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Old 04-03-2009, 08:37 PM
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Re: KINGFISHER DIARY 2009 (with photos)

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Originally Posted by nightowl57 View Post
Thankyou for taking the time to write your diary and the last photo was very effective. What is the incubation period? Also (this may sound a stupid question) as the female lays one egg per day, do they also hatch one per day?
Thanks nightowl. In answer to your questions - the average incubation period is 18-21 days but incubation doesn't actually start until the clutch is complete so that all the eggs hatch at roughly the same time

Jeff
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