SUSAN: Last we updated, Nigel purchased an incubator and placed 7 eggs inside (important to note that the incubator is in our basement). After 21 days of rotating 3 times a day, maintaining perfect temperature, and adding water to maintain humidity ... we saw a crack in an egg! Very exciting. And, then we heard her chirp. Very exciting for Boomer who immediately wanted to investigate! Sunshine hatched out with no problem. She's definitely Two-Spot's chick as she looks a lot like him!
Unfortunately, the second little chick did not hatch quickly. After 24 hours, we tried to help her by removing some of the shell; but, she had not properly absorbed her yolk sac. Reading other blogs online, we learned that it may be possible for her to absorb the yolk sac, which we allowed her an overnight to do; but, when Nigel checked downstairs, she had died. It was so sad.
Nigel gave the remaining 5 eggs a few more days, but no hatching. They were not fertilized (What was Two Spot doing?????).
With only 2 out of 12 eggs successfully hatched, we were both a bit bummed; but, happy to have Solo and Sunshine to enjoy!
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