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06-20-2005, 08:57 AM
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drummer: You are never "butting" in and guess you are not alone on the wet spring thing. Kind of wondering where this is coming from and in what content. Are they talking about nests being washed out with heavy rain and guess I am not sure on the bob whites just going by my area of pheasants/grouse.
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06-20-2005, 07:43 PM
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Just Another Opinion!
It's my understanding that the danger to young chicks from rain has more to do with what type conditions are associated with the rain. Ex. If the temperatures are cool the risk factor for chick loss increases, as chicks that get chilled have a poor survival rate. Even more important than temp. is how long the wet conditions last. If the chicks can get dried in a short time the risk for death is slight, but if the chicks remain wet the death factor increases as that time lengthens.
My understand on dry conditions is that dry conditions lead to a poor bug crop and for most young chicks the availability of bugs(protein) is their primary need - few bugs high death rate and visa versa. Thus the ideal conditions would be short rains with warm moist conditions and periods of sunshine. Would appreciate feedback! Last edited by Bluegunner; 06-21-2005 at 02:41 PM.
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06-21-2005, 10:38 AM
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This could very well be true and from one State to the other our Springs are different. Humidity rate is high it is better then to have the actual rain.
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#19
06-21-2005, 02:52 PM
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Just Another Opinion!
I don't think that rain or humity in and of it's self is bad. But when a chick becomes chilled their chance of survival drops. A chick that gets wet but gets dry quickly shouldn't have a problem. Also a warm rain should have less effect on the chick than a cold rain. A long period of constant slow cold rain with little sun shine would be harder on the chicks than short cloud bursts or slow warm rains with sun shine inbetween. lastly, humidity and warmth conditions would increases the bug population and that's a positive for young chicks.
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06-21-2005, 05:43 PM
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Here's another variable to think about. Birds like Bobwhite quail vs. something like a Blue Grouse. One's known to be "fragile", one's used to far more cool conditions.
I've seen Blue Grouse just about fresh from the egg. Lots of feathers there, not much fluff. They look to me far less susceptible to moisture and cold (which should be obvious, given that they will experience frost after hatching). FWIW, Dutch.
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06-30-2005, 11:59 PM
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In dealing with the Bob White and pheasants I find it amazing there are any pheasants around lol.
The Bobs are out of the egg on a dead run !
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