We had some special visitors in Room 6 this afternoon. Baby Quails! The Barrett family hatched them in an incubator. Some fascinating facts about quails:
- Their scientific name is Coturnix ypsilophora australis
- Fully grown they only weigh about 100gm and are about 18cm tall
- It is difficult to find out whether they are male or female and this is mostly determined by their behaviour as they develop
- They eat mainly grass, wee, shrub seeds, some flowers and insects
- Room 6 thinks they are also pretty cute!
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