Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
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Re: Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
7:39pm........Poor Ma..........so very wet.
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Re: Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
Managed to get one more shot.
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7;47pm..........Ma is restless........understandably so. She is up again.........that chick is nearly hatched.........we are seeing lots of its body, but it isn't out of the shell yet.
This is the hole on the second egg. Broken up shell of the first egg. Body of hatching chick seen through the cracks.
This is the hole on the second egg. Broken up shell of the first egg. Body of hatching chick seen through the cracks.
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Re: Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
7:49pm..........Good s'cap Marg.......shows lots of the body of that hatching chick.
Last of these: I'm trying to figure out what that pointed triangular bit was.
Last of these: I'm trying to figure out what that pointed triangular bit was.
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time..............they have the heart"..........Elizabeth Andrew
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Re: Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
Two more pics.
Oh my!
Oh my!
Re: Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
8:00pm......Surely that chick will be out of the shell tonight............the shell is just hanging by a thread I'm sure............Ma showed us the very active chick.............and she rolled it, making the shell fall apart even more. We can see the hole in the other egg too.............and I think maybe the beak of the second chick sticking out.
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time..............they have the heart"..........Elizabeth Andrew
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Re: Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
8:02pm...........One more good roll might do it.........that chick is so close to being free from the shell.
Could this be the beak of the other chick on the second egg?
Could this be the beak of the other chick on the second egg?
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time..............they have the heart"..........Elizabeth Andrew
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Re: Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
8;08pm......Here we go again! Mom up and moving the eggs............we are so close to a hatch!!
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time..............they have the heart"..........Elizabeth Andrew
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Re: Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
8:09pm............Ma rolling the eggs again............sure looks like that chick was standing up as the shell moved backwards into Ma!
Karen, what do you think? Still not officially a hatch? It looked free to me but the shell seemed to settle back over it once everything stopped moving.
Karen, what do you think? Still not officially a hatch? It looked free to me but the shell seemed to settle back over it once everything stopped moving.
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time..............they have the heart"..........Elizabeth Andrew
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Re: Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
Jean, looks like baby was all the way out of shell at 8:05 pm. From my phone so may not be a full screen shot.
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Sue...........wonderful s'cap from the other cam!! YES, I do think it was out then and I think it was out in my s'caps too! I think we can call this a hatch! So happy you were here.........you are going to be so tired tomorrow!
Sue, let's call your time as the official time.........my s'caps are unclear and yours is not! So Ma and Pa have their first chick............hatched at 8:05pm tonight!
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time..............they have the heart"..........Elizabeth Andrew
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Re: Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread
Here’s one with the time stamp
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8:22pm........Congratulations Ma and Pa! First hatch..............8:05pm tonight................tomorrow we expect to see hatch #2.
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time..............they have the heart"..........Elizabeth Andrew
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Jean, thanks for being there on the cams. I was informed the little one was close so had to watch. Guess we may have a 2nd one tomorrow morning. Congratulations Ma and Pa Delta! Going to be a long night for Ma.
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8:28pm...........Ma must be so tired..........a long day.
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time..............they have the heart"..........Elizabeth Andrew
(Member since 9/10/11)
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