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NSW - Charles Sturt University - 2018 / Xavier & Diamond
burdi:
Second hatch without a hitch
Published 27 September, 2018 | By Cilla Kinross
The second chick hatched last night, about 1 am. Mother and chick doing well and both chicks have been fed today several times. Diamond still seems to be turning up her nose at starlings, but has accepted grateful pigeons and rosellas and something large and white with black legs (but too small for a sulphur-crested cockatoo, methinks, perhaps a corella??).
A better picture is this one of Xavier, who came into the box after delivering his prey to Diamond (who took it away to have a feed, before returning to feed the chicks later). He had a bit of a pick at the egg-shell, then went to sit on the chicks (but didn’t have much time as Diamond came back quick-smart to feed).
We are fairly confident that there is a small hole (a pip) on the third egg, but you know the saying about never counting your chickens…..so let’s keep fingers crossed. Last year, we had two healthy chicks, but the third could not get out of the shell, despite Diamond’s help.
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Courtesy of FalconCam Project
burdi:
Yay, first chick arrives
Published 25 September, 2018 | By Cilla Kinross
After some debate about whether the chicks were hatching late, I checked our records and the hatching time is actually quite normal. It’s been 36 days since the first egg was lain (and she started incubating fairly soon, certainly by the time the second egg came two days later) and the average for our chicks since 2012 is 37 days (from 1st egg lain to hatch) and 35 days from first serious incubation (usually equates to 2nd egg being lain) to first hatch. So we are well within normal time-frame.
The bad news is that the eggs and chicks are right under the webcam, so hard to see. Scott focused the camera better today (thanks Scott), but they are still quite well hidden. Anyway, here is the first glimpse of our first chick. I’m thinking a large, ugly rock in that corner might be the go! And it will give the chicks something to climb on.
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Courtesy of FalconCam Project
Alison:
This is the only image I have so far which shows the two chicks (and the third egg). The quality is abysmal, and to add to that, Diamond was running back into the nest at that moment, which makes it even more blurred.
Alison:
From a few minutes ago, new eggshell:
I think there are now two chicks, but have not actually seen the second chick. :)
Alison:
YouTube is barely functioning, but here is a tiny glimpse of the first chick, at the very bottom of the image.
Someone brought Diamond a meal; she had a few bites and then left with the prey.
I was hoping for a better view of the chick, but Diamond returned immediately.
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