Saturday 12th May

Today Emma and Connor found an abandoned turkey egg on the farm. The rest of the brood had hatched but this one had been left behind. It was put on a tray on the Rayburn and duly began to hatch. It emerged as a rather dumpy, fluffy, squeaky chick. However this story does not have a happy ending - the chick did not thrive without its mother, and died after 3 days. The rest of the brood is still fit and healthy. Survival of the fittest!