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Eudyptes and
Spheniscus Pygoscelis
Temp Temp Formula/feeding­
Age (°F/°C) (°F/°C) 1­cc = 1­g ~Fish/feeding Feeding­frequency Housing Other
4 80 (26.7) 80 (26.7) 10% a.m. weight
7 75 (23.8) 75 (23.8) 10% a.m. weight a Herring filets 5–10 g ~2nd down phase
at 2nd feeding
8 71 (21.7) 71 (21.7) 5–10 g at 1st and 3rd
feeding
9 70 (21.1) 70 (21.1) 10 g at 1st, 3rd, 5th
feeding
10 10–15 g/feeding
11 15 g/feeding
12
~13 b 65 (18.3) 65 (18.3) 20 g/feeding
~14 40 cc/feeding fillets = 10% a Every 4 hours x4 No heat
max
~16
~17
~18 55 (12.8) 55 (12.8) Introduce whole fish
segments a
~19 Bin/floor
~21 50 (10) 50 (10) Twice daily
~24
~29 45 (7.2) 37 (2.8) Every 6 hours x3 2nd down ~complete
~31 40 (4.4) 34 (1.1) Corral/habitat
~34 40 (4.4) 26 (−3.3) Once daily Small whole fishes
~50 Habitat 26 (−3.3) Discontinue Cautiously to May refuse full amounts
satiation
Chicks are weighed in the morning (a.m.) before feeding.
a Combined formula and fish per feeding should not exceed 10% of a chick’s first a.m. weight.
b Age at transition to increased feeding amounts is approximate; assess chick readiness at all stages.

Eudyptes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscus

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