silent187
207 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:01 PM
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ok i have some squeaks and one of them is way way huger and the other one lil im guessing they havent fed him well what should i do so the other gets fed... i already removed the older one but after it got fed and i gave the parents more food so they'd feed other one but they didnt so what should i do???
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TT
GOLD MEMBER
179 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:06 PM
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You will always have one strong squab then the other, Check his crop, Is he getting any food at all maybe half full,
If so i would worry to much, and just keep a eye on him.
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silent187
209 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:07 PM
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u mean the thing that looks like a lil sac next to the neck or somewhere around there right???? and if hes not getting food whats next?
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TT
GOLD MEMBER
181 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:10 PM
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Ya bro, the sac that starts from below the beak to about his chest bone, if hes not getting any food at all, then you are going to have to take him in and feed him,
How old is the bird?
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silent187
211 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:12 PM
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dang imma have to say bout 4 days or so bearly opening eyes... or maybe older..????
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Santandercol
GOLD MEMBER
3422 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:14 PM
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You can also plug him full of peas a couple times daily,help him along.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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KiddenAround
236 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:17 PM
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I'm just wondering . . .
How many of these weaker birds are strong flyers or rollers, or does a slow start in life make a difference?
Seems to me that you wouldn't want to interfere -- if the feller doesn't make it, maybe he wasn't meant to make it.
You know the law of the jungle "only the strongest survive"?
Which ensures that your birds are the top of the line . . .
Have any of you made note of this?
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-- Laura
Professional Thrill Seeker
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silent187
212 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:18 PM
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if i feed him the food that the older birds eat is it good or can they choke or can something bad happen????
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Santandercol
GOLD MEMBER
3424 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:21 PM
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If it is only 4 days old best to grind some pellets up in the coffee grinder and mix it with a little warm water and use a plastic tipped ssyrringe to feed it.After a week old plain ol grain will suffice.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
Last Edited by on Nov 19, 2008 8:21 PM
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KiddenAround
237 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:21 PM
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Or is it that sometimes the birds lay an egg 2 or 3 days later, and then the first chick has a head start and covers up the 2nd chick?
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-- Laura
Professional Thrill Seeker
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Santandercol
GOLD MEMBER
3425 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:22 PM
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Often the hen will begin to incubate the 1st egg right away and that can cause one chick to be born sooner,yeah.Eggs are laid 2 days apart.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
Last Edited by on Nov 19, 2008 8:23 PM
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TT
GOLD MEMBER
182 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:23 PM
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It could also be new parents or just crappy breeders, No offense silent.
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silent187
213 posts
Nov 19, 2008
8:55 PM
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its kool i think their new thats why..
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roller alley
13 posts
Nov 19, 2008
9:05 PM
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thers is a couple of things you can do,some have been metioned.what also you can do is take this bird and stick it in another nest with a bird that has the same weight as he and put the other chick with the bigger one. so they match up to size, this has worked for me.do not let the bigger bird eat first remove him till the smaller one gets pumped first also if no fosters.
my foundation cock was one of these birds that i syringed for 2 weeks till it was ok.to bad he was lost, boy i miss him waaaa waaaaaa
thanks L.J
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mr.b.j
73 posts
Nov 21, 2008
5:46 PM
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u gone always get 1 squob bigger than the other, cuz 1 is born 1st, its nuttin rong just kick back let the parents do they job.
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Electric-man
2125 posts
Nov 21, 2008
6:34 PM
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Most of my breeders are older now and they know to just hover over the first egg without actually sitting on it. This should come natural to them as they get more mature and experienced. Most of my eggs hatch within 12 to 24 hrs of each other. Sometimes within just a few hours.
If not,you can also pull the first egg and put it in a dry cool place, out of the light, until the second one is laid, then return it. Make sure you turn it a couple of times a day until you put it back in.
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Val
Last Edited by on Nov 21, 2008 6:40 PM
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