ELK RIVER, MN - GREAT RIVER ENERGY ~ January-July, 2013

ljames · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 7:41 pm

Is part of the shell still stuck to the chick? Well, she's munching on the big piece and one egg is over to the side or it might be the other part of the hatched shell.

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 7:42 pm

I glad you all saw it and got pictures my laptop just crashed as soon as I tried to get a picture. I must have loaded it down with to many hours of video's. :furious:

ljames · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 7:44 pm

It's the other part of the shell, but she just tucked the big part under her too with the chick. New mothers do the funniest things sometimes.

ljames · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 7:47 pm

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64750

I had my settings wrong, so this is somewhat jerky...I'm sure somebody will have a longer and better version..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64750

One more...and I'm done.... :flirty:

Matrix · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 8:03 pm

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 8:10 pm

We this is all I got before my recorder took a dump!!!! I had to mute it when you first see the
chick Mikalyn & I were yelling. :teehee:

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 8:50 pm

Mary Ellen is a mother! :loveshow:

Congrats to her & S!

Thanks for the videos, SGB & Kitten & everyone for the great captures! She's really checking this chick out--guess she's removing pieces of shell from it. Glad it hatched now & not when it was cold out cause she's too curious about it to keep it covered.

ljames · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 8:54 pm

That poor chick is having a time. I thought that she was going to squeeze it's head between the eggs. It's head seems big too. I can't remember now where that chick that had the big head was before. It might have been at this nest. Well, Of course it wasn't too big, just my imagination. I hope that she's finished pecking it, that's makes me nervous.

Hope we have another hatch tonight.

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 8:55 pm

She sure is a clean freak! She cleaning up every bit of shell off the baby & around the baby. Let's see if she keeps a clean nest once she starts feeding! :teehee:

Carolyn · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 8:58 pm

skygirlblue wrote:

there it is!!!!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64750

Thanks so much for the vid, KF..you should have left the screaming in there!!

Here's what's so interesting and gave me a chuckle.

While the egg was hatching here, the egg was hatching at Genesee..granted, its more of a refresh cam, so I know I missed some things, but maybe not...

New Mom Vs Pro Mom

Mary Ellen is picking and groping and looking and counting toes and scrunching...and then looking and picking some more...playing with the baby, picking up stuff, total excitement..

Genesee Mom pulls out part of shell and goes back to sleep. Pulls out second half of shell and goes back to sleep. Stands up to look at baby and goes back to sleep.

There could not have been a bigger contrast between these two. I literally caught myself laughing out loud. I wish I had taken comparison pics at each stage. What a hoot!!!

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2013 10:46 pm

That's funny for sure SGB, maybe you can get the second hatch comparison

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 4:47 am

First thing I did this morning was to open the cam and the forum. Great start of the day :girlyes:

Thanks for all the wonderful pictures and videos.

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 6:44 am

Still one...

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 6:51 am

Dad got a few seconds with baby, then mom returned with food, I guess from the cache. She didn't get quite close enough, but baby is getting a few bites. (I was waiting for her to plop the food down next to baby & say, "ok, eat"!) :teehee:

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 7:24 am

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I think this first feeding went quite well. Baby looked strong, held it's head up nicely.
ME stashed the remains in the bottom-right corner (our right).
Sawatzke came a few times with food yesterday, I guess they were filling the fridge for today :lol:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64750

I just love all the feed pics...and the baby looks great...glad to see it survived ME's toe and wing counting!!! LOL

Carolyn · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 8:54 am

Sawatzke Babysits :flirty:

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