Hatching Time

Hi Guys

Just a little note/query about hatching times.

With the first egg being hatched today it is 23 days since the first
egg was laid. Isn't it normally 17 - 19 day for an egg to hatch?

Could this extra long hatching time be because they had trouble
sitting on both eggs at one time for the first couple of days?

Thanks for the help guys!


....Fran...

Hi

Thanks for the timing info, but as far as I'm concerned now they are
hatched I don't care how long it took. But I will note timing for
future reference :-)

I just thought it might be nice to put something special in for Mum &
Dad. If I put split peas in should I soak them first?

I'm so excited! Its the first time I've been an auntie to pigeons:-)

I'm I correct in saying a baby pigeon is called a 'squib'?

....Fran...




On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 20:44:06 GMT, Onorio Catenacci <No DeleteThis @NoSpam.NoSpam>
wrote:

>I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think the general
>consensus on hatching time is 17-19 days from the time the SECOND egg is
>laid. Since the second egg is usually laid 1-2 days after the first 23
>days is a little long but it's not outside of the realm of the normal.
>
>By the way, it's normal (and quite okay) for the pigeons to not start
>sitting on the nest "tightly" until the second egg is laid.
>
>As far as feed goes, no you don't need to feed anything special (at
>least as far as I know).