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Post by macawvic on Jan 13, 2005 9:32:36 GMT 10
Hi everyone,
I am afraid that I have some bad news. The possible pied eckie chick did not make it. :-( The stress of having being beaten by his parents and being pulled for handrearing was too much stress for the chick. He died this morning.
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Post by lovemytiels on Jan 13, 2005 9:52:24 GMT 10
Hi I am so sorry to hear that the baby died. While I don't know much about the birds you are h/rearing I have been following your progress. What a bugger.  poor baby. Hope that this does not make you too sad. Cheers Anna |
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Post by hillcresttiels on Jan 13, 2005 10:59:52 GMT 10
I'm also very sad for you chin up!
Frank
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Post by jill on Jan 13, 2005 11:00:59 GMT 10
So sorry for your loss..It's heart breaking to loose them..
warmest regards
Jill
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Post by macawvic on Jan 13, 2005 12:35:05 GMT 10
Thanks everyone for your well wishes. Like most on this forum the loss of any bird, be it a canary or a macaw, is always a sad event. However, I've learnt that I will need to pull all chicks by 3 weeks of age from this particular pair of eckies, before the chicks start pinning.
On a lighter note, the parents of this deceased chick has started nesting again. The hen has been looking heavy for the last week now (may be another reason why she started plucking the chick) so may expect more eggs in a few weeks. Hopefully the chicks produced will also exhibit the toe markings.
Thanks for all your well wishes again.
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Post by SunConure on Jan 13, 2005 13:26:50 GMT 10
sorry to hear about your loss macawVic its so sad to loss any animal no matter what it is fish,mouse,rat or bird. i hope you have better luck with her next clutch.
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Post by AussieBirds on Jan 13, 2005 18:25:39 GMT 10
We all share you sorow macawVIC there is nothing worse than loosing a baby especially one that has been beaten up and you set your self to try to pull it through.
John
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Post by Smiley on Jan 13, 2005 19:35:24 GMT 10
Oh NO !!!!!  Poor little guy...Good bye Natalie |
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Post by pollyparrot on Jan 14, 2005 6:13:17 GMT 10
iam soo sorry its so hard to loose any bird
((((( hugs))))))
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Post by chickabee on Jan 14, 2005 7:05:25 GMT 10
no it's not easy at all to loose a chick, we have all been there and I can tell you we know exactly how you feel, but a good thing is you can now look forward, to see what this pair will produce for you and you are now VERY awear to keep a keen eye on them  Sorry for your loss Chin up Debs |
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Post by jeremy on Jan 14, 2005 10:19:05 GMT 10
I am very sorry to hear your loss MacawVIC, i was interested to see what colour the baby was going to turn out but hopefully the next clutch will have possible pied chicks.
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Post by macawvic on Jan 15, 2005 6:07:45 GMT 10
Thank you everyone for all your kind words and well wishes. I reall do appreciate it.
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Post by parrotpotential on Jan 15, 2005 8:54:52 GMT 10
I am so sorry to hear this, it is just so hard to bear sometimes isn't it. Big hugs.
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poor baby. Hope that this does not make you too sad. Cheers Anna
Poor little guy...Good bye 