McKenzie Seeds - 2012 / Brooklyn & Hurricane

[The Peregrine Chick]

...now, with a better view of the egg, I see no pips or cracks...but it is in the line-up for a feeding...

I think perhaps egg 4 is just facing the wrong way to see, but I do in fact think there is a depression in the egg on one side - or at least that is what I recall seeing at some point after the other three chicks had hatched.  When I finish downloading video for the gallery, I'll see if I can't find that screen capture and post it ....

[RaptorGal]

All little flufflings ate their breakfast/snack.  The last egg is still waiting for its little fluffling to appear.

[moka]

Just saw a quick feeding. Love to hear their demanding little voices. 

[jadoo]

...now, with a better view of the egg, I see no pips or cracks...but it is in the line-up for a feeding...

[jadoo]

...still only 3 chicks, one egg...the refurbished nest box isn't going to last very long the way hurricane is tearing at it (I wonder if she's hungry?)  ...oh, now she's on to the gravel, might just be boredom...oh, back at the wood...

[Moonstar]

Three little chicks all in a row. 

3 chicks lined up in a row is a perfect picture.

[Moonstar]

Wow...all four chicks hatched in the same 24 hr period...maybe even 12 hr period.
They will be busy now feeding the four little ones.  Wish I could see at work.  I can't even see the photos until I get home.  Just a white box where they are supposed to be.

I think there has only been the three hatches so far.  Hurricane hasn't been very accomodating in the last little while.  At 5:30pm there were three chicks and one egg as far as I could tell. 

I thought there were 4 because TPC said she thought the 4th had hatched.  I can't see anything at work except what is written.

Thanks RCF for all the posts, videos and pictures.  I got to see them all when I got home from work.

[pmg]

Thank you for the video RCF. The Brandon cam keeps freezing up for me after about a second so it's great to see the chicks from your videos and photos

[RCF]

This was the 530pm feed today.  It is a long video but the kids looked like they had lots to eat.  If you go to where the description of the video is you can click on where it says 6:10 and it will take you to that point in the video where one chick falls over.........probably from overeating  .    

http://youtu.be/rJnMHUGjGBU

[The Peregrine Chick]

First meal was at 1000h this morning and it wasn't a particularly complete one.  One chick hatched at least 8 hours earlier and no doubt that was the one doing the most begging - the second and third chicks are only a couple of hours only so that may have prompted the timing for this meal.  I'm hoping that these two increase the frequency and amounts though, particularly in the first few days.  Fortunately the weather looks warm (hot tomorrow) and dry until the weekend so Hurricane and Brooklyn shouldn't have any impediments to feeding the kids frequently.

Here's a difference between Princess & Ivy, Princess & Trey and Jules & Beau.  When Brooklyn arrived with food this morning (twice before 1000h), Hurricane has taken the food and left the box to eat leaving Brooklyn to take over with the chicks.  Much like they share incubation, it looks like while Hurricane is doing most of the incubating on Day 1 (and probably for at least a couple more days), Brooklyn is getting much more access to his very young offspring than any of our other males. 

The differences between birds and pairs is always a fascinating learning experience!

[RCF]

Wow...all four chicks hatched in the same 24 hr period...maybe even 12 hr period.
They will be busy now feeding the four little ones.  Wish I could see at work.  I can't even see the photos until I get home.  Just a white box where they are supposed to be.

I think there has only been the three hatches so far.  Hurricane hasn't been very accomodating in the last little while.  At 5:30pm there were three chicks and one egg as far as I could tell. 

[The Peregrine Chick]

I've been downloading video and I have to say, as much as I like Hurricane (and I do) that girl has not yet learned to be particularly gentle with her just hatched chicks.  Jules is much the same and they are about the same age in terms of chick-raising experience.  Princess and the boys (Beau, Ivy and Brooklyn) are much more careful getting on/off the chicks when they first hatch.  The boys maybe because they don't get to do it often and Princess because of all her experience.  

Now don't get me wrong folks, the chicks are fine.  Hurricane hasn't hurt them any and they are so pliable/flexible at this age that a little rolling around under Mom won't hurt them any.  As she gets settled into her brooding routine this year, she should get more adept, but it will be interesting to see, last year was not a good year for observing normal behaviour because of the weather.  And Hurricane only need to stuff her kids under her for another 10 days before they won't need her constant attention - less than that if the weather cooperates and the parents can take a break from brooding like at the Radisson this year.

[RaptorGal]

...just watched a feeding, and I only saw 3 chicks, including one that hasn't quite figured out how to get off of its back  -  my screen has been kind of jumpy, though, so it's a little hard to really tell...

Hurricane did flip him back over the right side up!  It is one of the videos, the link is posted above.  Soon they will be squawking for feeds too!

[moka]

They look like the leaning tower of fluffies, lol.

[RCF]

Hurricane left some birdie parts when she left and when Brooklyn showed up he tried to feed the kids, but they weren't all that interested.  Hurricane had stuffed them pretty good.