March 08, 2005
Third Chick
Right now we're watching the condition of the third chick. He's a little late to the party, but his incubation period was not unusually long. For those keeping a scorecard, here is the final tally:
First Chick
Egg laid - 01/25/05
Egg hatched - 03/02/05
Incubation - 36 days
Second Chick
Egg laid - 01/28/05
Egg hatched - 03/04/05
Incubation - 35 days
Third Chick
Egg laid - 01/31/05
Egg hatched - 03/07/05
Incubation - 35 days
The first chick born into a nest always has an advantage because it's first in the pecking order (tends to feed first). Our second eaglet was only about two days behind the first, so the two oldest eaglets appear close in size. The third chick was five days behind the oldest eaglet, so we'll keep an eye on the third chick, and see how he manages.