hello im new to this forum, my name is matthew ..
i recently got a baby B&G Macaw 28days old today. ive hand raised conures and fell confident i can handle this job the breeder answers all of my questions and is great but sometimes i feel like a worry wart and dont want to bug her lol. here is what i do and I'm just wondering is there room for improvement or am i good. to i weigh him or her each morning i was doing it after feedings i learned today to do 1 weight just first thing in the morning before feeding . today is the first day i did this so it will be a few days for me to have weights to compare. he or she is the biggest out of 3 and was the second to hatch. weight this morning was 672 grams and the crop was empty, he or she ate 80cc most times its 60cc and he or she gets feedings every 6 hours dose this seem good ? also the breeder told me to let the crop empty each time wich it has been or very close each time looking on the web tho ive seen that i should never do that unless its overnight? i mix food based on package and feed at 107 and we are usually finished its around 100 . please if u think there are pointers or something i should do different let me know . he or she is housed in a plastic tub with a heating pad covered by a towel on low and then there is also a heat lamp on top hooked to a thermostat incase we have a cold night ect it is set at 74 . her cage usually is a little higher i just put this on incase something happens i know it wont go bellow 74. thanks in advance and enjoy the pictures!
short story.
28 days old eating 60cc 4 times a day weighing 672grams
lettings crop get empty each time or very close. should i feed when crop is about 25% or keep it how it is.
i recently got a baby B&G Macaw 28days old today. ive hand raised conures and fell confident i can handle this job the breeder answers all of my questions and is great but sometimes i feel like a worry wart and dont want to bug her lol. here is what i do and I'm just wondering is there room for improvement or am i good. to i weigh him or her each morning i was doing it after feedings i learned today to do 1 weight just first thing in the morning before feeding . today is the first day i did this so it will be a few days for me to have weights to compare. he or she is the biggest out of 3 and was the second to hatch. weight this morning was 672 grams and the crop was empty, he or she ate 80cc most times its 60cc and he or she gets feedings every 6 hours dose this seem good ? also the breeder told me to let the crop empty each time wich it has been or very close each time looking on the web tho ive seen that i should never do that unless its overnight? i mix food based on package and feed at 107 and we are usually finished its around 100 . please if u think there are pointers or something i should do different let me know . he or she is housed in a plastic tub with a heating pad covered by a towel on low and then there is also a heat lamp on top hooked to a thermostat incase we have a cold night ect it is set at 74 . her cage usually is a little higher i just put this on incase something happens i know it wont go bellow 74. thanks in advance and enjoy the pictures!
short story.
28 days old eating 60cc 4 times a day weighing 672grams
lettings crop get empty each time or very close. should i feed when crop is about 25% or keep it how it is.
