I dont own any macaws but i was just wondering what temperature do you need to keep the chicks at when hand rearing from day one. Also i was wondering the same about budgies. Does anyone have charts for the 2 species also including how often to feed ( I know how much to feed is 10% of the body weight ).
Help with budgie and macaw chicks temperatures
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- 2 female budgies i have a green named tofu she is 1 years old(she turned one years old in April) and i have a blue budgie named sky she is the younger one she is younger then tofu by a few days
Newly hatched chicks need to be maintained at 95°F for the first week of their lives. After the first week, chicks can tolerate temperatures 5°F cooler for each week until they are four weeks old. In other words, one week old chicks can tolerate 90°F and two week old chicks can tolerate 85°F.
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AN-170/AN182: Care of Baby Chicks
University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension outreach is a partnership between state, federal, and county governments to provide scientific knowledge and expertise to the public. The University of Florida (UF), together with Florida A&M University (FAMU)...
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Tysm! Also, how would you know how thin or thick to keep the formula? And what would the humidity need to be? Also, I know that the formula starts off very thin and gets thicker as the chick gets older so that it can eventually be weaned. I have also seen something about the humidity being around 40-50% but I'm not sure, so I wanted to check with you guys. Thanks again!
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Im not going to even try breeding them right now, I know im not ready yet, im just curious and cant find the answers anywhere else so im asking you guys. I wouldnt try breeding parrots with such little knowledge, so much can go wrong and i know that. I have budgies but I let them breed if they want to, I dont interfere with it. If a chick is struggling, I leave it with the parents because I know i cant do anything and I think I should let them do it themselves. They are pets, not breeding pairs
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