http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/04/22/when/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:52:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/04/22/when/comment-page-1/#comment-7055 Kate St. John Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:11:47 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=5326#comment-7055 A fifth egg laid far after the others is not less likely to hatch but it'll be the runt of the family. One year Tasha laid a fifth egg late and it hatched a couple of days later the rest. That nestling remained a few days behind her siblings in size, agility and maturity. A fifth egg laid far after the others is not less likely to hatch but it’ll be the runt of the family. One year Tasha laid a fifth egg late and it hatched a couple of days later the rest. That nestling remained a few days behind her siblings in size, agility and maturity.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/04/22/when/comment-page-1/#comment-7054 J Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:50:09 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=5326#comment-7054 Perhaps the fact that she laid a 5th egg 6 days after the 4th is throwing you calculations off. Is that unusual for there to be such a large gap between 2 eggs? Is the 5th egg less likely to hatch than the other 4 or if it does hatch, will it hatch several days after the others? Perhaps the fact that she laid a 5th egg 6 days after the 4th is throwing you calculations off. Is that unusual for there to be such a large gap between 2 eggs? Is the 5th egg less likely to hatch than the other 4 or if it does hatch, will it hatch several days after the others?

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