. When i took him to the vet they said he was very skinny, but reasonably healthy.Help pls
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Help pls
Hi i have a 5 week old IRN, i had to remove it from the nesting box because the parent weren't feeding them, we had 2 but the other one died, i was just wondering if anyone can tell me how much a baby ringneck at this age should weigh?? he eats about 8ml of formula every feed, i have been looking after him since monday but he is still difficult to feed . When i took him to the vet they said he was very skinny, but reasonably healthy.
. When i took him to the vet they said he was very skinny, but reasonably healthy.Re: Help pls
The amount you are feeding sounds pretty good and that should be every 4 to 5 hours from morning to night. Last feed around 10pm first feed around 6am.
I dont generally hand raise but was in your situation as well and had to pull 2 chicks from the nest the third one unfortunately died before I pulled them. They were 28 and 29 days. The youngest weighed 59g and the oldest 93g when I brought them inside. Now at 5 weeks (34+35 days) on the youngest weighs 99g and the oldest 130g. I feed them both about the same amount you are feeding yours.
I guess this shows there can be variation. Both these chicks are healthy and not skinny at all.
I dont generally hand raise but was in your situation as well and had to pull 2 chicks from the nest the third one unfortunately died before I pulled them. They were 28 and 29 days. The youngest weighed 59g and the oldest 93g when I brought them inside. Now at 5 weeks (34+35 days) on the youngest weighs 99g and the oldest 130g. I feed them both about the same amount you are feeding yours.
I guess this shows there can be variation. Both these chicks are healthy and not skinny at all.
Re: Help pls
Thank you so much, i was a bit worried about his weight, my little guy weighs 91 grams at the moment, feel much better now 