Getting Ready for Summer!

I have been getting ready for summer!  It's so exciting to know that I will have all that time to myself again.  This has been a very busy school year.  Mrs. Loewenberg and I will miss you all when you move on to 3rd grade.  This year is the first time I hatched chickens.  The Silkie chicks you saw in school are growing a bit every day.

This is the only one I have named so far.  His name is Fluffernutter.  I'm thinking it's a boy, but it could be a girl.  I won't know for sure until September or October.  I will be posting pictures of his/her growth here on my Summer Blog.  So, check back often.

First Egg

The "girls" have begun laying and as of today I have two eggs!

Quail Heaven

Nothing like a good dust bath in the sod!

Slide Show

I found a web hosting site that is pretty cool.  It lets you upload your photos (really fast) and you can create slide shows and share pictures quick and easy.  So, here goes:

Quail Crowing

Here is a great short little video I found on YouTube of a Coturnix Quail crowing.  I had thought that the little sounds my quail were making was the crowing.  Then, I found, through research on the WEB, that the boy quails don't start to crow until 6 weeks old or so.  So, what I heard was not really crowing.  Well, here it is:

Four Weeks Old

It's hard to believe how much the little guys grew in just four weeks. Here is a photo of  the least camera shy of the group. Henry (aka Henrietta if eggs are involved) is not afraid to come right up to the camera and smile for the picture.

Day Outside

Today the quails got to spend the day outside.  I removed the droppings tray and just set the cage on the grass.  They had a blast eating all the nummy little bugs.