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1992 M. Stanback
M. Formicivorus
Hormones
HNHR
14 Apr Bled 1-leg ♂ in Ravi, then took other 3 For laps (lapped only
♂ 1789)
15 Apr Ravi lays 1st egg
17 Apr Ravi lays 3rd egg. Bled 1789.
18 Apr Ambush UPHF. Bled 3 ♂♂ (not sure if all breeders) took
♂ 1285 + 1647 to town For lap. 1285: large testis
+ well developed vas deferens, 1647: testis not as big,
v.d. well developed.
19 Apr Bled Ravi ♂ 1785
20 Apr Ambush R3. Bled 1451 (BF), 1510 (BM), 1633 (BM), 1982 (HF).
Took all in For laps. 1510 + 1633 have 7-like plumage.
22 Apr Ambush KOUT. Used net bag, so long interval
before 2nd bird. 2 BM caught On the 2nd
(1221) I got a single cap tube after 1 hour
of post-bleed stress.
23 Apr Ambush LHay. Bled 2 BM 1 HF (Fiuch effect). 2 birds
to vet. Got a 2nd sample from 1629 an hour later.
This is the best Fiuch effect since they have lots acorns.
25 Apr Ambush Chgo. Blood From money pair w/o helpers or
w/o acorns. Got cort sample from ♂ 45 min later.
Made a discovery - spinning longer + Faster does make
a difference! Shit! Old policy (5 mins at 4 clicks)
is no move. New policy = 10 min at 7 clicks!
Today's samples are the last of the old policy.
28 Apr Bled 1788 in RAVI. Eggs will hatch tomorrow.
1 May Ambush 1500, catch BM, BF, HM, HF. BM, BF, HM to
vet For lap. Blood From all. No acorns. Shoulda got
cort