New pets

[leeco]

Ones hatched and I have a protrol notice telling me to move along.

[ditchcrawler]

Almost immediately although give them time for the Mum to get fed up.

 

We had a dozen eggs one year but she only bothered incubating four of them.

 

I did wonder if they have more than they can hatch to keep the local predators full until the chicks have grown a bit and can get away.

I have never seen more that 5 youngsters, 3-4 is more common and sometimes only 2