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Will they hatch?

With the turnover of the nesting female during the nesting season and there being five eggs, it seems unlikely that all will hatch. At many times during the past several weeks occasionally an egg has been observed out of the scrape or nest bowl, where they would be kept warm. Many times this was because Mango, the male was incubating them, and he is smaller than the female, as noted in the previous update.

Just yesterday another egg was observed in this area. As they shift and roll eggs, typically to ensure even development of the embryos, now multiple eggs may be receiving uneven incubation and improper development of the embryos.

The last egg was laid on April 2, so if eggs are going to hatch, then that should begin this weekend. It may be delayed a couple days given the turnover of females and incubation being delayed. But incubation in general has not been normal this year.. So we will have to wait and see what plays out this year.

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