Black Stork Nest 2, Jan and Janika, 2022

[Liz01]

17:16 Janika came home


Jan out in a great hurry

[Liz01]

17:22 she is aerating the nest bowl




17:34 again

[Liz01]

17:47 eggs are still silent


18:09 - 18:13 she is aerating the nest bowl
19:05 -19:08 ps to the right and aerating

[asteria]

Probably one or two eggs are empty. Last year hatching was after 32,30,30 and 29 days.

[Liz01]

22:27


22:43


23:52

[Liz01]

May 20

Good Morning everyone!

it was another night without incident.

00:26


1:53


3:19

[Liz01]

4:14 a cuckoo is calling pretty near


4:28 cuckoo is calling again nearby
I tried to pay attention to noises from the nest. I think the eggs are still

she is preening herself

[Liz01]

Probably one or two eggs are empty. Last year hatching was after 32,30,30 and 29 days.

asteria, you can't compare here with last year. It's another female and we have 6 eggs. moreover, none hatched after 29 days last year so far I know.

[Liz01]

6:09 still Janika


6:19 she's preening herself


6:52 resting


6:55 She is sleeping

[Liz01]

7:06 she starts preening herself again
7:30 I think Jan will have breakfast

7:38 Janika is aerating the nest bowl
8:27 She is aerating the nest bowl
8:29 back on silent eggs

8:30 I'm away for 1 - 2 hours

[asteria]

asteria, you can't compare here with last year. It's another female and we have 6 eggs. moreover, none hatched after 29 days last year so far I know.

Yes, you're right, the figures are 33, 31,31 and 30 days because there are 31 days in May. But today already 35 days have passed since the first egg was laid. The period from starting constant incubation and hatching is about 30 days. So, it becomes clear if there are any empty eggs in this clutch.

[Liz01]

asteria, I think we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
but the fact that no egg talk can be heard so far, may mean that an the first egg may not have been fertilized.
there is also the possibility that a chick has died in the egg.
That would explain the activity of the parents 2 days ago. They brought nest material.. maybe it was on the way and now- nothing

9:01 Jan came home

[Liz01]

9:01 Janika leaves. Eggs are silent

9:37 healthy ps to the left and aerating the nest bowl


In my opinion they started serious incubation from April 18th!
today it would be day 33 since then!

10:02 he is aerating the nest bowl

[sova]

Hello everyone
Liz, thanks for the pictures and reports...don't be so impatient. There is still enough work waiting for you (e.g. changing diapers, just having a little fun)

[Liz01]

12:07 Jan is aerating now every minute
12:30 aerating
12:34 aerating
12:52 aerating
12:54 aerating

sova

[Liz01]

13:18 he gets up and is aerating the nest bowl - eggs are still silent
13:41 it starts raining
14:16 he is rolling the eggs, turns and settles down again
15:36 short aerating and down again.

16:25 Jan stands up and is shaking the water from his plumage. Then he is aerating the nest bowl and rolling the eggs




16:27 he settles on the eggs

[Liz01]

16:27 he stands up again.. aerating, egg rolling and down again
16:29 egg rolling and aerating
16:30 aerating and down again. Temperature and humidity must be right. This supports the hatching process

17:07 he stands up and is aerating the nest bowl. still no quacking


17:08 he turns the eggs and settles down again


17:09 he is not satisfied with his work. you can see it on his back feathers

[Liz01]

17:10 up again and egg rolling.. aerating


17:37 he is preening himself
egg rolling and aerating the nest bowl


accidentally steps on a egg.


17:39 healthy ps an then he covers the eggs again

[Liz01]

18:17 aerating and egg rolling
18:18 he sat down again

18:20 he stands up
egg rolling and covers them again

handsome Jan


19:47 Jan stands up and is aerating the nest bowl.It's still raining

[Askja]

Hello Liz
rest assured that we in the background are all as unpatient as you are - checking the eggs, calculating the days and and judge if the PSs look healthy ! Thank you for all you do!