Another good day for Fred and the three remaining chicks. Although it started off wet here in the South East, the afternoon turned very warm and Fred was able to satisfy the appetites of those left in the box.
All credit to Fred, he's been working extremely hard to vary the food, including sunflower hearts, suet and caterpillars.
He even struggled last night to try and remove the bodies of the some of the dead chicks, but unfortunately the size of the hole in the box thwarted his attempts.
If it carries on as well as this, we should be on target for Bank Holiday Monday for the chicks to start thinking about leaving the box.
Their eyes are almost open, so it will be fun and games when they are.
Fred's shift today was 05.20 - 20.10 - 15 hours visiting with food approximately every three minutes.
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