They are now 26 days old - the photo above shows them at 16 days old.
There is a saying, "What a difference a day makes" well watching Shadow's and 1,2 & 3's (the Bengalese chicks) development nothing could be more true.
The last entry was what was happening to them from the 10th to the 15th April when they were 12 days old and when I had transferred them into a proper nest box and put the nest box into a brooder.
They were in the brooder for almost a week then they were transferred to a proper cage with the nest box inside on the bottom of the cage with no extra heating (the cage was near a radiator in the house)
There is a saying, "What a difference a day makes" well watching Shadow's and 1,2 & 3's (the Bengalese chicks) development nothing could be more true.
The last entry was what was happening to them from the 10th to the 15th April when they were 12 days old and when I had transferred them into a proper nest box and put the nest box into a brooder.
They were in the brooder for almost a week then they were transferred to a proper cage with the nest box inside on the bottom of the cage with no extra heating (the cage was near a radiator in the house)
They were now being fed 4 times a day with the formula mix at the weaning stage: 1 part formula to 2 parts water.
On April 20th I moved the nest box onto the outside of the cage, this encouraged them to hop out onto the perches to get fed.
On the 21st April I decided to find out what would happen if I let the out from the cage to feed. So to keep them safe I took their cage into the shower room. What happened next really surprised me....
On April 20th I moved the nest box onto the outside of the cage, this encouraged them to hop out onto the perches to get fed.
On the 21st April I decided to find out what would happen if I let the out from the cage to feed. So to keep them safe I took their cage into the shower room. What happened next really surprised me....
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When I removed them from the nest box and put them on top of their cage and stood back they immediately flew onto my hand.
They now go to have a fly about in the shower room most days but always come back and land on me.
They now go to have a fly about in the shower room most days but always come back and land on me.
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By the look on Shadow's face he doesn't seem to approve of the latest move.
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They are now 26 days old and I've already put some millet spray on the bottom of their cage so next thing will be to get them to start eating by themselves but until then they will still need to be given some formula.
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