April 15
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When do we expect Elen to lay an egg?
Females in established pairs generally lay their first egg 10 to 14 days after they first commence mating with their partners. Young females in newer pairings tend to lay their first egg around 14 to 18 days after first copulations begin.
Last year in her first season of breeding with Aran, Elen laid her first egg after only ten days of settling with him on the nest. It was possible that she had mated with another male prior to meeting Aran. Early copulations are mainly about pair bonding and stimulation of hormones, so the eggs she produced would have been fertilised by Aran.
We do not know where Elen was or what she was doing after she left the nest on March 27 until she reappeared on April 4, so your guess is as good as ours as to when the first egg will be laid.
Keep on watching!
April 16
fish for Elen
