April 13, 2009
These where taken a couple days ago. They are bigger now. It's amazing how fast they grow.
Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Weaning
April 8, 2009
I start hand feeding the babies when they open their eyes. This is about the same time you start seeing their colors. I wait this long to start feeding the babies because this is also the time they have all of their baby down. This allows me to take them from their parents with out worrying about lowering their body temp to much. They are also big enough to eat from the feeding syringe. After I feed the babies I place them back with their parents. This will go on until they are weaned. After ...
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Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Weaning
April 2, 2009
Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Hatching
March 28, 2009
So to my surprise the eggs were not dried out! The second baby hatched yesterday. I'm so happy. I thought Jazz And Grace where only going to have one baby. Lets wait and see what this one looks like. Continue reading...
Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Hatching
March 26, 2009
One of Jazz and Grace's eggs hatched yesterday. I looked at the other eggs and it seems like they have dried out. This typically happens when the air is dry. The membrane on the inside of the egg can dry out, the egg shell also can dry out. This condition can cause the babies to die in the egg. Babies can also die as they try to breakout of the egg. Babies that hatch can also die shortly after hatching because of exhaustion. The egg shell might be to hard for them to break through. The only ... Continue reading...
Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Hatching
March 16, 2009
Grace has stopped laying eggs. I looked at them today and they are all fertile! We will se if she keeps them rolling and in a couple of weeks they will hatch.
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Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Eggs
March 16, 2009
Royalty has finely laid her first egg of the spring season. She has been getting Willow ready to be a daddy again. And Willow has been keeping her fed.
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Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Eggs
March 11, 2009
Fourth egg! I candled the eggs today and there seems to be two out of the four that are fertile. It is to soon to tell if the other two are fertile yet. I hope Grace knows how to role the eggs. If so I will have some beautiful babies on my hands.
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Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Eggs
March 9, 2009
And then there where three... I'm hoping there will be some fertile ones. When Grace stops laying eggs I will take a photo. Continue reading...
Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Eggs
March 6, 2009
Grace has laid her second egg. She seems to know what she is doing. She has been sitting on the eggs most of the day. Lets see if Jazz knows what he is doing. I will candle the eggs about five days after they are laid. Continue reading...
Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Eggs
