Jayson_Black
New member
- Jan 20, 2018
- 29
- 9
- Parrots
- 2x Eclectus-bonded Pair, 1 x Eclectus Chick (Hand Rearing from Incubation) (Male). 3X Cockatiel (2 of them hand reared from 4 weeks), 1 X Australian Magpie (reared from Fledgling), 2 X Budgie (Hand re
Hello everyone. Could someone please tell me specifically how much weight a baby Eclectus Hatchling Should weight and how much it should gain.
I wasn't sure if the egg would hatch or if it would have problems because of incorrect temperature. I didn't trust the Thermostat in the incubator and was afraid it was too cold.
Fortunately the Baby Hatched Right on time. Almost to the hour. So my fears about the Incubator were unfounded.
In the excitement of the new Eclectus Hatching I forgot to weigh the baby. The next morning at 4am, I again forgot to weigh the baby (sleepy). However, today I did weigh the baby at 4am (with emptied crop of course) and we have 21 grams. How does that sound? I will report back with the next few weigh ins. The baby has definitely grown quite a bit though. There is no way it would fit back in the same sized egg anymore. lol.
I would also love to know how much a healthy Hatchling should be gaining each day.
This is my first Parrot I have reared from actual Hatching and Artificial incubation and am struggling to find useful or reliable information on this topic specifically related to Eclectus.
It would seem that I may need to purchase a book or two as the information does not seem to be freely available on this part of rearing from hatching.
Don't fret though, I have plenty of experience rearing other parrots and birds, albeit from an older age including Wild Birds/rescues. Apart from forgetting to weigh baby the first two mornings, everything is going well. He/She has plenty of energy, good color skin. Temps and RH% are pretty good.
Thank you
Born 4th of December between 5 and 8 am. From External pip to unzipping ~12 hours. Weight unknown.
5th Dec: ???
6th Dec: 21g
I wasn't sure if the egg would hatch or if it would have problems because of incorrect temperature. I didn't trust the Thermostat in the incubator and was afraid it was too cold.
Fortunately the Baby Hatched Right on time. Almost to the hour. So my fears about the Incubator were unfounded.
In the excitement of the new Eclectus Hatching I forgot to weigh the baby. The next morning at 4am, I again forgot to weigh the baby (sleepy). However, today I did weigh the baby at 4am (with emptied crop of course) and we have 21 grams. How does that sound? I will report back with the next few weigh ins. The baby has definitely grown quite a bit though. There is no way it would fit back in the same sized egg anymore. lol.
I would also love to know how much a healthy Hatchling should be gaining each day.
This is my first Parrot I have reared from actual Hatching and Artificial incubation and am struggling to find useful or reliable information on this topic specifically related to Eclectus.
It would seem that I may need to purchase a book or two as the information does not seem to be freely available on this part of rearing from hatching.
Don't fret though, I have plenty of experience rearing other parrots and birds, albeit from an older age including Wild Birds/rescues. Apart from forgetting to weigh baby the first two mornings, everything is going well. He/She has plenty of energy, good color skin. Temps and RH% are pretty good.
Thank you
Born 4th of December between 5 and 8 am. From External pip to unzipping ~12 hours. Weight unknown.
5th Dec: ???
6th Dec: 21g