Scale and Weight

apatrimo94

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Bartleby-Pearl Cockatiel
S'mores-Albino Parakeet
I finally got a scale to use to weigh my fids. Since it's my first time weighing them, I don't know their healthy weights. I'm hoping somebody could please help me with that :)

S'mores (American Parakeet) weighs 1/16 of a pound (1 oz)
Bartleby (Cockatiel) weighs 6/16 of a pound (6 oz)

Sooo, are they good? I think Bartleby is a bit overweight, because she's big and heavy compared to other tiels I've seen.
 

Spiritbird

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Tiels = 78 to 125 gm. Most common parakeet = 30 to 40 gm.

Best to weight after the morning poop bomb and before eating for accuracy.
 
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Ecclipse

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RIP Hugo (African Brown Headed Parrot) 2 years old, lil Rosie May (Lovebird)
Your lucky you can actually get an accurate reading - Rosie doesnt give the scale a chance - hahahaha. Going to get a perch to place on the scale and celotape her feet to it - joking!!!!!!! ;)
 

lisamarie973

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Maui - Male CAG (my baby) (Mom's babies) KiKi - Sun Conure, Fred & Wilma - Fisher Lovebirds, Gully,Sweetie,Baby - Cockatiels, Mork & Mindy - Zebra Finches Luna,Sky,Jilly - Budgies 16 Gouldian Finches
Tiels = 78 to 125 gm. Most common parakeet = 30 to 40 gm.

Best to weight after the morning poop bomb and before eating for accuracy.

Ok, S'mores is slightly underweight and Bartleby is way overweight. oh dear lord, lol.

Would you mind telling me where I could get such a scale? I would love to start monitoring Maui a little more closely, he appears to gain/lose fairly easily and quickly, judging by looks and feel of his keel bone. Right now, he seems to be down some, which upsets me, even though I know it's most likely due to his recent learned flying, I've been told if you can "feel" his keel bone, that that isn't good at all and right now, I CAN feel his keel bone. Some days he eats his formula really well and other days, not so much, but WILL eat a good helping of vegs and fruits and pellets. Other days, he just doesn't seem too interested in either.:11:
 

Mr.Darcy

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Hahn's macaw
I got a digital kitchen scale that measures both in ounces and grams. The smaller the bird the more accurate the grams would be. I got mine at Walmart, I think it was $20.00 ish....

Me and :green2:
 

antoinette

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Sunny South Africa !!!
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African "Grey"
"Mishka"
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7 Years old
Your lucky you can actually get an accurate reading - Rosie doesnt give the scale a chance - hahahaha. Going to get a perch to place on the scale and celotape her feet to it - joking!!!!!!! ;)


You joking Jessica I think not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is the only way you are going to weigh my niece.


Can you really picture Rosie May standing like this
Photo0464-1.jpg


Tell her to give Mishka a "Birdie Call" and she will talk her through it LoL
 
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Cowtown

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Abby 2 year old Female Eclectus & Solomon 12 year old Male CAG & Dickens 4 year old CAG.
Your lucky you can actually get an accurate reading - Rosie doesnt give the scale a chance - hahahaha. Going to get a perch to place on the scale and celotape her feet to it - joking!!!!!!! ;)


You joking Jessica I think not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is the only way you are going to weigh my niece.


Can you really picture Rosie May standing like this
Photo0464-1.jpg


Tell her to give Mishka a "Birdie Call" and she will talk her through it LoL

Nice scale.. I need to weigh Abby...
 

antoinette

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Jul 6, 2009
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Sunny South Africa !!!
Parrots
African "Grey"
"Mishka"
Male
7 Years old
Your lucky you can actually get an accurate reading - Rosie doesnt give the scale a chance - hahahaha. Going to get a perch to place on the scale and celotape her feet to it - joking!!!!!!! ;)


You joking Jessica I think not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is the only way you are going to weigh my niece.


Can you really picture Rosie May standing like this
Photo0464-1.jpg


Tell her to give Mishka a "Birdie Call" and she will talk her through it LoL

Nice scale.. I need to weigh Abby...

Get on the what are you waiting for
 

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