Think it is re roofing time!

My hen house is now 7 years old, which considering it is softwood has done really well. The main body of the house is good for a number more years but the roof is sagging and as you can see the external egg box is less than well! So lets hope for plenty of dy hours tomorrow and will be roofer for the day! no dought the girls will NEED to help! note to self....leave nails in my pocket until wanted!

Own up time!

One of these gorgeous girls has started egg eating.... Ummm first of all if you have an egg eater don't panic 9 times out of 10 they can be cured,  I will do a separate page on the subject soon,  needless to say I am off to purchase some golf balls.... And I don't play golf!

Brrrr

Bit chilli this morning and moved this chap to somewhere safer than the chicken run,  or he will be breakfast 🍳

Brrrrrr autumn

A real feel of autumn in the air this morning letting the girls out ... That Wind definitely had a chill to it! It's still August!

'Golden Dawn'

Bath refill time ⌚

A Friend's Quail

If you have ever seen quail eggs they are tiny and feel so fragile!

As the are Coturnix Quail they hatch at around 16 to 18 days.

Different breeds of quail take different lengths of time.

Elegant Quail:22 days 

Blue Scaled Quail:23 days 

Bobwhite Quail:22-23 days 

Button Quail:16 days 

California Quail:22-23 days 

Gambel's Quail:22 days 

Montezuma Quail:24-25 days 

Mountain Quail:24-25 days

10 minutes old

Nicely dry and very very cute! 

 Keeping an eye on the temperature is crucial - they must be kept warm at around 35 Degrees for the first week, this is slowly deceased until they are fully feathered at four to six weeks.

This 50p shows just how small they are, this chick is 24 hours old.