Welcome back Andy

Did you have a nice time?

And how did the birds & chicks get on without you?

Suz

hi Suz,

I had an excellent time in Brussels. It was nice to visit my old stomping ground (I lived and worked in Brussels for 5 years in late 80s- early 90s).

Unfortunately, I was greeted with triple disaster when I got back

One of my little black ducks was drowned. I was sure they were getting on with the other ducks, but they obviously had a bit of a war. I have been watching them today and they seem ok. So I don't understand what happened.

I also found lil Lone Ranger (my newly hatched silver Bobwhite) dead. Again, I don't know what happened, but I presume it must have been the heat. It was opressively hot when I got back last night. I wasn't expecting it to be quite so hot as I checked the forcast and it was suppose to be cool and a bit rainy.

Finally, my incubator has decided to pack it in. I don't know when it shut off, but it must have switched off for at least 12 hours and I can't get it working again. One of the little runner duck eggs was still alive and struggling to get out of his shell. I think he survived because the temperature was exceptionally hot. I managed to help him out without any problem. He was stuck to his membrane which had dried and stuck to his side. He seems to be ok, though I'm a bit worried about his eyes.

I feel a bit bad now for having gone away.

Oh poor you Andy

I'm ok, just a bit sorry I let the lil Lone Ranger and one of lil black ducks down

awww what a disappointing end to a lovely weekend I was just saying to Emma earlier I'm struggling to know what to do for the best with my little football bobs ... too warm during the day but then there's a dip temperature during the night. I lost 3 last night

sorry to hear about your q,s andy. things do happen , you did what you could before you left , and we all have other things to do or places to go. you can,t be exspected to be tied to your qs all the time. all the best with the one YOU saved.
we too have been having worrys over the heat in our shed . to keep the temprature down in the day ,so they dont feel it lower at night we have had a air conditioner ,on fan running in the day . with the door open too. regrds rete

Andy Sorry to hear about your loss but at least you managed to pull through the little duck...
Chin up hun..
Nils, x

Lovely to have you back. So sorry about your birdies you lost.

Sorry to hear about your duck and quail bob Andy
Losing a few newly hatched chinese quail myself must be the heat I think

Thanks all, this heat wave has caught me by surprise. It was about 32C in my bedroom yesterday. I had to take a few cold showers to cool down myself. My young little runner 'uckling (who my BF has decided to call Linford) only really needs a bit of heat in the evenings.

What colour 'ling did you get Andy?

he's mainly black / choc type... with yellow tips on his wings. The gunk is off his eyes now, but he's still got something stuck on his face (poor thing). Anyway, this is lil Linford...

oooh he is soooo cute! (He'll need friends tho when incy is fixed! )

I'm trying to find the receipt for my incy at the moment. I bought it about 4 months ago and it cost me a fortune. It's totally knackered! So no incubating until I get it sorted.

I think lil Linford has potential for the Olympics. He might need some steroids to stand a chance.

I am sorry to hear about your loses Andy
Little Linford is lovely though! So you should spoil him rotten to make yourself feel better
Good luck on getting your money back on your incubator