Wow! Berry grew bigger without me even noticing!

[reeb]

So June is Berry's hatch month, and out of interest I decided to weigh her because I haven't done so in a few weeks.

When I last weighed her, she was pretty petite at 88 grams. Now she weighs 98 GRAMS! I had no idea how much she has grown! She's all grown up!

It's crazy how exponential it must have been - she was 10 grams lighter just 6-8 weeks ago. Crazy stuff!

Anyway, silly little thing to share haha.

 

[SailBoat]

Its those rapid growth moments, turn around and they're all ground-up!

 

[Amadeo]

When you see something everyday change tends to go unnoticed unless you use ways to measure it.
I don't really notice my own birds growing up until I look back at old photos, at which point I think "Wow, quite a change."

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

Wow...Berry could beat up on my little Beebs!

Last time he was weighed (at his CAV) he was also a petite little boy at 88g's. I REALLY need to get a scale for him and Amy.. Now I'm curious to see if he has put on a few g's himself




Jim

 

[reeb]

Wow...Berry could beat up on my little Beebs!

Last time he was weighed (at his CAV) he was also a petite little boy at 88g's. I REALLY need to get a scale for him and Amy.. Now I'm curious to see if he has put on a few g's himself




Jim

From my knowledge, females typically weigh more than males! I've also read that cockatiels can range in weight from 80g all the way up to 125g! So I think your little guy is perfectly healthy!

 

[Anansi]

They just grow up right before our eyes without us noticing, don't they?

My first true bird love was a cockatiel. But over the years (he passed in 2011) it has gotten easy to forget how truly little they are. 10g is a significant weight gain for a 'tiel, but my ekkies easily lose that much overnight... or gain up to twice that much after a good meal. Lol!

 

[Karlys]

I also find it crazy and fascinating how they can put on weight in what feels like overnight!

Our baby was 74 g when she came home to us. The Vet said that she was a little underweight but not enough to worry since she was a baby and that she should start gaining quickly now that she was home with us and didn't have other birds to compete with. He was right. In a week, she'd gotten up to 79 and now she's 82! You can definitely feel the difference in her chest/keel bone.

I totally also understand wanting to share everything and anything that's exciting about our birds on this forum. I can tell my friends or my mom something about Skye but, frankly, they don't get it or care as much as you guys do. I appreciate that they listen but, you know, it's not the same as talking to other Bird People lol.

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

Wow...Berry could beat up on my little Beebs!

Last time he was weighed (at his CAV) he was also a petite little boy at 88g's. I REALLY need to get a scale for him and Amy.. Now I'm curious to see if he has put on a few g's himself




Jim

From my knowledge, females typically weigh more than males! I've also read that cockatiels can range in weight from 80g all the way up to 125g! So I think your little guy is perfectly healthy!

Yes, BB's CAV said he is well in a "perfect" weight range for a 'teil


Jim

 

[GaleriaGila]

I'm a total weight geek. I have weight records wayyy back into the 90s (switching methods and tactics to cope with the Rb's whims)! It's such a great way to keep a nonintrusive eye on health and welfare. The latest... range is 228 - 242 grams, mean is 234. See? Pure nerrrrrrrd!