as usual, I forgot to do any sort of update...

here I sit, hot herbal tea 'n' honey in hand, resting up, and uploading the photos from this morning's walkabout.

fed and watered everyone, and set a trap for the egg-stealin' possum.

the duck nest in the tree hollow has NINE eggs now, so there must be more than one duck "contributing" to the clutch.

we're planning construction of an emergency hurricane animal shelter, vented eaves, half-underground, build of concrete blocks, and slab roof, with water trough and feeders... designing and costing it out now, in my sketchbook.

listening to cheeps and peeps as GOSLINGS hatch in the incubator behind me...

got one cracked all the way out, woke me up at 3 am makin' an unholy racket, and I've been up ever since!

I held the lil darlin' wrapped in a clean towel, to warm and fluff her dry, as hubby prepped the brooder box with heat-lamp, wood-chip litter, water dish and cracked grain.

got four more eggies with peck-holes, and another halfway out of the shell, makin' HEROIC efforts to get into the world...

this is our first time with geese eggs... we're used to chickens and ducks which hatch out rather quickly.

this time, the pecking, rocking and chirps have been going on for over 24 hours.

we put half the eggs in the incubator, and left half with Mama Gwynneth in her cozy box over by the palm trees.

it's only 10 am, and I need a nap already!