By the wee hours this morning, Chick #1 had become a fluffy fuzz ball as it’s downy covering dried into a soft gray coat.Then Chick #2 started “zippering” its way out of the shell. This is the final stage of hatching, as the little one pokes its egg tooth against the shell and uses its feet to spin it around and break a nearly straight line around the shell to crack it fully open.
An hour later its tiny wing was visible…and then at 4:29 am, Chick #2 pushed itself fully out of the shell to emerge into the world!
Soon after, Shadow called from a distance and Jackie seemed to be happily announcing that he was now Papa to 2 new fluffy chicks!
He couldn’t wait to see them, so dropped in right at sunrise…and got his first look at his 2 gorgeous babies. He looked back and forth over them a few times before even moving in to settle on top.
…and then those tiny bundles kept moving around under there and Shadow had to rearrange himself a few times before he could get settled.
This evening is only now Day 35 for egg#3, which is the beginning of its pip watch. We will be eagerly watching for signs of pipping in that egg as we enjoy the glimpses of Jackie and Shadow’s newly arrived bundles of joy.
Sandy
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