Manitoba Peregrines > Radisson Peregrines
Radisson - 2010 / Ivy & Princess
GCG:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 03, 2010, 12:40 ---1239 hrs (local) - there are going to be no more bird left in southern Manitoba at the rate that these two birds are going ... on the other hand, maybe they know that we are about to be hit by rain and thunderstorms again this evening and it sounds like all weekend ... this has got to be meal number 14 ...
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I do not know about other posters, but this post, to me seems ominous. I can only think about a phrase I grew up saying in my home town, "rain, rain go away, come again another day". The chicks are being fed often in anticipation of some rain. I, for one, do not expect rain like last weekend. Mom and Dad do not want to fly for food after last week's rain. Not to worry, forum, they will be fine.
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: Mother Hen on June 03, 2010, 13:45 ---Tracy is it warmer on the West side due to the afternoon sun then on the East ledge? Could that be why Princess isn't sitting on the babies?
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The two sides are warmer at different times of the day, the box has less breeze (other than from the west) so it can be warmer on hot days.
Given the temperature outside and the fact that the chicks are 8-10 days old (so almost fully able to thermoregulate) and that they are uncover, out-of-the-wind and in a pile, any warmth the adults would provide isn't required. We'll see what happens when the rain comes, pretty sure an adult will be back in the box with them, if only to be an umbrella ...
Mother Hen:
Tracy is it warmer on the West side due to the afternoon sun then on the East ledge? Could that be why Princess isn't sitting on the babies?
Mother Hen:
Iv on the short ariel and mom on the edge of the box while the babies sleep asll huddled in the nest. Fluff hanging all over the nest.....
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: ballywing on June 03, 2010, 12:58 ---LOL TPC ;D ;D - Now this might seem silly..... :P - BUT - is there ever any chance that the chicks will get fed too much, get too heavy & that will affect fledging... ???
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At this stage, they fall asleep before they can eat too much ... actually, I'm pretty sure they are hardwired to avoid it and its not as if they have been food deprived since they hatched ...
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