This young female bred for the first time last year as a two-year old and had two chicks. She was unlucky and lost her mate (to Malaria), but was not idle through winter and found herself a handsome young male. They are raising a couple of chicks and one of them had to be saved twice already: it decided to hatch on a hot dry day and got stuck in the egg - we gave a wee helping hand and all was well - and then it got a bone stuck in its throat - again fortunately we were on hand to remove it. Both have had Diphtheria and got their antibiotics - and hopefully it is now full steam ahead growing up! Phew - they are inventive in their ways of getting into trouble!!
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