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turning the eggs during storage
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Storing parrot eggs for what? I am not sure what you mean.
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are you buying fertile parrot eggs to incubate? I am a little confused
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@ume we have been over this before in your previous thread. Incubating eggs and raising birds from day one is quite the task. One that we should leave to the professionals in circumstances that need it. I can only speculate the precision needed to undertake incubation.
Do you know how patient and precise you must be to feed a chick from hatching? It is so easy to cause aspiration, they are wiggling all over the place, and start getting cold quickly.
I really wish you would give up on the idea of egg incubation. I do not wish to upset you, but those cockatiels should still be with us here but they are not.
Raising chicks means that their lives are depending on us, and when we fail, they die.
Do you know how patient and precise you must be to feed a chick from hatching? It is so easy to cause aspiration, they are wiggling all over the place, and start getting cold quickly.
I really wish you would give up on the idea of egg incubation. I do not wish to upset you, but those cockatiels should still be with us here but they are not.
Raising chicks means that their lives are depending on us, and when we fail, they die.
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I dont know the context of this, but spare yourself the task of raising babies! As mentioned above, its really hard. I became the accidental mother after my girls eggs hatched when i was sure i swapped them all out to infertile ones and didnt bother candling. The baby was abandoned as it was her first one and i was devastated to see it on the other side of the cage like that. Hes going really strong but i made plenty of mistakes like wrong temp, underfeeding, overfeeding, wrong formula prep. The idea of having cute little hand raised babies is thrilling, but the cost of lost sleep, stress, spendings and panic attacks really is not worth it. Im not sure if you want to keep babies or sell them, but whatever youd be doing its not worth it. Only good scenario i can think of is if you work from home (not just during quarantine if you mean business) and get training from a vet and/or breeder. Either way, please reconsider breeding. If you want a hand raised baby, just buy one!
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My finches breed last year. We left them to be parent raised, but upended up with a 100% hatch rate of 5 chicks. All of them survived the first few weeks, and we ended up with lovely, friendly birds. One of them was even a rare mutation!
I wouldn't recommend hand raising birds from an egg. Even if I had all the time in the world to look after them, I wouldn't take any chances. The only things I would like to hatch are quail for the new aviary, but that is totally different, no formular etc. If you are really desperate to hatch something, maybe try poultry.
My finches breed last year. We left them to be parent raised, but upended up with a 100% hatch rate of 5 chicks. All of them survived the first few weeks, and we ended up with lovely, friendly birds. One of them was even a rare mutation!
I wouldn't recommend hand raising birds from an egg. Even if I had all the time in the world to look after them, I wouldn't take any chances. The only things I would like to hatch are quail for the new aviary, but that is totally different, no formular etc. If you are really desperate to hatch something, maybe try poultry.
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ScreamBuddies
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Congrats on the healthy babies, Ali!
This idea is really good. Poultry generally requires less care, as pretty much right after hatching they arent completely naked, can see, walk, eat and drink on their own and you pretty much just need a big box from ikea with all the equipment.(that i cant mention since i dont know that much) Theres also a bigger market for them! If you live in an area where farms are popular like me, youd get business left and right. But still, PLEASE, research, ask, watch videos, read books, get training. Its still live animals were talking about.
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OP will be moving half way across the world (soon/at some point in the not too distant future), instead of all this egg talk, best to invest time into figuring how to get their Senegal there, and working out quarantine etc. JMO.
OP will be moving half way across the world (soon/at some point in the not too distant future), instead of all this egg talk, best to invest time into figuring how to get their Senegal there, and working out quarantine etc. JMO.
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That will definitely be hard, moving on its own is difficult, let alone pets. Especially quite fragile and exotic pets. I never really researched long travels with birds, mostly cause im fine where i am, so i couldnt be of help
good luck to you and your babies, best of luck and tell us how it went! Stay safe at this dangerous time!Yes sorry, I had forgotten about that!
Just a point for the future though, if @ume really wants to hatch and raise from an egg when he has relocated, it would be a better alternative to parrots or other birds.
When the new aviary is completed, I plan to raise some small quail from the egg.
Sorry @ume , I didn't know that.
It would probably still be worth waiting to get another bird when you have relocated anyway. Bird shipping is very expensive, especially at the distance you are wanting to travel! You have to apply for a licence to move you bird from the UK government (assuming that is were you are going) and loads of other things. Most animals after getting of the plane/into the country, have to go through quarantine at the airport.
The guide below is something you really need to look into.
www.jamescargo.com
For the sake of your birds and your wallet, be patient, and wait until you move before you increase your collection. You already have some lovely birds, and I am sure they can keep you busy enough until you move.
It would probably still be worth waiting to get another bird when you have relocated anyway. Bird shipping is very expensive, especially at the distance you are wanting to travel! You have to apply for a licence to move you bird from the UK government (assuming that is were you are going) and loads of other things. Most animals after getting of the plane/into the country, have to go through quarantine at the airport.
The guide below is something you really need to look into.
Pet Birds - Bringing Your Pet Birds To The UK | James Cargo Services
Information on how to bring your pet birds to the UK.
For the sake of your birds and your wallet, be patient, and wait until you move before you increase your collection. You already have some lovely birds, and I am sure they can keep you busy enough until you move.
