Saw this little boxie get hit this morning on my way to work. The shell fracture is severe and he is unable to open on his own. After close inspection we found that he also has a severely fractured beak.
Tomorrow we will attempt to repair all fractures. Until then he will be kept warm and on...
Of the 7 babies that have hatched here, this is the darkest yet! Much darker skin too. I am really looking forward to see how this little one turns out. The older kids now have much darker new growth coming in also, but the biggest difference between them and this one, is the skin color...
Now that there are 5 of them, I had to upgrade the baby enclosure!! They seem to be very happy with their new digs!:)
While everyone else was exploring this one only wanted to eat!
I just happened to walk by and notice this girl hanging off the edge of the rocks laying an egg! Instead of moving her, I decided to just catch the egg so it wouldn't break on the rock below. The others got very excited about my arm being in the enclosure and one of the other girls bit me...
The kids are growing like crazy and have been strictly outside since late spring! They now come running as soon as I set foot in their yard and even climb up and over a big log to get to me. I am the "Food Goddess", you know!!
I just love the outgoing personality of these guys!! Can't wait to...
The tiny trio got a bigger enclosure today!! They seem to be enjoying the extra room and the rocks to climb on! I was planning on giving them a bigger water dish but the next size up is WAY to big for them. Guess they will have to have the 4" for a while longer!
Cyndi
I am almost finished with this 12x24 yard. It is inside the pasture fence so I decided to experiment with a new fencing idea. I really like how it has turned out. Still have some work left to do, but it's getting there.
The house/hide is divided in the middle and each end has an...