I started with doing the daily pinkie searches. I quickly realized that was a waste of time. Now as I'm cleaning the mouse rack I use a dry erase marker and just mark each tub with a slash for every female that looks to be giving birth soon. So on feeding days I just have to open and check tubs with the slash instead of all of them. If I remove pinkies from a tub I just wipe off a slash.
My normal weekly schedule is feeding and watering my balls on Saturdays. Then Sunday mornings everything else gets fed and water topped off. Mondays are rodent, quail and chicken cleaning days which takes a few hours. Tuesdays is typically yard work day and a break from animals. Wednesdays are spot cleaning cages and clean water bowls.
Daily feedings and watering of the chickens, rodents, and quail typically takes just under 30 mins. I do that before I go into normal mon-fri office job.
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