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gigi · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:39 am

This is the best picture I can get now.
Maltese is sitting tight, but I still see the remaining egg beneath her.

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:01 am

Terka · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:37 pm

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:54 pm

Late afternoon snack. :loveheart:

Still one unhatched egg.

gigi · **Posted:** Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:27 am

Still seeing only 3.

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:01 pm

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12697

Saw a couple interesting areas on the egg, but pip or debris? I thought if I enlarged the screen and stared I'd know, but I was wrong. Maybe someone else will come in and can tell for sure. If not, we'll know by morning. The best view of the egg was before and during her 1st feed in the following. A little over an hour ago she literally did back to back feeds. Peace in with prey, she took, he left, she fed, she left with remains, Peace in to brood, she returned with prey, he left, she ate, she fed, she ate, she left with remains, he came in, as did she, so he left, she broods and incubates.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12697

Feed in progress. Went back a few minutes and Peace came in and handed off prey from the porch to Maltese. Still dark here.

gigi · **Posted:** Fri May 01, 2020 9:45 am

I fiddled with the picture a little and I think I still see one unhatched egg.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12697

Yes the egg is not hatched. And she made no efforts last night to indicate there was a hatch in progress nor early this morning ...

gigi · **Posted:** Fri May 01, 2020 2:34 pm

Clearly depicting unhatched egg

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12697

Day 36 for the 4th egg.

gigi · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2020 4:32 pm

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12697

Hate to appear stupid, but something strange is going on here. First scanning the DVR, I see the fully intact egg separate from Maltese who was brooding the chicks and I thought she'd given up on it and kicked it out, next I see it looking as if it were split in half and placed back together again (about 60 minutes ago), then it's gone. Going back in to let the cam roll to see if I can tell what is going on ...

Edit to add: I was able to allow the cam on the DVR to roll through what happened to the egg as it appears to be split right before your eyes and the only explanation I can come up with is a baby PS must have landed on it, but you can't see the guilty chick ... :teehee:

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12697

Found on the DVR Maltese feeding the chicks at 2:15 am nest time (she had left to retrieve the prey for them) and another feed before sunrise when Peace came in with something for her.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12697

About an hour and fifty minutes or so ago, Maltese was feeding the chicks. The smallest one was never able to get in a position to get anything and that might be a good thing as Maltese gave the two bigger ones each a foot that would not go down. Maltese watched them trying to get it down and looked as if she wanted to help, but in the end she covered everybody up. Next view it seems they somehow got them down, maybe a little debris about their beaks ...

gigi · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2020 7:33 am

Breakfast! I didn't see the entire feed, but lil one got some.

Tsusan · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2020 7:22 pm

Maltese left for a few minutes. Perhaps looking for a prey delivery. She is back, no prey- hopefully Peace will deliver dinner soon.....

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12697

Maltese is starting to have trouble keeping them covered, she has to extend her wings some now.

gigi · **Posted:** Sat May 09, 2020 7:48 am

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