Stunted or Petite?

[DYHWilson]

They should only become stunted due to poor husbandry. I have other problems with incubator hatching birds, though.

What kind of problems with incubator birds?

 

[Sandra Gibson]

I have an import DYH Amazon baby around 12-13 weeks old. Name is Wilson (W). W is an hanfed incubator baby from day one. I do not know her sex. I have W about 3 weeks. When W came to me her weight is 320 g, 30-32 cm long and eat some pellets and 20 cc formula twice a day. W was already fledged and can fly when she came to me.
Now W is 335 g also and she eats half cup fruit and vegetable and some cooked beans and cooked whole grain pasta and wallnuts and some pellets. Also consume 10 cc formula at afternoon and 20 cc formula before sleep. Sometimes she do not want afternoon formula. Now W is fully flighted and love to fly and start to say her name. W is playful, eating, poooing, flying and sleeping well. Everything seems normal.
But her weight is under average weights of DYH Amazons that written on forums and websites or articles. I do not know her peak weight before fledging and start to fly. I am worrying about this weight issue. Is W is underweight (stunted) or petite? Is W grow and gain weight more or stay at this weight and long?

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Wilson is Beautiful!

 

[Matto]

What kind of problems with incubator birds?

They're more likely to have behavioral problems later in life.

 

[Hawk12237]

I have an import DYH Amazon baby around 12-13 weeks old. Name is Wilson (W). W is an hanfed incubator baby from day one. I do not know her sex. I have W about 3 weeks. When W came to me her weight is 320 g, 30-32 cm long and eat some pellets and 20 cc formula twice a day. W was already fledged and can fly when she came to me.
Now W is 335 g also and she eats half cup fruit and vegetable and some cooked beans and cooked whole grain pasta and wallnuts and some pellets. Also consume 10 cc formula at afternoon and 20 cc formula before sleep. Sometimes she do not want afternoon formula. Now W is fully flighted and love to fly and start to say her name. W is playful, eating, poooing, flying and sleeping well. Everything seems normal.
But her weight is under average weights of DYH Amazons that written on forums and websites or articles. I do not know her peak weight before fledging and start to fly. I am worrying about this weight issue. Is W is underweight (stunted) or petite? Is W grow and gain weight more or stay at this weight and long?

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Beautiful DYH, looks quite healthy and in right plumage for being it's young age.
They'll bulk out as they age. Zons are actually prone to being on the high side of their average weight when they get older, and in some cases, over weight.
But you have a beauty there!

 

[camelotshadow]

I have not much experience with incubator birds but I did see one that was very slow & stunted for its age & I just had too many reservations about its future health & development. to put a deposit. So then Rio an adult in need of a home made his bows...though he does still not like hands & I so wanted to try a baby one day but they too don't all turn out to be cuddly angels anyway!!!

 

[melissasparrots]

Incubator hatched chicks can keep pace with the growth rate of parent raised chicks if the breeder knows what they are doing. Particularly in species with slower metabolisms like amazons. If exposed to other juveniles or adults while weaning and fledging, they are likely to turn out just fine. People can monumentally screw up incubator hatched chicks. But that doesn’t mean all or even most are substandard.

 

[Mockinbirdiva]

Incubator hatched chicks can keep pace with the growth rate of parent raised chicks if the breeder knows what they are doing. Particularly in species with slower metabolisms like amazons. If exposed to other juveniles or adults while weaning and fledging, they are likely to turn out just fine. People can monumentally screw up incubator hatched chicks. But that doesn’t mean all or even most are substandard.

I don't know if Lola was incubator hatched or not but the first time I saw her she was just 7 days old. I don't see any abnormal behavior with her. Her hormonal urges are quite tame. Of course she'd like to give me a good pinch or bite here and there but will also like a good skritch. Nice to have an amazon that's not out to kill me and will sing "Good morning to youuuuuuu" when I sing it to her in the mornings.