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Table­25.1­ Outline of the development of alcids in the wild and hand-rearing in captivity with suggested feeding schedules.

Feeding­ Growth Feeding­ Feeding­
In-situ­or­ Hatch schedule: days rate: days schedule: Growth rate: schedule: Growth rate: Fledge­ Fledge­ Release Adult wt
Species Ex-situ wt­(g) 1–7 1–7 days­8–14 days­8–14 days­15–21 days­15–21 age­(days) wt­(g) wt­(g) (g)
Common In-situ 48 4/day 6 g/day 10/day 11–12 g/day Up to 15/day 11–12 g/day 38–59 350 460–490
a b c d
Puffin Ex-situ 41 5/day over 7 g/day 5/day over 12 g/day 5/day over 14 g/day 32–45 280–440
12 hours 12 hours 12 hours
Horned In-situ 59 3/day over 11 g/day 3/day over 11 g/day 6/day over — 38–43 408 581–648
Puffin e 15 hours 15 hours 15 hours
Ex-situ — 5/day over 15%/day 4/day over 10%/day 4/day over 8%/day — — >375
12 hours 12 hours 12 hours
Tufted In-situ 64 2–4/day over 16 g/day 2–4/day over 16 g/day 2–4/day over — 44–55 496 700–840
Puffin f 15 hours 15 hours 15 hours
Ex-situ 5/day over 15%/day 4/day over 10%/day 4/day over 8%/day — — >450 —
12 hours 12 hours 12 hours
Common In-situ 55–95 4–5/day over — 4–5/day over — — 15 g/day 14–21 200 — 945–
Murre g 15 hours 15 hours 1044
Ex-situ — — — — — 3/day over — — — >700 —
15 hours
Thick-billed In-situ 65–70 2–6/day over 5–10 g/day 10–15/day 5–10 g/day — — 18–21 200–250 — 810–
Murre h 15 hours over 15 hours 1080
Ex-situ — — — — — 3/day over — — — — —
15 hours
Pigeon In-situ 34–43 — 8–15 g/day — 10–20 g/day — — 35–42 400–500 — 450–550
Guillemot i Ex-situ — 5/day over 15%/day 4/day over 10%/day 4/day over 8%/day — — >400 —
12 hours 12 hours 12 hours
Marbled In-situ 33 — — — — 6/day over — 27–40 — — 220
Murrelet j k 12 hours
Ex-situ — 5/day over — 4/day over — 4/day over — — — — —
12 hours 12 hours 12 hours
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