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Posted by PHPiaffe on August 17, 2002 at 20:48:43:

In Reply to: Re: Weight For 17 Wk. Harlequin Macaw? posted by phgaia on August 17, 2002 at 18:31:35:

Thank you Gaia!

I maybe forgot to mention that I'm back at my old job at the Petstore (i think Coos and Rima might remember) and i'm handfeeding him as part of my job. He's a HEFTY baby, and I DO have The Large Macaws, i looked in it for weights for the Hybrids, but i didnt' see them, however i was just scanning. He's weighed every morning, has been refusing or only halfheartedly eating his lunch, and isnt getting REALLY thin, but i worry about him because he HAS been dropping a little weight. Not enough to scare me, just a little, and he gains a bit and then loses a bit and gains a bit and then loses a bit. Again, nothing major, just maybe 10 grams each way. I'm already REALLY attached to this baby, so if anything happens to him, i'll be VERY upset, and our owner isn't always the best about watching the babys closely, so i have made it my personal mission.

ANYWAY, long story short, I'm pretty good with the handfeeding thing, but he's not my bird, just one i've come to care a LOT about in the 3 weeks ive been back at my petstore...so i just want to do right by him. (and by ALL our babies, but especially "big bird" as he's known)

Thanks!
PH Piaffe

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