How much should Alfie Weigh ????

[daveyj]

Just a quick post to find out how much Alfie should weigh at 7months he eats well and looks healthy but the last 2months he aint put weight on he now weighs 440grams should he be more than that ????? many thanks DaveyJ

[judygram]

It varies from grey to grey but what matters is that the weight stays consistent, some greys weigh less and some as much as 600 grams, my Josey weighs in around 420.

[daveyj]

Thanks Judy its just ive seen 2 greys that are a month younger than Alfie & they look a lot bigger than him its just a question to put my mind at rest like i said he eats well & looks well to x

[judygram]

Just like us humans we vary in our bone structure and they do too, some weigh only 375grams and they can go to a little over 600grams so pretty much anything inbetween is normal.

 

What you want to do is weigh Alfie every day for a while to get his average then you can do it every week to see that he maintains that weight.

[daveyj]

Thanks i do weigh him weekly just to keep a check on him maybe coz hes out 8 hours a day hes keeping himself in trim lol x

[nims]

Judy is right, their weight can vary a lot. I have a CAG who is 10months old and she weighs in a 410g and Ice who is 4 weiging in at 555g.

 

Thanks

[shanlung]

There was this article I read that I wished I kept.

 

CAGS weigh from under 400 grams in Congo/Ghana region to 650++ in Kenya.

 

So depending on the parentage of your CAG, the weight can be anything in between those ranges.

[BMustee]

My CAG at 2 years is 403g, but when she was under a year she was around 385g. At 7 months the weight gain from the fledging stage would be over so a steady weight is a very good thing. As he gets older and fills out he'll put on a few more grams but I'm betting will never be a 500 grammer...unless he gets fat.

[dblhelix]

Read this

 

http://www.africanature.com/Project%20Africa/wildgreys.htm

 

They all vary in size and 440 is well w/in the normal range for a CAG. Provided Alphie is not underweight (keel bone is one way to check), with low energy etc I would not worry a bit. Kip was right around 350 grams when we got her at 6 mo's and then increased to a very stable ~410 grams...she is on the smaller side, but totally normal and healthy! You can see her weight bounces around a bit based on several variables that can affect this (time of day, full crop, recently pooped or not...etc!)

 

<br><br>Post edited by: dblhelix, at: 2009/01/09 18:10