warm ß to 94°F |
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| 3.0 |
" |
Ý back to 95°F |
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| 3.3 |
monkey chow form. (½) + mac/sunflower form. (½) |
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| 3.5 |
" |
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| 3.7 |
" |
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| 3/29 |
6 |
22.9 |
4.0 |
" |
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| 4.0 |
" |
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| 4.5 |
" |
put in sm. dish with wet towel for humidity due to dry skin. |
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| 4.7 |
" |
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| 5.0 |
" |
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| 5.0 |
" |
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| 3/30 |
7 |
28.1 |
5.0 |
" |
ß temp to 94°F |
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| 5.0 |
" |
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| 5.4 |
" |
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| 5.5 |
" |
eye opening becoming obvious. |
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| 5.5 |
" |
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| 6.0 |
" |
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| 3/31 |
8 |
33.3 |
6.0 |
" |
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| 6.0 |
" |
ß to 93°F due to temp Ý back to 95-95.5°F when set at 94°F. |
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| 6.2 |
" |
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| 6.5 |
" |
Ý temp back to 95°F |
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4/1 |
9 |
39.4 |
7.0 |
" |
very sensitive to touch, jumpy. |
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| 7.5 |
" |
eye slit more prominent |
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| 8.0 |
" |
Rt. Eye slightly open. |
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| 8.0 |
" |
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| 8.0 |
" |
continue to have small dish of H2O for humidity |
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4/2 |
10 |
44.0 |
9.0 |
" |
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| 9.0 |
" |
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| 9.5 |
" |
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| 10.0 |
" |
seems to have slight redness around nares. |
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4/3 |
11 |
51.8 |
10.0 |
" |
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| 1.0 H2O |
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| 10.0 |
" |
eyes _ open |
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| 10.5 |
" |
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| 1.0 H2O |
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| 10.5 |
" |
toes starting to uncurl |
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4/4 |
12 |
58.9 |
11.0 |
" |
eyes ½ open |
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| 11.0 |
" |
ß temp. to 93°F |
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| 11.0 |
" |
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| 1.0 H2O |
" |
lump of formula in crop even though form. is relatively thin. |
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| 11.0 |
" |
for most part, continues to empty crop completely in 5 hours on 11.0 cc formula. |
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4/5 |
13 |
64.1 |
11.5 |
" |
bird spooks very easily. Gives an alarm call at first touch. |
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| 11.5 |
" |
eyes ¾ open. Can see fat deposits under skin. feather tracts on wings very prominent. |
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| 12.0 |
" |
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| 12.0 |
" |
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| 4/6 |
14 |
71.7 |
12.0 |
" |
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| 12.5 |
" |
feather tracks on wings prominent |
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| 12.5 |
" |
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| 13.0 |
" |
toes ½ way uncurled. |
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4/7 |
15 |
79.9 |
13.0 |
" |
feathers starting to emerge - wing |
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| 13.0 |
" |
toes » ¾ way open. |
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| 14.0 |
" |
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| 14.0 |
" |
feather tracts visible on top of head, upper legs & back. Eye fully open. |
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4/8 |
16 |
88.1 |
14.0 |
" |
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| 14.0 |
" |
ß temp. To 92°F |
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| 14.0 |
" |
Fecal cult. due to | still very sm. amt. of food in crop. \ thinned form. slightly for this feeding. | |||
| 2.5 H2O |
" |
yellow stains on towel Neg. | crop still » _ - unusual. Last defecation thicker than usual even though last formula was thin. No behavior changes. | |||
| 6.0 |
" |
Ý back to 93°F |
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4/9 |
17 |
100.4 |
2.0 H2O |
" |
1-1.5cc food left in crop. Gave H2O to flush. |
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| 14.0 |
" |
crop empty - very hungry. |
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| 15.0 |
" |
no yellow stains in defecation. |
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| 15.0 |
" |
feathers emerging on wings and top of head. |
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| 2.0 H2O |
" |
crop » ¼ food left \ gave H20 |
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4/10 |
18 |
108.7 |
10.0 |
" |
still some food in crop - not much thinned formula considerably. |
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| 16.0 |
" |
crop completely empty. |
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| 15.0 |
" |
ß temp. 92°F |
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| 17.0 |
" |
crop completely empty. Has good foot stomping action. |
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| 17.5 |
" |
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| 4/11 |
19 |
115.6 |
18.0 |
" |
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| 18.0 |
" |
ß temp. 91°F |
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| 18.0 |
" |
started leaving lid partly opened, spooks easily if he can’t see as he’s being moved. |
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| 18.0 |
" |
feet darkening, toes almost completely uncurled. |
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4/12 |
20 |
126.0 |
19.0 |
" |
crest feathers emerging. |
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| 19.0 |
" |
feathers emerging on upper legs |
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| 19.0 |
" |
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| 3.0 H2O |
" |
still had » 4cc left in crop \ gave H2O |
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| 19.0 |
" |
feathers around crop emerging. sm.. amt. food left in crop. |
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4/13 |
21 |
138.0 |
20.0 |
" |
crop completely empty. |
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| 19.0 |
" |
ß temp. to 90°F |
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| 20.0 |
" |
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| 3.0 H2O |
" |
had sm.. "lump" of formula in crop |
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| 20.0 |
" |
feathers emerging along backbone. Toes uncurled. More feathers on head. |
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4/14 |
22 |
151.9 |
21.0 |
" |
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| 5.0 H2O |
" |
had small "lump" of food \ gave H2O. |
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| 21.0 |
" |
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| 21.0 |
" |
wings covered w/ pin feathers |
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| 21.0 |
" |
Ý temp. to 91°F. Spooks easily. |
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4/15 |
23 |
159.4 |
22.0 |
" |
stands up when upset |
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| 22.0 |
" |
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| 22.0 |
" |
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| 5.0 H2O |
" |
crop £ ½ full \ gave H2O. Feces thicker than usual. Chick not as warm to touch as usual \ Ý temp. to 91°F |
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4/16 |
24 |
165.6 |
23.0 |
" |
got out of bowl overnight. |
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| 23.0 |
" |
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| 24.0 |
" |
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| 4/17 |
25 |
174.5 |
24.0 |
" |
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| 25.0 |
" |
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| 25.0 |
" |
ß temp. to 90°F |
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| 24.0 |
" |
passing food well. |
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4/18 |
26 |
187.3 |
26.0 |
" |
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| 26.0 |
" |
ß temp. to 89°F |
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| 26.0 |
" |
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| 4/19 |
27 |
195.2 |
27.0 |
" |
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| 27.0 |
" |
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| 27.0 |
" |
ß temp. to 88°F |
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4/20 |
28 |
199.5 |
28.0 |
" |
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| 28.0 |
" |
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| 28.0 |
" |
got out of bowl (medium crock) walks when out of bowl. |
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4/21 |
29 |
211.2 |
29.0 |
" |
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| 29.0 |
" |
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| 29.0 |
" |
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| 4/22 |
30 |
222.1 |
30.0 |
" |
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| 30.0 |
" |
brooder alarm went off (set at 90°F) even though brooder has been set at 87°F this a.m. |
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| 30.0 |
" |
the temp. Ý in p.m. had to open side panel to ß temp. to 87°F. |
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4/23 |
31 |
228.2 |
31.0 |
" |
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| 31.0 |
" |
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| 31.0 |
" |
took humidity bowl out. |
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4/24 |
32 |
240.1 |
32.0 |
" |
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| 32.0 |
" |
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| 32.0 |
" |
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| 4/25 |
33 |
242.5 |
33.0 |
" |
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| 35.0 |
" |
tail feathers emerging |
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| 35.0 |
" |
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| 4/26 |
34 |
261.2 |
35.0 |
" |
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| 37.0 |
" |
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| 40.0 |
" |
ß temp. to 86°F. passing food well. |
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4/27 |
35 |
274.3 |
40.0 |
" |
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| 40.0 |
" |
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| 40.0 |
" |
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| 4/28 |
36 |
287.9 |
40.0 |
" |
ß temp. to 85°F. passing food well. |
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| 40.0 |
" |
ß temp. to 84°F |
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| 40.0 |
" |
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| 4/29 |
37 |
300.6 |
40.0 |
" |
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| 40.0 |
" |
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| 35.0 |
" |
Formula on inside of brooder, occurred btwn 9:00 & 10:00. At 9:00 bird had » 5cc in crop \ don’t know why it would have slung formula. Crop empty at 10:00. Thinned form. & fed 35 cc. |
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4/30 |
38 |
292.9 |
40.0 |
" |
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| 40.0 |
" |
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| 40.0 |
" |
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| 5/1 |
39 |
305.9 |
40.0 |
" |
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| 40.0 |
" |
ß temp. To 82°F |
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| 40.0 |
" |
has been getting out of bowl on occasion, \ removed bowl. |
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5/2 |
40 |
313.7 |
42.0 |
" |
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| 43.0 |
" |
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| 45.0 |
" |
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| 5/3 |
41 |
332.1 |
45.0 |
" |
covered in pin feathers |
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| 45.0 |
" |
ß temp. to 80°F |
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| 45.0 |
" |
observed preening it’s leg. |
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5/4 |
42 |
321.5 |
45.0 |
" |
a lot more feces than usual overnight » 0.5cc form. on inside walls. Bird seems OK. Ý temp. to 83°F |
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| 45.0 |
" |
vet recommends culturing feces & formula due to regurgitation. |
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| 45.0 |
" |
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| 5/5 |
43 |
341.0 |
45.0 |
" |
feathers emerging from sheaths. ß temp. To 82°F. |
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| 45.0 |
" |
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| 47.0 |
" |
took two cultures of crop. |
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5/6 |
44 |
345.6 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
preens well |
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| 50.0 |
" |
preening sheaths. |
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5/7 |
45 |
351.2 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 5/8 |
46 |
364.7 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
diet culture - pseudomonus sp., vet. - no rx due to bird looking great. |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 5/9 |
47 |
373.5 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 5/10 |
48 |
384.6 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 5/11 |
49 |
382.6 |
50.0 |
" |
having some trouble zeroing out scale. Formula may have been too thin yesterday. Made thicker today. |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 5/12 |
50 |
401.9 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
mostly feathered. |
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| 50.0 |
" |
moved to tub - heating pad in a/c |
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5/13 |
51 |
409.9 |
50.0 |
" |
no heating pad - gets too warm. |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 5/14 |
52 |
420.0 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 5/15 |
53 |
426.6 |
50.0 |
" |
thermo-regulating well - not using any heat source. |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 5/16 |
54 |
440.4 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 5/17 |
55 |
451.7 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 45.0 |
" |
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| 5/18 |
56 |
454.7 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 55.0 |
" |
started giving bread sticks |
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5/19 |
57 |
462.3 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 55.0 |
" |
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| 5/20 |
58 |
472.4 |
50.0 |
" |
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| 55.0 |
" |
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| 50.0 |
" |
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| 5/21 |
59 |
474.6 |
55.0 |
" |
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| 55.0 |
" |
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| 55.0 |
" |
tries to perch on finger & climb out. |
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5/22 |
60 |
486.3 |
55.0 |
" |
started giving fruits and veggies. |
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| 55.0 |
" |
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| 55.0 |
" |
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| 5/23 |
61 |
484.3 |
55.0 |
" |
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| 55.0 |
" |
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| 55.0 |
" |
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| 5/24 |
62 |
494.1 |
55.0 |
" |
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| 60.0 |
" |
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| 60.0 |
" |
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| 5/25 |
63 |
505.4 |
60.0 |
" |
standing to pick at food more, esp. bread sticks. |
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| 60.0 |
" |
enjoyed cantaloup. |
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| 55.0 |
" |
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| 5/26 |
64 |
515.0 |
60.0 |
" |
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| 60.0 |
" |
. |
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| 60.0 |
" |
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| 5/27 |
65 |
515.1 |
45.0 |
" |
lost interest in syringe feeding |
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| 60.0 |
" |
exc. feeding response this time |
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| 45.0 |
" |
started to climb out of tub. Flapping wings a lot. Lost interest in syringe. |
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5/28 |
66 |
511.5 |
41.0 |
" |
total lack of int. in syringe after 40cc |
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| 50.0 |
" |
total lack of int. in syringe after 50cc |
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| 60.0 |
" |
hungry! Picking at solids more - likes apples & broccoli. |
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5/29 |
67 |
518.9 |
45.0 |
" |
lost int. In syringe feeding |
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| 55.0 |
" |
ate well |
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| 37.0 |
" |
refused after 37cc |
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5/30 |
68 |
511.3 |
37.0 |
" |
refused after 37cc |
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| 60.0 |
" |
is starting to climb. Started leaving overnight. |
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| 50.0 |
Feeding all types of fruits/veg., shelled sunflower, cracked nuts, Mazuri pellets, bread sticks, soaked MC, 3 bowls full/day. | Feed bowl removed over night. |
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5/31 |
69 |
514.4 |
60.0 |
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| 40.0 |
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| 45.0 |
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| 6/1 |
70 |
506.0 |
60.0 |
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| 60.0 |
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| 45.0 |
ate fair, stops a lot |
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6/2 |
71 |
511.5 |
42.0 |
ate well but shut down early |
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| 60.0 |
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| 40.0 |
doesn’t like me- tongued it & spit out |
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6/3 |
72 |
502.0 |
38.0 |
only gave F.R. for 2 then tongued rest |
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| 30.0 |
great F.R. |
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| 38.0 |
ate good at first then slowed |
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6/4 |
73 |
501.0 |
38.0 |
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| 40.0 |
reduce noon feeding |
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| 40.0 |
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| 6/5 |
74 |
499.0 |
28.0 |
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| 30.0 |
F.R. for a short time |
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| 45.0 |
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| 6/6 |
75 |
500.0 |
35.0 |
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| 30.0 |
good F.R. but also playing w/ food |
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| 45.0 |
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| 6/7 |
76 |
491.1 |
60.0 |
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| 30.0 |
eating well out of a.m. pan |
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| 30.0 |
gave dish overnight w/ dry MC, Mazuri pellets, sunflower, nuts. |
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6/8 |
77 |
484.2 |
50.0 |
ate OK, weight down |
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| 27.0 |
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| 50.0 |
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| 6/9 |
78 |
493.0 |
10.0 |
Poor FR, tried feeding MC - no go. |
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| 10.0 |
starting to get powder down |
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| » 35.0 |
took quickly then "shut off" |
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6/10 |
79 |
487 |
1 MC soaked |
absolutely no interest in syringe. Took the hand feeding of MC well. |
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| ¾ MC |
discontinue noon feeding. |
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| 49.0 |
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| 6/11 |
80 |
494 |
27.0 |
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| 45.0 |
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| 6/12 |
81 |
499 |
30.0 |
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| 60.0 |
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| 6/13 |
82 |
498 |
40.0 |
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| 60.0 |
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| 6/14 |
83 |
507.8 |