The Hatching of Duck Eggs in the Pot – Nature 65

We have talked about duck’s eggs, the species of duck which own the eggs and incubation of eggs at previous postings.

Image 1- Ducklings, just hatching

You may read the previous postings:

- Rainbow Evening : A Duck Lays Eggs in the Pot – Nature 54
- Rainbow Evening: A Mother Duck with Her 8 Eggs– Nature 56
- A Beautiful Female Muscovy Sitting on the Eggs – Nature 62

Yes, after 31 days incubation, eggs are hatched. The hatching eggs were not all together or not in the same time.

The first hatching at day 31^st, then followed by other eggs. The last hatching egg at day 34^th.

Image 2- Mother and her babies

Since the each egg didn’t hatching at the same time, thus, the lessons we might learn:

- never mess the eggs.
- never intervene with hatching process.
- let’s nature work alone.

Image 3- Mother duck, just take a rest for a while.

I will tell you what happen with babies duck by next posting. Just wait and see.

# Previous postings:

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- The Rainbow Before Evening : The American Robin in the Yard – Nature 55
- The Rainbow Before Evening : Joker, PBA, and Alzheimer's Disease – Part 3 - Alzheimer's 12
- The Rainbow Before Evening : Alligator Plants Grow Well in Louisiana – Science 34
- The Rainbow Before Evening : Do you Know Some People Eat Alligator Meat? - Part 1 – Food 40