Slowly slowly the chicks are starting to grow big enough to be seen by us comfortably. Unfortunately we have already lost four of them - one definitely to fighting (autopsy revealed a punctured skull), and others have disappeared. We are checking them every other day - to balance watching over them and disturbing them too often - and with every day they grow. However many of them are still not big enough to be considered 'safe': that happens at about 3 weeks old.
We have been asked for an update on the family in Jacob's house: the chick is still really tiny and we have not been able to take photos of it. Please be patient, these things take time and we do our best and will keep posts coming as they become available. |
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