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Offline MayShowers

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #102 on: May 14, 2011, 19:20 »
The chicks here are getting big.  There was a cute Youtube video from May 13 of their feeding.  I wasn't sure how to copy the link so I'm not sure if this will work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5sqzqVFcnM

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #101 on: May 04, 2011, 10:31 »
Dad is in the nestbox now, trying to cover the chicks.  I think he has come to realize how hopeless it is, and has settled for sticking his chest in the general area of the chick pile.

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #100 on: May 02, 2011, 16:36 »
Dad stayed with the kids for a while. He looked as if to estimate the size of the family. He took off after that - perhaps to find more food???

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #99 on: May 02, 2011, 13:42 »
Yes, they are SOOO CUUUTE and the chick pile is certainly getting bigger. If I'm not mistaken they don't even seem to fit all under mom.

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #98 on: May 02, 2011, 13:03 »
...CUUUTE sprawling chick pile - no parent in sight;  boy are these chicks going to be a handful! (talonful?)... ;D

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #97 on: May 02, 2011, 10:13 »
I think it is dad in there feeding the chicks this morning, and boy, does this take a while.  If I remember correctly, the parents are young and healthy, which is very good, as they have their hands full with this brood. 

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #96 on: May 01, 2011, 12:17 »
...just caught a few seconds of a feeding - all 5 chicks in a tight circle, VERY intently watching the parent doling out the food - LOL - I'd be very nervous if I was the parent, and it's just going to get scarier as the get older... ;D

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #95 on: April 29, 2011, 10:12 »
I do hope the youngest chick will be able to hold his own, after hatching later than the others; he will have to work hard, I think, to make sure he gets his fair share of food and doesn't get pushed around by his older siblings.  But, considering what a rocky start we had here, it is great to have 5 chicks, which helps to make up for the depressing loss at Minnesota/Elk River.

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #94 on: April 29, 2011, 08:04 »
Oh my, these are going to be two busy parents :D

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #93 on: April 29, 2011, 06:27 »
 5 chicks now!!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #92 on: April 27, 2011, 20:32 »
4 chicks! :o That's great! ;D So glad to hear the first little one is now doing well. :)

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #91 on: April 27, 2011, 12:40 »
One egg is still unhatched.

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #90 on: April 27, 2011, 09:46 »
This is great news!  I am so glad that dad was able to get the little firstborn over to mom, and she was able to figure out what this whole thing was all about. 

I just checked in on the family, and mom was looking over her brood, and all looked good.

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #89 on: April 27, 2011, 07:26 »
Two feedings already this morning and everything looks good.  I guess after all those hatchings, mom finally realizes what those white things are and she's got them all tucked under her now.

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Re: Delaware - Wilmington - 2011 / CJ & Red Girl
« Reply #88 on: April 27, 2011, 06:15 »
OMG...FOUR BABIES BEING FED THIS MORNING!!!  All are active and healthly looking!!!!

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