Approximate Formula Amount vs. Weight Gain --- These are NOT carved in stone but are
given  as approximate levels.  Comments will be given below the table.  If you  have
questions or comments please email them to me here. Weights are true weights with an
empty crop.

Legend:  ?cc is the amount of formula eaten / ?g is the birds weight


Formula vs. Weight @ Specific Ages For MY Umbrella Cockatoos

AGE-DAYS 
AGE-WEEKS 
*Miracle 
Q-tip 
Storm 
Jar-Jar

Hatch 
Hatch 
.8cc/? 
.7cc/11g 
.55cc/11g 
.68cc/12g

7 
1 
6.0cc/49g 
1.0cc/34g 
3.0cc/31g 
3.2cc/39g

21 
3 
35.0cc/351g 
19.0cc/250g 
21.0cc/233g 
14.5cc/202g

35 
5 
69.0cc/691g 
40.0cc/454g 
50.0cc/483g 
27.5cc/403g

49 
7 
 
46.0cc/589g 
72.0cc/636g 
50.0cc/573g

63 
9 
 
60.0cc/591g 
73.0cc/658g 
64.0cc/677g

77 
11 
 
63.0cc/548g 
83.0cc/588g 
79.0cc/634g

91 
13 
 
88.0cc/506g 
100.0cc/526g 
80.0cc/708g

105 
15 
 
 
 
60.0cc/672g


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Comment #1:

Print this  page and page 2 and put  them side-by-side to see the  examples laid out
together.

Comment #2:

*Miracle died of  fatty liver disease.  As you can clearly see,  starting at 7  days
of age, maybe earlier, there was mass consumption of formula and large weight  gains
in this bird.  If your baby is simular,  get it to an AAV Certified  Vet IMMEDIATELY
for testing.  The fatty liver disease was contributed to the formula but  because of
a  possible law suit I cannot say the brand  name.  What I will tell  you is you can
only hand feed a cockatoo a hand rearing formula that is 6% or less in total fat. If
yours  is higher I can 99% guarantee the bird will  die from fatty liver disease be-
fore it is weaned!

Comment #3:

Q-tip and Storm  are brothers from the same clutch  and Charlie and Baby are sisters
from the  same clutch.  As you can see by comparing them as siblings, sometimes they
ate and weighed in completely different or very simular to each other.

Comment #4:

Some of the information was not on the actual day of age. Some were a couple of days
before or a couple of days after the age listed.  I  tried to get the information as
close to the  days of age as possible.  Remember, this  information is ONLY A  BASIC
GUIDELINE, not an absolute!