Had a great morning at LWCF this morning feeding all the animals we picked fresh peas and beetroot that still are not ready in our own garden so it was nice to get fresh veg from somebody else,
I have been lucky enough to have two pairs of finches one bengalese and one Zebra, the Zebra pair have started to breed and as far as i can see we have 4 chicks they must only be a week/10 days old and we have been watching the parents closely to see if they are looking after the babies, well in the last 36hrs they seem to be neglecting them, not brooding them at night i have seen the male bird peering into the nest which makes the chicks call out, i am in a dilema as to wether i interfere or leave nature to take its course, i would hate to loose these chicks but have no idea what to do about rearing them by hand i have looked on the web but they all seem to suggest that Zebra finches are very good parents so at the moment i am going towards leaving them alone for at least another 24hrs wish i could record them 24/7 to see whats been going on while i'm out.
Well i will keep you informed and also will try and get a photo of the chicks.
Thanks for looking any comments appreciated
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
A morning at the farm
I am taking the twins to our local community farm we like feeding the pigs and the goats letting the sheep into the fields and collecting the chicken and duck eggs, its nice to help the farm in this way if you get the chance to goto a community farm pay a visit
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