I've done that before - put it in my pocket, then leaned up against the kitchen bench.
I'm rather behind - been busy here. Hope I haven't missed any chick photos Cap!
We went to the Northland Field Days yesterday. It's basically a big agricultural show with lots of products and services on display. There was a petting zoo/farm with the tamest, sweetest, most chilled out animals I've ever met. And you could tell the people running it adore their animals, so that was lovely. We had a ride in the cart pulled by 3 Clydesdales too. That was fun.
I have all but one quail egg hatched out and that one has pipped and it's still alive, so I think that makes 31 babies, 32 if that last one makes it. One pipped but there was blood in the pip. It started to unzip but didn't make it. I do have one that isn't doing fantastically. I've put it back in with the little ones and it is eating and drinking but I'm still on the fence as to whether it's going to make it. It's doing better than it was in the big brooder so we'll see.
A couple I did help (it's not easy to not help when your son is begging you to not let them die). One pipped and took forever and ended up getting stuck to the inner membrane. It started to unzip then there was almighty yelling coming from the incubator. I thought it had hatched, but no, it was stuck and it was not happy! That one is called Sticky, and thankfully it's the only white with a dark spot on its back.
Another one I helped because it was also taking forever (I'm talking 48 hours!) and starting to dry out. It had curled feet. One I've straightened out no problem, but the other one I can't straighten it at the ankle properly to set it in the right position. But it is perfectly happy and healthy and zooming about, despite the curled foot, so it can be a pet. It is called Curly.
I promise to take some more photos - it's an at home days tomorrow. We had my niece's birthday party today so it's been a busy couple of days.
Hope you're having fun
@Blooie .
