New Addition

Just when you think your plate is full and you can't handle anymore life throws you a curve ball. We are moving to our new home this weekend, livestock and all. This morning I checked on Prescilla in her nest box and there was a 6 hour old Vos baby. Prescilla has only raised one baby successfully in her life. His name is Presley and he is going to his new home when he is weaned in a couple of weeks. She hatched another chick about two months ago and she didn't feed it. I found it dead in the nest box two days after hatching.

So, when I found the chick in the box this morning, I scooped it up and placed it in our brooder inside. It seems to be healthy and we began hydrating it with Pedialyte and Instant Ounces. A baby at this age requires feeding every two hours around the clock for the first week. All this and a move. Life is still good. - Craig
- posted by J-Birds @ 11:26 PM |