The biggest three on the right are siblings; their parents (a lightback/ccfw male and a bc.bf female) for some reason decided not to feed them, but have been sitting delligently while i handfeed (yay natural incubator!)
The smallest/youngest two on the left are also siblings, they are the smallest kids in a larger clutch (eumo.bf.bc.ccfw dad and /bc mom), and werent getting fed, as their oldest siblings were gigantic and much older. They moved in with the other kids, so they are being sat on, too.
I'm using Lafeber's handfeeding formula + a pinch of Morning Bird probiotics + a pinch of Morning Bird Thrive every meal, feeding every 2.5 hrs from 6a to midnight, and i'm using a metal banding tool to feed (that works well, though they tend to gulp and get air in their crop, but it hasnt been an issue at all, the air is always gone by the next feeding). I boil the banding tool, small cup the food is in, and my mixing tool (a metal butter knife) before EVERY new batch of formula, which is mixed fresh for each feeding, an never saved or reused.
Why didn't I try Societies? I did lol I set them up with fake eggs the instant these two pairs laid eggs, and the Socies sat well, but when I tranfered in day old babies and eggs and some egg shells, they bit at wing tips and scratched one baby's throat, so i removed the kids at once. So my Societies are pretty, but only good a baking, not feeding ;p
So glad I was able to quit my job and become a stay-at-home-wife last week; otherwise these guys would have never made it! enjoy some pics!
I know these guys look really small for their age, but most of them missed 1-2 days of being fed before i totally took over feeding, so we'll just have to catch up
