Hatching quails

We were lucky enough this week to witness quails hatching from eggs that we had been nurturing in an incubator over the past two weeks.  It was very exciting!

We were amazed how mobile the chicks became and couldn't believe they had fit so nicely into the tiny eggs they had just hatched from. Our parents seemed just as amazed as the children, stopping to see if there were further developments in the morning.  We were pleased to share our journey with everyone...it was particularly special to be able to share the experience with the children at Manaia Kindergarten who we skyped over the internet...

 

Unfortunately the eggs took rather a long time to hatch so we were unable to show them the quails actually hatching.  However we are pleased to announce that we did manage to catch the big event on video...Wow!

Hope you enjoy, Tania