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Raising Gamebirds => General Discussion => Topic started by: Suz658 on June 11, 2008, 04:10:06 PM

Title: 'Cos its Cute
Post by: Suz658 on June 11, 2008, 04:10:06 PM
There's no point to this post ..... I just thought I'd share pic's of my little broody Jap (coturnix) and her foster brood. 

I had 4 x 3 day old coturnix who hatched out at the same time as baby bob's (coturnix eggs where first laid by a new grower pen and stuck in the incubator to prove a UK know all quail keeper wrong) anyway after 3 days in the same brooder as the bob's they (japs) started getting bullied, all my brooders are full of replacement bob's and I had no where to put them ...... so decided to chance putting them in with one of my older hens, who's turned out to be a perfect mother & has looked after them like her own for over a week now.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/004.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/006.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/007.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/008.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/010.jpg)

This should be a click-able slide show ...  dunno if it'll work tho  :-|

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/th_goldiebabies001.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/?action=view&current=74c03cf2.pbw)

Suz




Title: Re: 'Cos its Cute
Post by: Reeves on June 11, 2008, 04:14:55 PM
 s98

Not often you'll get any Quail/Pheasant to do that !

Now for a sand bath...the Mom and Babies will thank you !
Title: Re: 'Cos its Cute
Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on June 11, 2008, 04:17:43 PM
Lookin good suz j2

People that have dial up  s80 will have a problem looking at the slide show s49

Nice to see ya posting again. I miss you weather forecasts.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm
Title: Re: 'Cos its Cute
Post by: Reeves on June 11, 2008, 04:41:22 PM
I have dial up and it didn't take long. I'm verry happy she posted this ! It's a rare event !

Tons of kudos !
Title: Re: 'Cos its Cute
Post by: CoopVilla on June 11, 2008, 04:50:25 PM
 
 

       s98
Title: Re: 'Cos its Cute
Post by: slider on June 11, 2008, 10:56:09 PM
 s98 s98 s98 s87
Title: Re: 'Cos its Cute
Post by: jbird on June 11, 2008, 11:56:10 PM
That's neat, great pics.
Title: Re: 'Cos its Cute
Post by: wildergamebirds on June 12, 2008, 01:14:14 AM
Quote from: Suz658 on June 11, 2008, 04:10:06 PM
after 3 days in the same brooder as the bob's they (japs) started getting bullied,
  :-|

  This part is no surprise.  As stated, the motherly part is (in pen raised birds that is.
Title: Re: 'Cos its Cute
Post by: jaime7997 on June 12, 2008, 11:08:08 AM
That's wonderful! They are so cute pokin their little heads out from under her wing! Best of luck!! s98
Title: Re: 'Cos its Cute
Post by: Suz658 on June 17, 2008, 07:50:30 PM
Just a quick update :grin:

Goldie has being doing so well with her little brood that I thought I'd experiment. I added a second female who has now taken over the brooding of the coturnix chicks, freeing up Goldie to start taking care of some newly hatched Bobwhites. I'm hoping that everything goes well and she copes with the more boisterous baby Bob's so that I can have her raise any Gambel & Valley chicks that are due at the beginning of next month. 

Goldie, Peggy & the Jap chicks ..

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/goldie2010.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/goldie2002.jpg)

Goldie & the Bob brood ...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/bobsGoldie016.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/seesaw/Foster%20Goldie/bobsGoldie008.jpg)

Suz