Hello everyone. Long story short, I have a newborn tiel that was rejected by its parents since day one and I have no options but to handfeed it (or euthanasia). I didn't really plan on this egg hatching. It is now almost 4 days old and I am trying to give it a fighting chance.
My main concerns right now are that it's just not growing, it's taking on air when feeding, and it's not able to stand/sit properly.
Balance issue: Particularly after it feeds and it's crop is full (full-ish? I have no idea if I'm giving it too much formula because the crop gets scary big), it will often roll on its back and have difficulty rolling back. When it's not on its back, it just lays down on his chest. During feeding time, it sits on its butt and extends the head up for feeding, but eventually loses balance and falls (usually on its back). Is this normal for a 4 day old?
Air bubbles: Regarding the bubbles on the crop I know about massaging to get it out, I'm just mentioning it for the sake of being thorough. I imagine the air on the crop also changes its center of gravity in a bad way because it's so light.
Weight: parents are a lutino mom at 90g and a normal grey father at 91g. At ~38 hours old it weighed 5g on the morning. I feel like it's too light. But maybe parents are feather(hah) weights as well?
Bedding material: I know about splay legs. But what bedding material should I use? I'm currently using a paper towel with the rougher side up, and it doesn't seem to give that much traction. But neither does a cloth towel. Honestly its legs are so stubby that they barely touch the ground when it is on its chest/stomach. Is splayed legs something to worry about at this stage?
Video is right before feeding, attached picture is after.
Any help/info appreciated!
My main concerns right now are that it's just not growing, it's taking on air when feeding, and it's not able to stand/sit properly.
Balance issue: Particularly after it feeds and it's crop is full (full-ish? I have no idea if I'm giving it too much formula because the crop gets scary big), it will often roll on its back and have difficulty rolling back. When it's not on its back, it just lays down on his chest. During feeding time, it sits on its butt and extends the head up for feeding, but eventually loses balance and falls (usually on its back). Is this normal for a 4 day old?
Air bubbles: Regarding the bubbles on the crop I know about massaging to get it out, I'm just mentioning it for the sake of being thorough. I imagine the air on the crop also changes its center of gravity in a bad way because it's so light.
Weight: parents are a lutino mom at 90g and a normal grey father at 91g. At ~38 hours old it weighed 5g on the morning. I feel like it's too light. But maybe parents are feather(hah) weights as well?
Bedding material: I know about splay legs. But what bedding material should I use? I'm currently using a paper towel with the rougher side up, and it doesn't seem to give that much traction. But neither does a cloth towel. Honestly its legs are so stubby that they barely touch the ground when it is on its chest/stomach. Is splayed legs something to worry about at this stage?
Video is right before feeding, attached picture is after.
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