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Help please!
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:21 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
my baby hatched yesterday and the hen still hasnt fed it.
is this normal??
what can i do?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:26 pm
by julie
What makes you think it hasn't been fed? if it comes down to it you may need to pull it out and hand feed.
Have you put heaps of fruit and veg in for the hen?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:29 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
the crop is completly empty.
and she gets heaps of veggies and fruit.
im going to check on the baby again soon
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:32 pm
by julie
can you hear the chic making noises like it needs to be fed? is the hen in with the chic?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:56 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
she is in with it but its crying
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:06 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
just checked on it, it has been fed a little bit but its still crying
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:51 am
by julie
do you have all the gear you need ready if you do need to pull the baby out?
Hopefully you wont need to but it would be handy to have everything ready incase.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:22 am
by Fah
I regularly heard some clutches of my IRNs crying through parts of the day even though they were getting fed, so many sure the bird is looking quite empty quite regularly before doing anything too drastic as you may just be giving yourself ALOT of work to do.
I would say try checking 3 times a day (or as many as feasible without disturbing the adults too much). This will give you a good idea on when they are feeding it and how much etc.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:38 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
i have all the things if i need to hand raise.
the baby has grown a bit and looks healthy and looks like its being fed enough.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:15 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
my baby died
i feel like i have failed it