Today, at approximately 11.15am, Doves returned to their classroom after drumming, shocked. They were astonished to hear the delightful sound of a chick's beak rapidly pecking from the inside of one of the eggs in our incubator.They soon discovered a little chick's head had found its way out of its egg. At present, we cannot tell if the chicks are male or female. Despite this, we named the first chick, Joshua.
Joshua the chick looked exhausted from its hard work escaping the shell. Surprisingly, it was not the yellow fluffy chick you would imagine. In fact, Joshua looked wet, slimy and was covered in blood. Soon after, Joshua became more stable and able to walk and soon started to hug the remaining eggs. Excitedly cheeping, Joshua seemed to be calling for the other siblings to break free and join them.
After lunch, Joshua's calls were successful as another chick hatched. The atmosphere was one of excitement as we all huddled around the incubator watching the miracle unfolding before us. No one wanted to miss it! We all felt as though they were happy to meet each other. The chick (which is currently unnamed) was chirping joyfully as it saw its sibling.
We are so 'egg'-cited to see what happens to the remaining eggs and if they hatch this week!
We will continue to keep you updated as it happens. 