BYC Café

[DobieLover]

If the tom killed them, you should eventually find the bodies. I'm sort of thinking like Shad (scary, yeah) that it was something else - perhaps coyote or even a fox.

Whatever it was had to be able to get under the deck. Mind you, this deck is near ground level. The kittens and their mother had to squeeze under the bottom of the joists to move from bay to bay. The opening to get under the deck is a missing deck board.

 

[aart]

If the tom killed them, you should eventually find the bodies. .... perhaps coyote or even a fox.

Yep and Yep.

 

[DobieLover]

Yep and Yep.

Not coyote.
MAYBE fox. See above post.

 

[bruceha2000]

People still not wearing masks.

Gee I wonder why there is an increase in cases

Or their life.

You beat me to it ... again.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We have a large group here refusing but we need not be around them at all

 

[DobieLover]

The Great Auntie Mommy experiment took a strange turn tonight.
The peepers started distress peeping near night fall again tonight. Auntie Mommy was slowly clucking back to them, staring at them, straining and leaning towards them while still trying to stay on the eggs.
I lifted one to her. She looked right at it and very gently pecked it. No screaming from chick. It hopped out of my hand and ran back to the others. She watched it go and nearly came off the nest as the peepers increased their volume. I stuffed them as a group under the brooder plate and they quieted down. And Auntie Mommy rearranged her clutch and snuggled back down onto the nest.
Throughout the day I peeked in on them with the camera. The kids dust bathed next to the nest box under the baby bottle. One of the Sebrights stood on tip toe to look in the box at her. When the afternoon sun shone through to the back wall of the brooder they all sprawled out there while Astrid watched them.
I hope Astrid can hold out for her eggs to hatch. She seems increasingly engaged with the chicks. 11 days seems a long way away...

 

[pennyJo1960]

But how adorable I have 6 hatched right now all today intend to take them with me tonight to silkie put my big girl in the corner hand her peeps bet she will take them

 

[Shadrach]

Good morning Cafe.
Coffee is made.
37C, 58% humidity. No, I'm not comfortable.

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning, Cafe. Thanks for the coffee, Shad.
It's supposed to reach 93F today.
I will enjoy the AC at work for the short time I'm there.

 

[DobieLover]

But how adorable I have 6 hatched right now all today intend to take them with me tonight to silkie put my big girl in the corner hand her peeps bet she will take them

Is your Silkie sitting?
That's the complication I am dealing with. Keeping Astrid on her eggs.
This morning's break was just a few minutes. When I removed her, the kids started in with the distress peeping. You could tell Astrid didn't like it. She dooped, ate a few bites of wet mash and ran back into the coop to try to get back into the ward. I opened the doors for her and as soon as she stepped through the second door into the ward, the kids went silent.