Spinner Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Monday morning, we found Camilla tending a small orb in the nest box! We're very excited that Camilla has laid her first egg with us, and anxious to see how many this brood will bring us. She had been spending more and more time in the box after seeing her and Gonzo in a private moment (or two) about a week ago. This morning's web cam showed another egg in the box, making for two! You can see one of the eggs just under her left wing shoulder. The expected hatching is around the end of the month (the actual window is Sep 25 - Oct 2), and then the fun begins. It's been reported that Gonzo is rather proud :cheer:
judygram Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 I bet Gonzo is not the only one that is proud, I bet you are too Dave, I have my fingers crossed that it and maybe some more will hatch, thanks for sharing the picture with us.
JillyBeanz Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Bless her - she's protecting them so well. Fingers crossed we get some baby pictures
danmcq Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Congratulations of the eggs!!! Please keep photos and information updated. A link to the webcam would be cool. :-)
pearllyn Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Ooh congratulations! That must be so exciting! No doubt you'll keep us updated on the progress - hope everything goes smoothly for you!
she Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 This is exciting,great chance to show the development of a grey.Please keep us informed with lots of pictures.
Luvparrots Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Congratulations Dave on your little clutch. Can't wait to see the chicks when they hatch. So very thrilled for you!!!!
Spinner Posted September 10, 2009 Author Posted September 10, 2009 Thanks all! Here's another image from the nest - you can clearly see both of the eggs in splendid condition. Gonzo is doing his job very well - he ran me off while I was attempting a brief cleaning.
danmcq Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Oh how adorable. Thanks for sharing this photo. :-) Gonzo is a good Father! ;-)
cf737 Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 Ohhhh how exciting! The breeder I work at just had little Timneh babies so I know just what you're going through - we sat on pins and needles waiting for them to hatch!
Tycos_mom Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 Oh what wonderful news you must be just so thrilled I hope you get some beautiful baby's. I guess we'll know in about 20 days or so please keep us updated we will all be waiting patiently and on pins and needles for any news.
Spinner Posted September 12, 2009 Author Posted September 12, 2009 Thought she might be done with two eggs, as we didn't see anything new this morning. Fooled us! This evening, Camilla laid her third egg. Shortly after, both she and Gonzo were very vocal, announcing the new arrival to everyone. It must have been the beans and rice that did the trick!
Spinner Posted September 12, 2009 Author Posted September 12, 2009 Both birds in the nest box with the clutch of eggs. Gonzo brings food into Camilla while she cares for the trio of eggs.
she Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 Gonzo and Camilla sound like they will be good parents.
JillyBeanz Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 Dave - I'm so excited to follow this thread - It's like "live cam"! Can you not set up a website we can click on to show their live progress!! Please, please keep adding - I'm loving this!!
casper Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 This is going to be a great post Dave, Im so excited for you. I have been following this on your live webcam and have been watching the birds over the last couple of weeks its great news! Please keep us all updated it will be so nice for everyone to follow this thread, thanks for allowing us to do so. Karma to you for posting:)
danmcq Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 What a GreYt photo and update on Gonzo and Camilla!! Thanks for sharing this. :-)
Luvparrots Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 Oh my, three eggs so far. Thank you Dave for posting this thread!!!! This is going to be so much fun for everyone as we love our greys so much. Karma to you for your thoughtfulness!
lovethatgrey Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 Don't know how I missed this post. This is truly exciting. Thanks for sharing and congrats.
Spinner Posted September 15, 2009 Author Posted September 15, 2009 Just when I was thinking it was going to be a three-egg clutch, four days after the last egg we find Camilla sitting on number 4! She's got them well covered right now, but we'll be watching to see if we can get some new images to post. Egg 1 - Monday morning, 9/7 Egg 2 - Wednesday morning, 9/9 Egg 3 - Friday evening, 9/11 Egg 4 - Tuesday morning, 9/15 It's going to be a crowded nest box if they all make it to hatching.
Tycos_mom Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Omg your going to be so busy when all these little guys hatch. this is wonderful keep us updated wh are all waiting for the sounds of little peeps.
danmcq Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Wow, how exciting!! Thanks for the update and love watching them on the webcam. They are such good parents!! :-)
JillyBeanz Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 They are such a team - they are sooooo caring (over each other too). I might have to take a week off work to watch the hatch - I'm like an expectant parent - I'm so excited as I've never seen anything like this before!!! :laugh:
cf737 Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 This is absolutely thrilling! I just love watching the progress, it's such a neat experience. I'll be watching! :laugh:
Spinner Posted September 16, 2009 Author Posted September 16, 2009 I was finally able to get an image captured. Here's Gonzo giving Camilla a break in tending the eggs. All four eggs are clearly visible.
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