I should get some photos of them tomorrow. It was hot today and I washed them and stuck them in old show cage to dry off . I've got until Sunday to get the little blighters show ready.
All other birds are doing well.
I released all the older babies into the aviary today and a couple of birds that had fully recovered from breeding.
Heaps of full eggs at the moment, a few fertile fallow eggs also (not holding my breath). So, baby count today is 39.
One hen I thought had laid 10 fertile eggs had actually laid 14 fertile eggs. I keep taking the older baby as the youngest hatches, so there is only ever 1 tiny chick in the nest. So far 6 have hatched and I'm hoping for a record with another 8 to go. Fingers crossed.
15 nests going at the moment- 6 with eggs- 6 with chicks/eggs and 3 going into their second round.
Last year I bred 30 birds (August- December 2010) 20 cocks- 10 hen
Tomorrow photos.
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