Chick Sighting

BleuBijou

BleuBijou

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By no means should the Season hindge on this report!!!! My friend saw a hen cross the road with 1 chick in S. Lane county on his way back from cutting Wheat in Okla. If he see's the same here in a few weeks when he starts cutting and finishing up cutting, it may be the same as last season!! Let's not judge just yet, 1 hen is just that, 1 hen!!! Long way too go !!!!:cheers:
 
Just because he saw only 1 doesn't mean there wasn't more in the ditch. They aren't always right with the hen. The guys cutting wheat in Lane, Ness, and Finney county are seeing chicks. My friend said he is surprised how many he has seen considering how early it is. We will still need good weather for them to survive. I am going out next week when the cut my wheat in Finney county. There were a lot of hens in the wheat when it was sprayed with fungicide. I see they have put rain chances in almost every day for that area late in the week.
 
fsentkilr said:
Just because he saw only 1 doesn't mean there wasn't more in the ditch. They aren't always right with the hen. The guys cutting wheat in Lane, Ness, and Finney county are seeing chicks. My friend said he is surprised how many he has seen considering how early it is. We will still need good weather for them to survive. I am going out next week when the cut my wheat in Finney county. There were a lot of hens in the wheat when it was sprayed with fungicide. I see they have put rain chances in almost every day for that area late in the week.
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tHANK YOU for not taking this too serious !!!!! Everyone seems to panic to soon!!! Chicks could of been in the ditch. Too many variables when you see only 1 this early!!!! I know Carptom, is foolin about!!!! And Cheesy always wants Northerns and Eastings!!!LOL!!!: There were good numbers of leftover hens. They need the perfect storm of good weather, insect hatches and cover!!!!!:cheers:
 
I saw a hen, rooster, and two chicks out near Abbyville last weekend. Nice sight after not seeing any last year.

Terry
 
One of the boys saw the first quail chick last week. I hope there are more to come. I'm even more interested in the pheasants putting on the numbers this year. The early harvest is a worry. Even more worried that the disks and plows might be right behind the combines. Praying for a little rain along to slow the process. Don't want so much as to degrade the crops, just to extend the clock a bit. Maybe the birds will be early like the northern pike, walleye, crappie, and turkey this spring.
 
Prairie Drifter said:
One of the boys saw the first quail chick last week. I hope there are more to come. I'm even more interested in the pheasants putting on the numbers this year. The early harvest is a worry. Even more worried that the disks and plows might be right behind the combines. Praying for a little rain along to slow the process. Don't want so much as to degrade the crops, just to extend the clock a bit. Maybe the birds will be early like the northern pike, walleye, crappie, and turkey this spring.
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so now the farmers are discing up the wheat stubble, right after harvest? :eek:
 
Here in my part of southcentral Kansas they use mold-board plows a lot and frequently plow within a week of harvest. That leaves little time and habitat for the remainder of the summer season through fall.
 
A farmer I know was excited to report that he'd seen 3 hens this morning with healthy clutches in tow. His words, "There musta been 12-16 chicks with each hen. I don't want to get your expectations too high, but saw them and thought you'd like to know." I'm excited to know there will be a few young birds out there this fall. :cheers:

He also said the chicks were 8-10 inches tall and able to run well and jump. Let's hope that's enough to keep 'em outta the way of the combine(s).

They'll leave a good % of their stubble through fall, but it's usually pretty short. Much of the CRP is gone there so we'll see:confused:
 
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i just got a report from my buddie who farms north of Russell and it is not good. at his place the last rain they received was May 6, one inch....nothing since then. he cut his 40 acre alfalfa field and got 5 bales, he is about to cut his burnt up wheat. the dryland corn and beans they planted early are already burning up......he has seen some PC chicks and several broods of pheasants, but no quail...no one has planted any milo, waiting to see if they get enough rain to sprout it........ugly.:(
 
I have not seen a bug in 2 weeks under the street light in front of our house. Had 1 june bug land on the patio last night. I don't know what these little chicks are going to eat. We are dry but not as bad as a few other areas. I am losing hope.
 
Today's update

"We're about 3/4's the way done with our wheat now. 35 bushel/acre seem to be the average with some places as low as 20 and others as high at 50. The continuous wheat (wheat last year, wheat again) has a higher moisture content than the new wheat."

Oh yeah, the part you guys care most about:D

"I'm seeing chicks in every field I cut. I musta been lucky to see those big clutches the other day b/c I'm only seeing 6-8 chicks with each hen today, but I'm seeing a lot more bunches than I expected to."

I'm not sure how many bugs are or aren't available. Nor do I know what impact the removal of so much CRP will have on the birds finding suitable cover from predation. What I do know is that there's a few youngin's that made it out of their nests before the combines came rollin' through:thumbsup:
 
Saw one pheasant hatch on way to ranch last week, first and only to date. Have seen no quail hatches. Turkey poults near the ranch about five or six weeks ago.
 
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