Emmy 528 Report post Posted February 5, 2016 I had to remove the last of the three eggs the diamond dove had laid because the first two disappeared- exactly the same as last year. I'm almost 100% certain its the cockatiels who are raiding their nest - no trace of the diamond dove's eggs at all-not even the tiniest bit of a shell! So I removed their last egg and put it into the incubator and it hatched out last night. The egg started pipping about 9am in the morning (yesterday, 4th February) and it hatched out at 6.05pm last night. I left it in the incubator until 9a.m.this morning then transferred it to the other Brinsea incubator (using the 2nd incubator as a brooder -can easily alter the temperature in the new one I have). So far its doing OK getting fed every two hours. This is when the egg first started to 'pip' approx. 9am Approx. 8 hours later (5pm) Chick newly hatched 6pm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmy 528 Report post Posted February 5, 2016 This is Chuckychuck tonight after it was fed at 9pm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andyn 534 Report post Posted February 6, 2016 Good on you Emmy. 'Only a mother could love it' they also look prehistoric I think. My crop feeding rig is also out but the chicks go back in their own nests after feeding time. Parents started to feed and then stopped. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
