COLUMBUS ~ APRIL 2013

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

Jane wrote:

All is fine here. Boy, if there are chicks about to be born, they are going to be seasick.

I was thinking the same thing. Poor babies.. She's been working circles for 35 minutes now...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

She definitely is very restless...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

Move back into the box, durand!!! You're going the wrong way...

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

Pivot pivot pivot..

Not out of the box now honey...

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

Anybody ever seen that Friends episode when they are trying to move the couch... Pivot Pivot Pivot..

Reminds me of my Dad & Husband trying to move stuff around the house. Cracks me up...

LOL

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

well, at least she's giving us a very good view!!!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

I wish she would stand up!!!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

I sure hope there is a gigantic pip on a few of those eggs!!!

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

skygirlblue wrote:

I sure hope there is a gigantic pip on a few of those eggs!!!

I haven't been able to see any big ones when she's moved them.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

OK...we still have 4 eggs....we just don't know what all the sides look like...

PeSSouZiX · **Posted:** Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:07 pm

for a while, she brings eggs in walk ...

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

Normally when hatching, how soon do they start this wiggling? Hours before, or day+ before?

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

Very cool, PeSS....thanks!!! yes, she's been moving them all over the place...giving me a headache...LOL

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

mwplay wrote:

Normally when hatching, how soon do they start this wiggling? Hours before, or day+ before?

I usually see it after we see pipping...

We have 2 issues here. Durand is traditionally a scruncher and wiggler...has been doing it all season. The other issue is we've never seen her hatch eggs...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

I am just hoping that she is feeling movement and hearing things and that's why the scrunching has increased...

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

When does Spark normally come for his afternoon shift? Do you think if you saw Spark doing the same behavior, it would be a better indicator of activity within the eggs?

Jane · **Posted:** Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:20 pm

It was about this time last week when I was watching Lil Dad in Harrisburg on the eggs. Doing all that fluffed up behavior. Within an hour, out popped a chick. I believe somebody had seen a pip the day before. I believe it may take 24 hours for an egg to hatch, but am no expert on this. And I do believe this was Lil Dad's first time ever to be on the eggs when one hatched. :-)

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

mwplay wrote:

When does Spark normally come for his afternoon shift? Do you think if you saw Spark doing the same behavior, it would be a better indicator of activity within the eggs?

Their patterns have changed over the past several days so its really hard to know when he's coming..

He is not a scruncher, usually. Once he gets on the eggs, he's good to go until he wants to change position. If he were doing all of this, then yes.

I don't mean to be the only skeptic in the bunch, but last year I swore she was standing and listening and cocking her head...just like we've seen her do here..and I swore there were hatching chicks based on that behavior..

Because of that, I need to see a really good pip or hear what you're hearing, mwplay...before I say we've got hatching behavior..

So don't mind me...

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

skygirlblue wrote:

mwplay wrote:

When does Spark normally come for his afternoon shift? Do you think if you saw Spark doing the same behavior, it would be a better indicator of activity within the eggs?

Their patterns have changed over the past several days so its really hard to know when he's coming..

He is not a scruncher, usually. Once he gets on the eggs, he's good to go until he wants to change position. If he were doing all of this, then yes.

I don't mean to be the only skeptic in the bunch, but last year I swore she was standing and listening and cocking her head...just like we've seen her do here..and I swore there were hatching chicks based on that behavior..

Because of that, I need to see a really good pip or hear what you're hearing, mwplay...before I say we've got hatching behavior..

So don't mind me...

But SGB, you've watched them all season long and you watched her closely last season. You would have a much better idea of what is "normal" behavior for her than I would.

I think I'm hearing stuff over all the roar & other city noises. I keep asking myself if I am imagining these noises, and I don't have my headphones in this afternoon. So, because I want her to have young, I question if it's just me...

I would hate to be so adamant that I'm hearing something and get everyone excited and then nothing happens.. That's what I'm afraid of.

It would probably be better for me to sit back and watch quietly...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64399

Well, keep watching...we need all eyes and ears right now!!!

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