Babies are growing so fast. Bier, Sprite & Duck are now feeding themselves but not without lots of complaining on their parts. Especially when they see us feeding Chimay & Sinatra's babies.
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| Cold Duck |
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| Sprite |
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| Bier |
We lost the oldest of Chimay & Sinatra's babies. He had what's called Sour Crop, which means his crop wasn't emptying fast enough to keep him alive. We tried everything we could, he fought to live for a week, then finally gave up last Sunday and died in my hands. I cried for the rest of the day and want to cry while I'm typing this. RIP Tiny Tim.
The other 3 are fiesty and healthy. When I discovered the sour crop, we pulled them all for hand feeding. Luckily Adrian was on vacation last week so when I was feeding all 6 at the beginning of the week it was much easier. The Lutino, Lady Chablis, is larger than the next youngest, Monster, who is actually only one day younger. Sammy, the youngest, is 6 days younger than Monster but seems to hold his own just fine.
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| The Lady Chablis |
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| Monster |
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| Sammy |
Only one of the eggs that Micky & Rico had hatched, but that baby is very well. Rico fed Mickey for most of her time on the nest. She rarely came out once she finished laying. They are both lavishing care on the baby. I told Adrian it was going to look like a pteradactyl by the time Rico got done feeding it.
Sinny Buns & Arthur are finally mating & she's been in the nest box some. So we're keeping our fingers crossed for that.
Sinatra & Chimay are mating again so we may see more from them this year.
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