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This forum is for advice about initial treatment given to your injured/sick bird until a qualified avian veterinarian is available.
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Urgent Pot belly baby
- Thread starter Xena
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Mockinbirdiva
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I have personally never hand raised cockatiels but have raised conures. Your chick looks to be at 14 days old. From what I can see by this cockatiel growth guide the rounded lower abdomen is normal. I do think your chick may be under weight a bit and looks to be due a feeding since the crop is empty. Do you have gram scales to weigh your baby? Are you hand feeding or are the parents feeding? Does it eat well, act normal? Always provide all the information you can regarding what the baby is being fed, housing, age of parents...etc. and we can be of more help.
Mockinbirdiva
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Sorry... forgot the link for you to watch the progression of the chick...
feistyfeathers.com
Cockatiel Growth Guide
Day 1 Chick doesn’t do much. It can’t hold it’s head up. Not a very strong feeding response. Down moist. Day 2 Has figured out where the food comes from. Stronger response.…
feistyfeathers.com
