Mary Sunshine and her newly hatched chick!
I knew this baby had hatched but thought it might be a day or two before it got active so didn't take the steps needed to secure the "nursery". What a surprise to walk into the shed to find Mary chasing around her baby and the baby not paying a whole lot of attention. They were circling around in the center of their little house and I feared the baby would accidently find it's way outside--I'm sure Mary had the same fear. She'd hop into a nesting box trying to coax her baby to her side but the baby had no clue where she was!
I quickly grabbed some gating material and coraled them both into a corner and then secured the bottom with panels high enough to prevent the baby from jumping through the holes in the gating system. Last was to put in food and water. It gave me some pleasure to see Momma visibly relax once she knew she and her baby were safe and they have been happily residing there ever since! Mary is a good little Mom and watches over her chick constantly calling to it and gently pecking it on the head.
It's good to say Mother and Babe are doing just fine, thank you!
Peace!
Carol
1 comment:
AWWWWWWW.
Thanks for posting Mom. Sorry I did not call this weekend. It seems to be the season of sickness for me again. i spent most of the weekend in bed with a sinus infection. I did discover that a neti pot gives some relief but there is still quite a bit of pressure in my forehead.
Love,
Jordan
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