Thanks, Bob. I'll keep an eye on her to see if she's staying on the nest. -----Original Message----- From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Reilly Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 8:59 AM To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: question on bluebird eggs Susan, If the eggs are cool to the touch at this point, they are unlikely to hatch.=20 Would have expected at least one additional egg to have hatched by Monday=20 and all by now. Causes include a subset of infertile eggs and/or=20 ineffective incubation, the latter being more likely with a young female in=20 her first breeding season. Does she continue to bring food to the chicks=20 and leave promptly after delivering it? That's another sign that she has=20 given up on the eggs herself. Bob ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Edwards, Susan" <EdwardsSu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 8:35 AM Subject: [va-richmond-general] question on bluebird eggs > Only 2 of 6 bluebird eggs have hatched in the nest box on our property. > The 2 hatched on Sunday, and there hasn't been any hatching activity > since. Is this common? Any thoughts on why only 2 hatched? I thought > perhaps the female has been leaving the nest frequently to feed the > babies so she hasn't been able to incubate the others. > > > Susan in Midlothian > > > > > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to > va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the=20 > Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please=20 > visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. > > >=20 You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.