caseyandmikey

Today my mother and I found a Robin egg in perfect condition under a bush. We brought it home and put it on some soft socks and under a lamp. I put a portable heater on high as I've read the incubation temperature is above 90 degrees. I have soft music playing and have my Grey away from the egg. Is there any chance for this fetus? I want to be sure I do everything possible to give it a fighting chance. If s/he does hatch..what should I do about feeding, care, etc? Any info would be appreciated. Thank you. what would be the safest and most efficient way to candle the egg? I couldn't see anything with one light. Would flashlights or candles be better? I watched a few videos and am having trouble understanding what each thing means. If there's red then the embryo died but if there's black it's alive? I'm sorry I am just confused and want to try to do the right thing. Thank you.

Dave, Thank you for your advice. Everything you said makes a lot of sense. He does have a lot of hours of playing on his play gym and flying around when we put some of the cats away. Now that the weather is nice we have begun taking him for stroller walks until we figure out his harness. Thank you again maybe switching cages is the best way to go

luvparrots and Jill, Thank you very much for your responses. I do try to have him with everyone for many hours every day. My room is really the pet hangout where the dogs,my mom and I stay with Mikey. When I am at school my mom comes in with the dogs and hangs out with him. He is almost never alone. The only problem with keeping him down all the time is the other pets. We have 5 cats and 2 dogs. Everyone does great with him except one cat seems to be too interested in him. Maybe within time we can get that cat better under control and move Mikey down. Thank you very much for the help.

You are such a beautiful grey Spock. I wish you nothing but the best. You are a little fighter and you will get well. You are all in my prayers.

I am sorry you are having this trouble. I wish I had some advice for you. I just want to be sure to wish you the best of luck. Do your best to stay strong and know that you are being a great parront to your baby. Try not to get discouraged. You are in my thoughts. Good luck

Every day when I come home from school I bring Mikey downstairs. His main cage is in my room and we have a smaller one in the living room for when he wants to be with the other pets. Today I had my mother try to get him to bring him down. When he refused to step up she tried leaving the room, bringing treats and even sitting in another part of the room ignoring him. The most he would do is fly around in circles refusing to land on her. My brother went up to try and got bit. Mikey is almost 7 months old and we have had him almost 2 months. About 2 weeks ago my mother was in the hospital for a week. Since she came home it seems like Mikey doesn't trust her any more. How can I get him to accept others and not just let me handle him? Are there any games or exercies I can do with my family and him to get Mikey to like them all? I thought I was doing well with keeping him social but I guess not as well as I thought. Any help would be appreciated I really don't want him to be a one person bird. Thank you. Casey

I am so sorry to hear this. I wish you the best of luck. Stay strong for your baby. You are in my thoughts.

Our power was out for about a day also from that storm. The house got pretty cold but Mikey was okay. Poor baby kept thinking it was night night time all the time because the sun never came up. I think your bird will be okay. Hopefully your power will be back soon also. Good luck and be careful 6 people have been killed by falling trees over the weekend.

Hey Jill I am sorry to hear of the trouble you are having with Harvey. Mikey is pretty bad with step up when he wants to be also. I have tried re training step up and down to him as if it is the first time everytime with red grapes cut in fours. Harvey doesn't go for that kind of stuff? Now I just keep my mouth shut and take the bites. I knew it would hurt but daaamn. Leaving the room is the only thing that works quickly and painlessly.Once my anger subsides I go back and simply ask him once more. Once he is close to the cage I make sure his feet are gripping me tightly and I try to make him feel a little unsteady as I put his beak to his perch which he then grabs quickly. I am sorry I don't have good advice but I do wish you the best of luck. Stay strong.

Aww Dee I am so happy for you. What a cute name for your baby. I wish you many many happy years with your sweetie. Congratulations you deserve this.

Some things that may help you are some foraging toys or babble balls. The babble balls come in animal sounds and human sounds that talk when they are played with. I know it doesn't help much. Whatever I give Mikey when I am leaving he drops it which makes me feel horrible but leaving him with these kinds of toys gives me hope that he is occupying himself. Half the time I run to see him when i'm home he's sleeping and I wake him up accidently and he's all "what are you so happy about? I'm trying to sleep" they do enjoy having some alone time it is important for them to learn how to be independent. Your doing great. Issac gets a lot of time with you and he's very loved.

I am so sorry you are going through this. You do so much good for others and deserve to have healthy fids. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Stay strong.

What a cute idea for a thread. Thank you for it Dave Dee that is wonderful I am so happy for you and wish you all the happiness in the world Joy is feeling Mikey's soft little head nuzzled under my neck as I carry him around the house.

They sure do lose a lot of downy feathers you are lucky to have help Xtreme575. They are very soft though. Everytime he pulls some off I say "baby fluff" I guess that has to stop if it lasts forever lol. Wow Jooles that is a lot of feathers they must be very pretty. I sure hope you are right and it is just his molt. I hope he isn't plucking and wish you the best with him.

Thank you everyone for your responses. Be careful taking days off to be with your baby Elvenkking you may never want to go back. It's so hard to lock him up even though I know he has plenty of toys and a huge cage. But there really is no better feeling than coming home to their whistles and talking. Jane08 that is a good point about having positive feelings thank you for that reminder. You have some fantastic ideas for foraging toys. They can be so expensive but I do have one. I will be trying those ideas with apples and peppers for sure. Thank you again