First egg starts hatching at Loch of the Lowes!
After 37 days of dedicated incubation, the first signs of hatching are starting to appear! Throughout the day on 18 May 2022, our resident female NC0 was exhibiting typical signs that her eggs were close to hatching: contact calling to communicate with the chicks and becoming visibly restless as the chicks began to move.
And then the moment of truth… at 22:36, Species Protection Officers Bethany and Charlotte noticed a hole that had developed on one of the eggs – a sure sign that a chick was finally coming out of its shell.
Chicks can take up to 24 hours to fully emerge from their eggs from the first signs of hatching, and each chick will hatch approximately 1-2 days apart. Stay tuned to see the full hatching process!
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Charlotte Needham and Bethany Walsh
Species Protection Officers
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After 37 days of dedicated incubation, the first signs of hatching are starting to appear! Throughout the day on 18 May 2022, our resident female NC0 was exhibiting typical signs …