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newchick:
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--- Quote from: newchick on May 22, 2013, 09:58 ---Hi Tracey,
Noticed the posting on the Hatch Watch.
When is day 27 for our Radisson Chicks? And have you noticed if Ivy/Princess have given indications such as being restless, to let us know that our little fuzzy chicks are soon to arrive?
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Have posted all the dates on the Radisson thread Newchick - think we were posting simultaneously! :D
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Thanks Tracey!
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: newchick on May 22, 2013, 09:58 ---Hi Tracey,
Noticed the posting on the Hatch Watch.
When is day 27 for our Radisson Chicks? And have you noticed if Ivy/Princess have given indications such as being restless, to let us know that our little fuzzy chicks are soon to arrive?
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Have posted all the dates on the Radisson thread Newchick - think we were posting simultaneously! :D
newchick:
Hi Tracey,
Noticed the posting on the Hatch Watch.
When is day 27 for our Radisson Chicks? And have you noticed if Ivy/Princess have given indications such as being restless, to let us know that our little fuzzy chicks are soon to arrive?
MayShowers:
Yes thank you TPC
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: MayShowers on May 21, 2013, 16:01 ---This might be a silly question, but I was wondering how age of chicks comes into consideration when it comes to banding them. Today the chick (Zoom) at Columbus was banded and the four chicks at Pennsylvania were also banded but there is a considerable age difference between them. I think Zoom is around 21 days old and the four chicks are around 30 days old. (I'm sorry if this was asked and answered previously).
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Age at banding is usually between 21 and 25 days because a) the chicks' feet are full grown by this stage and b) they can't fly and don't think of even trying to fly. Doesn't mean you can't band them when they are older, you can band them anytime, but you have to then be aware that they can/could/will try to get away. We've had chicks fledge successfully at 32 days of age (they were solos). It may be that they couldn't band the PA chicks until later, sometimes logistics just get in the way. Also, most of the PA chicks were females, which mean they would be fledging later which gives the bander a bit of a buffer, males are the ones you have to watch out for at the 30+ day mark.
Hope that helps ...
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