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Australasian Harrier #1

Hand reared Female
Incubation History: Parent incubated until 28 Nov. 1993 then abandoned
Artificially incubated at 37.5° C from 28 Nov. to 10 Dec., 1993

Hatch Weight: 23 g.

 

Date
Day
Time
Weight Before Feeding
Weight After Feeding
Total Food Weight
Comments
Dec.10
Fri.
22:30

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Force fed several pieces ground quail in saline solution.
Dec.11
Sat.
16:30

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26.5 g

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Eyes opened.
Day 2

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19:30

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27.0 g

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Continued as above.

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22:30

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28.0 g

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-

Dec.12
Sun
06:30

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30.0 g

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Placed in brooder box - 100 watt bulb too hot. Removed panting bird.
Day 3
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10:30
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30.0 g
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14:30
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30.0 g
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Begged for food. Opened beak when food in forceps presented.
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-
16:45
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32.0 g
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-
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-
20:30
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34.0 g
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-
Dec.13
Mon.
05:00
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34.0 g
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Day 4
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09:30
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-
-
-
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-
15:30
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-
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-
21:30
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-
-
-
Dec.14
Tues.
06:30
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47.0 g
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Placed in brooder box with 40 watt bulb. More comfortable for short periods then returned in incubator.
Day 5
-
10:00
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52.0 g
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-
-
-
14:00
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55.0 g
-
-
-
-
18:00
-
58.0 g
-
-
-
-
22:30
57.0 g
60.0 g
3.0 g
-
Dec.15
Wed.
07:30
57.0 g
62.0 g
5.0 g
Legs splayed while laying in incubator. Placed in narrow box in brooder for most of the day. Returned to incubator at night. Gave water.
Day 6
-
11:15
62.0 g
67.0 g
5.0 g
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-
-
15:00
63.0 g
71.0 g
8.0 g
-
-
-
19:00
68.0 g
77.0 g
9.0 g
-
-
-
22:00
75.0 g
82.0 g
7.0 g
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-
-
-
-
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Total Food Weight: 34.0 g
Dec.16
Thurs.
07:00
77.0 g
82.0 g
5.0 g
In brooder during the day with 60 watt bulb. Placed in incubator at night.
Day 7
-
10:30
78.0 g
89.0 g
11.0 g
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-
-
14:30
85.0 g
92.0 g
8.0 g
-
-
-
19:30
87.0 g
93.0 g
6.0 g
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-
-
22:00
92.0 g
102.0 g
10.0 g
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-

Total Food Weight: 40.0 g

Dec.17
Fri.
06:45
95.0 g
105.0 g
10.0 g
-
Day 8
-
11:00
101.0 g
107.0 g
6.0 g
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-
-
15:30
104.0 g
112.0 g
8.0 g
Pecked at sibling in nest.
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-
19:00
109.0 g
115.0 g
6.0 g
Aggressively fed.
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-
-
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Total Food Weight: 32.0 g
Dec.18
Sat.
06:45
107.0 g
115.0 g
8.0 g
Lunged forwards for food.
Day 9
-
11:30
114.0 g
124.0 g
10.0 g
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-
-
15:30
117.0 g
131.0 g
14.0 g
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-
-
18:40
127.0 g
137.0 g
10.0 g
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-
-
-
-
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Total Food Weight: 42.0 g
Dec.19
Sun.
06:30
126.0 g
143.0 g
17.0 g

Culmen 17.4 mm;Tarsi 42.1 mm; Mid-toe 23.2 mm

Day 10
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10:30
140.0 g
155.0 g
15.0 g
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-
-
15:50
148.0 g
162.0 g
12.0 g
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-
-
20:45
155.0 g
170.0 g
15.0 g
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-
-
-
-
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Total Food Weight: 59.0 g
Dec.20
Mon.
07:30
156.0 g
175.0 g
19.0 g
-
Day 11
-
12:00
Not Weighed
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Fed in aviary for filming.
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-
17:00
170.0 g
180.0 g
10.0 g
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-
22:00
177.0 g
185.0 g
8.0 g
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-
-
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-
-
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-
Dec.21
Tues.
07:50
176.0 g
196.0 g
20.0 g
White patch evident on head.
Day 12
-
11:45
192.0 g
212.0 g
20.0 g
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-
-
15:40
207.0 g
221.0 g
14.0 g
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-
-
20:30
215.0 g
230.0 g
15.0 g
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-
-
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Total Food Weight: 69.0 g
Dec.22
Wed.
07:30
215.0 g
233.0 g
18.0 g
-
Day 13
-
11:30
227.0 g
247.0 g
20.0 g
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-
-
15:30
242.0 g
257.0 g
15.0 g
Talons darkening to black.
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-
20:00
252.0 g
272.0 g
20.0 g
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-
-
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-
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Total Food Weight: 73.0 g
Dec.23
Thurs.
08:00
252.0 g
275.0 g
23.0 g
Brownish, gray down
Day 14
-
12:00
272.0 g
289.0 g
17.0 g
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-
-
16:00
284.0 g
307.0 g
23.0 g
-
-
-
20:00
300.0 g
325.0 g
25.0 g
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Total Food Weight: 88.0 g
Dec.24
Fri.
08:00
302.0 g
334.0 g
32.0 g
-
Day 15
-
12:00
327.0 g
354.0 g
27.0 g
-
-
-
17:00
344.0 g
372.0 g
28.0 g
-
-
-
22:00
357.0 g
383.0 g
25.0 g
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-
-
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Total Food Weight: 113.0 g
Dec.25
Sat.
08:00
360.0 g
382.0 g
22.0 g
-
Day 16
-
13:00
372.0 g
394.0 g
22.0 g
-
-
-
17:00
364.0 g
391.0 g
27.0 g
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-
-
21:00
381.0 g
404.0 g
23.0 g
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Total Food Weight: 94.0 g
Dec.26
Sun.
08:00
382.0 g
422.0 g
40.0 g
-
Day 17
-
12:00
415.0 g
435.0 g
20.0 g
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-
-
17:00
428.0 g
447.0 g
19.0 g
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-
-
21:00
437.0 g
458.0 g
21.0 g
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-
-
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-
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Total Food Weight: 100.0 g
Dec.27
Mon.
08:00
434.0 g
454.0 g
20.0 g
-
Day 18
-
12:00
442.0 g
470.0 g
28.0 g
-
-
-
17:30
457.0 g
482.0 g
25.0 g
-
-
-
21:00
472.0 g
507.0 g
34.0 g
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-
-
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-
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Total Food Weight: 107.0 g
Dec.28
Tues.
07:30
487.0 g
502.0 g
15.0 g
Culmen 23.3 mm; Tarsi 83.9 mm; Mid-toe 42.5 mm
Day 19
-
11:30
494.0 g
524.0 g
30.0 g
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-
17:15
510.0 g
555.0 g
45.0 g
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-
21:00
543.0 g
575.0 g
32.0 g
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-
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Totall Food Weight: 122.0 g
Dec.29
Wed.
08:00
542.0 g
575.0 g
33.0 g
Tail feathers protuding; facial feathers appear behind eye.
Day 20
-
12:30
562.0 g
590.0 g
28.0 g
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-
16:00
579.0 g
599.0 g
20.0 g
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-
-
20:00
587.0 g
638.0 g
51.0 g
Standing up and walking 2 or 3 paces.
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-
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Total Food Weight: 132.0 g
Dec.30
Thurs.
08:00
600.0 g
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Didn't eat much.
Day 21
-
12:00
605.0 g
627.0 g
22.0 g
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-
17:00
615.0 g
662.0 g
47.0 g
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-
-
21:00
648.0 g
690.0 g
42.0 g
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-
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-
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Total Food Weight: 111.0 g
Dec.31
Fri.
08:00
647.0 g
655.0 g
8.0 g
Not very hungry.
Day 22

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14:00
630.0 g
668.0 g
38.0 g
Photos taken.
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-
20:00
645.0 g
710.0 g
65.0 g
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-
-
-
-
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Total Food Weight: 111.0 g
Jan.1
Sat.
11:00
642.0 g
685.0 g
43.0 g
Cast pellet. Very Large.
1994
-
16:00
665.0 g
695.0 g
30.0 g
Fed meat chunks.
Day 23
-
20:00
680.0 g
755.0 g
75.0 g
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-
-
-
-
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Total Food Weight: 148.0 g
Jan.2
Sun.
10:00
690.0 g
730.0 g
40.0 g
Small casting found.
Day 24
-
13:30
712.0 g
757.0 g
45.0 g
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-
-
17:00
737.0 g
784.0 g
47.0 g
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-
-
21:00
757.0 g
807.0 g
50.0 g
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Total Food Weight: 182.0 g
Jan.3
Mon.
10:00
725.0 g
775.0 g
50.0 g
-
Day 25

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14:00
755.0 g
792.0 g
47.0 g
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-
-
18:30
770.0 g
802.0 g
32.0 g
-
-
-
21:30
784.0 g
835.0 g
51.0 g
-
-
-
-
-
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Total Food Weight: 180.0 g
Jan.4
Tues.
09:45
772.0 g
817.0 g
45.0 g
Culmen 31.4 mm; Tarsi 94.1 mm; Mid-toe 44.7 mm
Day 26

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14:00
791.0 g
832.0 g
41.0 g
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-
-
18:15
802.0 g
852.0 g
50.0 g
-
-
-
21:20
835.0 g
898.0 g
63.0 g
Photos taken
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-
-
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Total Food Weight: 199.0 g
Jan.5
Wed.
09:00
823.0 g
865.0 g
42.0 g
Cers becoming yellow.
Day 27

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13:00
840.0 g
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Not hungry
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15:30

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Not hungry
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-
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-
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Jan.6
Thurs.
08:00
782.0 g
812.0 g
30.0 g
-
Day 28

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12:00
794.0 g
840.0 g
46.0 g
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-
-
16:30
815.0 g
859.0 g
44.0 g
-
-
-
21:00
842.0 g
900.0 g
58.0 g
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Total Food Weight: 178.0 g
Jan.7
Fri.
07:30
848.0 g
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Standing and walking well. Flaps wings.
Day 29

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10:30
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16:30
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21:30

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940.0 g
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-
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Jan. 8
Sat.
08:15
865.0 g
890.0 g
25.0 g
Photos taken.
Day 30

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13:00
867.0 g
900.0 g
33.0 g
Jumps off ground while flapping wings.
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18:00
Not Weighed

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-
-
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21:30
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-
-
-
-
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-
-
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-
Jan.9
Sun.
12:30
835.0 g
865.0 g
30.0 g
-
Day 31
-
20:00
818.0 g
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Gave rabbit to eat.
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-
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Jan.10
Mon.
13:00
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Ate tidbits on own. Tugged at quail leg.
Day 32
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