murfchck Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Apparently i will never grow up, orherwise i would have learned something by now and when it comes to birds, i have not learned anything! Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 This was yesterday, look at those eyes now. He is just so darn cute right now, in no time at all he will be ignoring me like the rest and picking daddy over me so I am enjoying this while I can. No weigh in yet, not until his next feeding but he does eat like a, well bird, which we all know is a lot! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5yJJHukHDyXTD31UMP-WChuEiuAw1beQ3cawhCatRmo=w380-h674-no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Baby is too cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 We have an eye open! His neak is changing to black now also. Amazing how fast this happens. It was almost from one feeding to the next with his eyes. Did i mention, i am tired. Pictures tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Tired is normal under your circumstances but this too shall pass. Now we are going to need more pictures as he develops. How is Pats new job going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 He doesn't start until Monday but he is excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Just got done with the 3:30am feeding and can't decide if I should go back to bed for an hour or just get up and not tease myself. Kane is growing like a weed and yesterday morning weighed in at 86.4g. So he has doubled in weight in 5 days. Here is a picture from the 28th. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/M_PzjWQ7m7Ufk40LzWY8w-0cIJkaZrPc_UXzJhsQU-Q=w380-h674-no And these are yesterday. Pat actually held him to, lol. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WzumVNCS5DRSGcTYOHyt_KvbJvXYMMpAVvZlvQCLlXQ=w380-h674-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Bpk_hP9cSDMU3PywRihOx2FAPBo4w_9LqzIPSdHkPHI=w380-h674-no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Awwww too cute < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 So cute! It is amazing how fast they grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Just today the black dots started showing up. They are his feathers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Oh boy!! It's been awhile since we've had someone raise a young'n. Your solemn word that you will post regularly *that means often*, for the next couple of months so we can share, please!?! Pretty please!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 I think we are 15 days old now, they are running into each other now and the only time I know anything for sure is during our morning weigh ins. Yesterday he topped 141g. By his second feeding today, his head took shape into a macaw and when you look at him you can actually see macaw now, not half baby rat/ plucked chicken. I had a little panic too until my head cleared and I had a big duh moment. His feet have started getting darker, when I first noticed my first thought was, oh my God, he is cold, nope, not cold okay then, he isn't getting good circulation. I sent a message to my friend and asked about it, I got a smiley face with a note, they are just darkening up, it is normal, macaws have black feet... Doh, I only have 7 macaws, didn't put that together. Pat and I would have been horrible parents, panic first is our motto! :-) I tried to take a picture a day but I get so wrapped up in him while he is out, I forget and hate bothering him to bring him out and take one. All his little feathers are really starting to show up now too. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GI9XPo7KF7cMTTa2EL27pcEndiOjepDu9OfQROnC5Do=w380-h674-no This picture was from the 2nd, not sure if I had shared this one so sorry if it is a duplicate. I will take some this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Sorry couldn't help but have a little giggle over that post. Concern trumps logic kind of a rock paper scissors approach to baby bird observations. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acappella Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Love it, "Panic first". I'm echoing the cry for regular pictures, 'cause we all know you don't have enough to do already, right?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Weighing in at 164 yesterday! This picture also shows his wing damage. The one propped on his friend, is what is left of his wing. Not to bad and if he lives up to the meaning of his name, he could just fly. Not a lot of toe left but enough that he will be able to get a little grip and perch. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pQ5UsKlpHVB-QghnuKEZ4appUblyoaoN6XCkHmaV6Tw=w380-h674-no Here is a pretty good one that shows his feathers coming in. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/b2VQVi1mb4vei04uO9PAMm3i4AnuItZIxfkdwRY1-A0=w380-h674-no I weighed him at 4am because, well I don't know why I was still asleep I guess, but he was at 178. Not sure how he is gaining so much if that feeding was any indication of my skills, he had more on his crop than in it! So yesterday, I had heated up his formula but by the time I got ready to feed ( yeah, we played too much) it wasn't hot enough so I asked Pat for a hand. I guess my getting up and down all night is causing him to not get enough sleep because he took the formula, the pipette and the thermometer and put it all in the microwave. Not once but twice, he checked the temperature and said it wasn't hot enough so he put it all back in. The second time is when the thermometer said okay, I gave you a chance but now you just being silly, I will start making popping sounds and you better take me out of here! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Loving those little feather nubs coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 The first picture was taken July 28th. The second was taken August 6th. Wow, that has got to hurt growing that up that fast! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eCNKqLDUqqS-CRRA9GnczzStJplE6basXq826sITmeA=w380-h674-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zaR1ri_ZsUwJuFK782a0IzpvW7CJUfS_t5JEhPDstjE=w380-h674-no 5am his weight was 189g. Dang, at 200g he gets to come out of the brooder, I fully expected him to be closer this morning. Although I am kinda glad also because we are not ready to set him up in his room yet and by that I mean, I am not sure where we will be putting him until he is cage ready. He will need privacy, warmth and room to grow and learn to fly. Umm, I am out of rooms, lol. We will be creating a temporary room for him in the cockatoo area I guess. Will start building tomorrow. This poor room has had walls built, removed, built again removed again and now put up again. We just can't seem to leave well enough alone. Good news is I have built so many walls that I can do it in my sleep now so I am pretty fast at it. lol Which is good because I am not getting to much sleep, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRSeedBurners Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 He looks like our baby pigeons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Edible Arrangements = Yummmmm! As I was removing the fruit on the sticks, Bongo decided he needed to get his share while he could, stick and all. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/g2MR_PXqO6WHnMqlMG8nGVPLynBpt-4xSrBP6zWNMfo=w380-h674-no So today we start the build on the nursery, I found a perfect door on Craigslist, made an offer and they accepted it! Pat will be going to our friends house this morning to clean his cages and do some basic cleaning then go and pick it up along with some 2x4's for the walls. Since I am still feeding I can't be away that long, darn the luck, :-). Decided to make the room a bit bigger as a sick room after Kane gets to his cage. Or even a play room for Lily away from the two she hates. Sterling, let me know when you are ready for a cockatoo, she is a wonderful little girl who needs to be an only Too! She is yours, cage, toys and all. She is the one I can wrap in a towel and carry around like a baby, she loves getting under your neck and snuggling. She will even sit on your potatoes until they hatch if you let her! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ceDbtafwVcHcirRk-LZ2dwp5zwdn7SKTLPWi8fuKkeU=w380-h674-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HQvKMn64HzumUb8_W44egq1OeaR43drq9ykMMdOJz5E=w380-h674-no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Great Too pictures. Love seeing and reading your posts. Always lively at your roost!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Wow, who wouldn't love a cuddler like that! What a sweetheart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 Here is yesterdays picture, weighing 224. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dcVFtCflmYUfOxKigiWMrJisLtoA3MYCYLk_hJOg_ZY=w380-h674-no He is out of the brooder and in his larger tote. I come home from work now to feed him since it is now every 5 hours and my amazing hubby built him his own baby room this weekend. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MZsYDy0UVCmqEy10EBCjFbLz69wr_u63crkoHM054xI=w380-h674-no It isn't finished but it is finished enough her could move in. The door was too heavy for the hinges I picked up so it has dropped a lot and we decided to wait until we could get steel ones that won't bend before finishing it out. So back to Kane, he is a changed bird today, the blue is coming in now on his cheeks and his feathers are really starting to show, not just fluff and black dots. Today he weighed 248, his picture hasn't uploaded yet so I will post it as soon as it does so you can see what a day did for him. (this is going to be really hard when I find out the sex ya know, he will always be a he in my head!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8IT0In5vzoKv_QOpON7StZabjI3OahCF6m3kACSkEe0=w380-h674-no Yesterday's picture. Look at those blue cheeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 He looks a little sleepy there, cute cute cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Boy he is growing fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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