These chicks have been raised in an outdoor brooder, and have been conditioned to temperature variations, and are exceptionally well feathered for their age, so I'm not as worried about the temperature falling below 40 degrees as I am the owl that perches in the eaves, directly across the road from the hillside she went missing on ... they fly up to the top edge of the brooder's glass divider to visit, every time I open the top lid and throw back the net.
But, this one dropped off the edge, while my hands were full w/ several others. I spotted her repeatedly, but I have extremely poor vision, so I'd lose her again w/in seconds. Eventually, she vanished (possibly in the talons of the hawk that wasn't too far away )-;~
I've out of ideas here, and I suspect she's gonna run out of time out there ... any suggestions?
But, this one dropped off the edge, while my hands were full w/ several others. I spotted her repeatedly, but I have extremely poor vision, so I'd lose her again w/in seconds. Eventually, she vanished (possibly in the talons of the hawk that wasn't too far away )-;~
I've out of ideas here, and I suspect she's gonna run out of time out there ... any suggestions?