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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:01 am
by Tyeman
hi anybody know how much a 7 week old irn should way and how much weight i should put on weekly

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:16 am
by Raja's_mom
The average weight for an indian ringneck is 115gr if your babie is being weaned it should not lose more than 5% of its weight if it does then you may have to handfeed a little longer.

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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:19 pm
by Tyeman
thanx for that

Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:05 am
by nil
an adult irn is about 115 gr, but a 7 weeks old is sure less,i dont know how much

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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:46 pm
by Tyeman
yeah at the moment she weighs about 100gr so i dont think i should be woried still having a bit of trouble weaning though she seems to nibble up all the pellets in to powder but not actually eat them and she is only cracking a few seeds loves her fruit and veges though

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:34 am
by pinkdevil
Have you tried offering soaked or sprouted seed?

She might take to that better than seed. :)

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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:37 pm
by Tyeman
yeah ive had normal seeds on the floore of the cage for her to peck at and its bowl full of soaked seeds hopfully she get used to it soon