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Post by Beechnut on May 24, 2019 6:14:23 GMT
Thanks Sammi and Elle I am pleasantly surprised this morning - the 5th egg hatched sometime between 8pm last night and 5-30am this morning, so we are now the famous five again!
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Post by merylt on May 24, 2019 7:11:05 GMT
Hi. Lovely to hear you've got another 5 chicks on the go. We are waiting on ours hatching, possibly over the weekend. Think we see our male still feeding the fledgies at the feeder though.
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Post by suep on May 24, 2019 7:50:18 GMT
Five again is fantastic Beechnut Sue
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Post by Beechnut on May 24, 2019 7:58:11 GMT
Hi. Lovely to hear you've got another 5 chicks on the go. We are waiting on ours hatching, possibly over the weekend. Think we see our male still feeding the fledgies at the feeder though. Good Luck with that then Meryl - how many did she end up laying, was the 7th the lucky last one?
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Post by Beechnut on May 24, 2019 8:07:07 GMT
Yes, thanks Sue - It's good to have them in 2 x 5 rather than 10 together, although it must be quite an ordeal for the adults after the first batch have fledged, to have to keep tabs on where they are, keep them fed and safe, as well as looking after the incubation. The female sitting and feeding also, although not to the extent that the male does, it's a wonder the second brood hatch on time!
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Post by merylt on May 24, 2019 14:13:36 GMT
Yes we have 7 eggs. We estimate they should hatch on Sunday or Monday. We weren't sure if one of the eggs was the dud from the first brood but hopefully all 7 are new and will hatch. Mrs GT is sitting more on them recently.
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Post by blueeyedchick on May 25, 2019 9:33:19 GMT
Great news to see another potential 5 to go. hope all goes well for the parents.
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Post by YorksherLass on May 25, 2019 14:59:56 GMT
Fantastic news Beechnut Another lot of The Famous Five eggs for them all hatched into lovely no wonder you are over the moon! They are very good parents & they'll need a long rest after all their hard work this year.
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Post by hfriel on May 29, 2019 9:45:56 GMT
Great news BN yahoo_clap
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Post by elle on May 29, 2019 10:29:34 GMT
Brilliant news Beechnut, it’s probably better to have 2 x 5 than 10 in one go, they are obviously very good parents & know what works for them, so all good. Hope all continues to go well I’m sure you will be thrilled Elle xx
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Post by Beechnut on May 29, 2019 15:29:04 GMT
Thanks Helen and Elle - All system go here - the chicks are 6 days' old and starting to show the dark lines as feathers are pushing through and they have progressed to medium mealies.
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Post by suep on May 29, 2019 15:44:16 GMT
That’s fantastic news Beechnut. Sue
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Post by Beechnut on May 30, 2019 7:19:47 GMT
The fantastic five are a week old today and Mum arranged a photo shoot to celebrate. How they have grown!!
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Post by suep on May 30, 2019 7:42:10 GMT
Perfect Beechnut yahoo_clap Sue
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Post by YorksherLass on May 30, 2019 15:11:56 GMT
Things are looking good Beechnut - lovely photo so to you & Tuppence for the photo shoot.
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Post by sammi on May 30, 2019 15:28:09 GMT
Lovely little group photo Happy first week birthday to them
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 30, 2019 18:44:53 GMT
Lovely picture Beechnut, Glad everything is going well for your second brood.
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Post by Beechnut on Jun 1, 2019 7:01:22 GMT
I was looking through some of my recordings from a few days back and came across this pic of Tommy coming back with a feed. The interesting thing is that he has 5 or 6 mini-mealies in his beak. I can't remember ever seeing a GT bring in anything more than one item at a time, so is this unusual or has anyone seen it before?
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Post by blueeyedchick on Jun 1, 2019 7:21:53 GMT
Beechnut Not with GT's obviously as I have not had that nest but was surprised last year to see our BT's doubling up so to speak. Like you always thought the Tit family did one mealie each trip. But it makes sense when there is a copious supply of food available Glad all doing good for Tommy & Tuppence and their babes.
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Post by suep on Jun 1, 2019 8:51:11 GMT
Hi Beechnut, lovely picture again. Strange about the doubling up etc with worms. Maybe they are learning from other birds like blackbirds, robins etc that often do this. On page 13 of Sammi’s Thread there is a photo Sammi took of her Bluetit with three mealworms in its beak. Makes far more sense but I guess it’s difficult with mealworms as they have to bite the heads off before feeding to chicks, so I guess it’s how they stop them wriggling away whilst dealing with the head bit so to speak. Sue
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Post by WildlifePaul on Jun 1, 2019 11:28:47 GMT
Our little blue tits did this alot this year Beechnut, Come in with 2 or 3 worms at a time, Was a first for me aswell.
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Post by Beechnut on Jun 2, 2019 8:42:59 GMT
My five are getting more adventurous now their eyes are open, one was out of the cup for a while yesterday and today there were two out. They were being fed OK, so I don't think there's any need to worry. 2p slept out of the cup last night - obviously the chicks were warm enough without Mum nestling them.
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Post by YorksherLass on Jun 2, 2019 11:43:22 GMT
It's great to read your good news Beechnut & it looks as though the famous five are gearing themselves up to leave the nest shortly - any ideas as to when they may attempt it?
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Post by Beechnut on Jun 2, 2019 17:48:45 GMT
Another 9 or 10 days yet Diane, although I must admit they seem well developed and very confident!
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Post by petesbox on Jun 2, 2019 18:09:22 GMT
Glad its all going well Beechnut.
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