The quail chicks are here!
Fuzzy baked beans on legs! These little guys are smaller than a ping pong ball.
It wasn't the most successful hatch as there were a few that reached full term, but died before, during or just after hatch. That usually happens when the hen isn't at full health at lay. I probably collected the eggs a bit too soon after the extreme heat we had. On the positive side, I guess the healthy chicks will be from the strongest birds, to produce a healthy egg so soon after a stressful event.
Chicks are the messiest! Except for ducklings...
Just when we thought we were on track for cooler weather as we approach Autumn, we're having another week of high 30s and low 40s (that's about 100+ mark for the Fahrenheit people). So that water bill is going to be creeping up again.
Apart from pulling a few weeds and feeding the rabbits and chickens with them, I've still done little in the garden and won't be doing much this week again with the heat.
The sick chickens are improving, so it's been worth separating them out and getting them on the colloidal silver. Now I just have to try and keep them cool through this heatwave again.
Next month should see some chicken chicks and baby bunnies. Some rain wouldn't go amiss either.
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