Granny's gone and done it again

[BigBlueHen53]

Good night, Larry.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

9 have hatched and 27 are either zipping or have pipped. The white one is the latest hatch. I hope we get more white ones! My favorite so far is the silver but he’s not in the pic. The tuxedo is a fun lil guy too.View attachment 3564127

Those look addictive!

When I was a kid, my mom finished hatching a dozen CA quail eggs after dad accidentally disturbed the nest while turning a manure pile with the tractor.
They were the most amazing little creatures, like bumble bees! If you put your hand in, all 12 would race to squeeze under, and they fit! I will never forget those babies.
She raised them and let them go at the farm. Few years later there was a covey of 80-90 birds. They knew a good thing... she fed them every day!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Eye of newt, toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog.
And yogurt and cottage cheese!

that was supposed to be a secret!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Those look addictive!

When I was a kid, my mom finished hatching a dozen CA quail eggs after dad accidentally disturbed the nest while turning a manure pile with the tractor.
They were the most amazing little creatures, like bumble bees! If you put your hand in, all 12 would race to squeeze under, and they fit! I will never forget those babies.
She raised them and let them go at the farm. Few years later there was a covey of 80-90 birds. They knew a good thing... she fed them every day!

are they still around?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Goodnight everyone. I'm out of ice cream and I want to be horizontal before the meds kick in.

gnight Larry, sleep well

 

[Wishing4Wings]

are they still around?

I don't see many quail up there any more. Lots of turkeys. Wild turkeys were reintroduced to this county sometime after the quail experience, and it seemed to drive the quail away, but it could have been something else. There is a healthy quail population in our neighborhood, and now that the weather is a little warmer, I'm hoping to see babies soon. They are a month late!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

thats too bad. I much rather see the quail.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

lots of fire works going off here!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Here, too. Can hardly hear them from the basement, so the dogs are gently snoring through it.

Happy Independence Day weekend, everybody. Anybody have to work tomorrow then get Tuesday off? Guess that's how the banks are doing it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I'm off to bed, too. Good night, all.