Posted August 6, 201015 yr I had a situation yesterday where a chick that wasnt due for at least three days hatched out when the egg was broken accidentally by a parent. There was blood everywhere and the egg sac attached and in all these cases these chicks bleed out and die within seconds. Both parents were attending to the chick. I thought okay I will leave it and go remove the dead chick in an hour or so. When I next checked, the chick was still alive but covered in nesting material ( flaky bran ) as it had stuck hard to the blood. I cleaned some of it off and thought I will check again later. At evening feed the chick was still alive but unfed. I expected to see it dead this morning but amazingly the chick is still alive and has been fed This is a miracle chick and I have all my fingers crossed now as it has surpassed any expectations of being able to live through what it has been through already. Will update.
August 6, 201015 yr Now this chick is one that you think will die, but survives, and it has earned a name. Lazarus was famous for coming back from the dead.
August 6, 201015 yr Author Now this chick is one that you think will die, but survives, and it has earned a name. Lazarus was famous for coming back from the dead. Guess so Dave but maybe we need a unisex name
August 6, 201015 yr Something that means determined or strong would be appropriate, that is what I am thinking
August 6, 201015 yr Liam or Dustin mean strong and determined. The name Will means the will and desire to live on
August 6, 201015 yr Author Here is the chick with its older INO sibling and the Mum watching me closely Edited August 6, 201015 yr by KAZ
August 6, 201015 yr That is fantastic! Phoenix was the name I was thinking of as I read through the post.
August 6, 201015 yr Author Don't phoenixes die and then come back to life? A phoenix is a mythical bird that is a fire spirit with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet (or purple, blue, and green according to some legends). It has a 500 to 1000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. The new phoenix is destined to live as long as its old self.
August 6, 201015 yr The name Will means the will and desire to live on I like this one. And Will could be Willie, if necessary. (As in Wilhelmina.)
August 7, 201015 yr Author The chick is doing well. I picked it up today to check. Had a full crop and .......... believe it or not it had an umbilical cord with the dried out egg sac still attached. I guess that will drop off by tomorrow.
August 7, 201015 yr Wow Kaz.....I really hope he/she makes it I think you should call her/him either .... Aldara (dara for short) meaning: A winged gift ...... Samara (sam for short) meaning: Guarded by god...
August 8, 201015 yr Author Wow Kaz.....I really hope he/she makes it I think you should call her/him either .... Aldara (dara for short) meaning: A winged gift ...... Samara (sam for short) meaning: Guarded by god... I really like your name suggestions We will call it SAMARA
August 8, 201015 yr Author Just checked the tiny premmie baby and it seems to be a female as is the INO sibling. Ino has its eyes open. Edited August 8, 201015 yr by KAZ
August 8, 201015 yr That was my favorite....... AWWW I really hopes she makes it Kaz.... Edited August 8, 201015 yr by anne101
August 8, 201015 yr Author That was my favorite....... AWWW I really hopes she makes it Kaz.... She will. She is strong and showing no signs at all of going backwards.
August 8, 201015 yr Author What an amazing little chick. Could this be a record? I dont know, but 99.9% -100% of these chicks with so much bleeding from chick and shell die within seconds. this is one very determined chick with a will to live. There was so much blood that it covered my fingers. Edited August 8, 201015 yr by KAZ
August 8, 201015 yr Samara hey? You know you will call her Sammy!!! She does look very healthy in the pics you posted Edited August 8, 201015 yr by KAZ
August 8, 201015 yr Author Here she or he is with a crop full of english spinach and carrot as well as crop milk eggsac and umbilical has dropped off but the eggtooth is still on the end of its beak older ino sibling
August 8, 201015 yr I love the name Samara. Will you keep her as a pet? thats cool name but if it happens to be a cock able, means breth to breath (only i cant spell ) Edited August 8, 201015 yr by GenericBlue
August 8, 201015 yr Author I love the name Samara. Will you keep her as a pet?I am a show budgie breeder. I do not have pet budgies. I have five cats inside too...........no birds inside I love the name Samara. Will you keep her as a pet?thats cool name but if it happens to be a cock able, means breth to breath (only i cant spell )Looked hen this morning and cock this evening..........so I will wait to sex it properly
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