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[Clipper 207]

[Clipper 207]

in an arvery of course still 2 eggs to hatch

Edited May 15, 2009 by Clipper

[Kay 3,709]

Love owls how long before the eggs hatch

[the Verminator 0]

nice pic, she dont look to happy with you though, lol

[Clipper 207]

3 have hatched ,, see the white down under her the other 2 should of hatched they hatched per day once the incubation period has arrived

[ArchieHood 3,692]

nice one clipper, keep us posted

[J Darcy 5,871]

Clipper you messer...what's an arvery??lol

[Clipper 207]

Clipper you messer...what's an arvery??lol

nobbie ,,,, meant avairy,,,,,,, sounded good eh

[Kay 3,709]

So once the eggs hatch how long before there independent of the mother ?

[Tuzo 251]

Clipper you messer...what's an arvery??lol

 

Aviary even....................btw excellent pic

[J Darcy 5,871]

Clipper...whats an Avairy??? lol

[Clipper 207]

On hatching the young are altricial (blind, naked and helpless) and utterly dependent on the adult female for warmth. The male brings prey into the nest and the female tears it into strips for the owlets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By 3 weeks old the owlets are developing a warm white down. Owlets begin to make a hissing or ’snoring’ sound around third week, especially when an adult arrives with food.

During the 4th week, young are able to feed themselves from prey brought in and can maintain their own body warmth. The female leaves the nest to hunt and may roost elsewhere. Most feeding of the young is in July and August, when mice and voles are most abundant.

 

Both parents now bring food to the nest, although the male brings most.

 

 

By 5 - 6 weeks old (right), the owlet can walk and may well climb around the nest area.

 

 

During the 8th week, 1st attempts at short flight hops are made.

 

By 9th week (right), the white down is disappearing and the owlets may be indistinguishable from parents except for excitable behaviour and exaggerated head movements. Oldest owlets leave the nest to fly around immediate area.

[Clipper 207]

Clipper...whats an Avairy??? lol

JUST CAUSE I WONT LET YOU AN TT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE ,,,, U MUPPET

[Kay 3,709]

On hatching the young are altricial (blind, naked and helpless) and utterly dependent on the adult female for warmth. The male brings prey into the nest and the female tears it into strips for the owlets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By 3 weeks old the owlets are developing a warm white down. Owlets begin to make a hissing or ’snoring’ sound around third week, especially when an adult arrives with food.

During the 4th week, young are able to feed themselves from prey brought in and can maintain their own body warmth. The female leaves the nest to hunt and may roost elsewhere. Most feeding of the young is in July and August, when mice and voles are most abundant.

 

Both parents now bring food to the nest, although the male brings most.

 

 

By 5 - 6 weeks old (right), the owlet can walk and may well climb around the nest area.

 

 

During the 8th week, 1st attempts at short flight hops are made.

 

By 9th week (right), the white down is disappearing and the owlets may be indistinguishable from parents except for excitable behaviour and exaggerated head movements. Oldest owlets leave the nest to fly around immediate area.

 

Thank you for that , enjoyed reading about them i learned something from that

[byron 1,283]

On hatching the young are altricial (blind, naked and helpless) and utterly dependent on the adult female for warmth. The male brings prey into the nest and the female tears it into strips for the owlets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By 3 weeks old the owlets are developing a warm white down. Owlets begin to make a hissing or ’snoring’ sound around third week, especially when an adult arrives with food.

During the 4th week, young are able to feed themselves from prey brought in and can maintain their own body warmth. The female leaves the nest to hunt and may roost elsewhere. Most feeding of the young is in July and August, when mice and voles are most abundant.

 

Both parents now bring food to the nest, although the male brings most.

 

 

By 5 - 6 weeks old (right), the owlet can walk and may well climb around the nest area.

 

 

During the 8th week, 1st attempts at short flight hops are made.

 

By 9th week (right), the white down is disappearing and the owlets may be indistinguishable from parents except for excitable behaviour and exaggerated head movements. Oldest owlets leave the nest to fly around immediate area.

so you free fly them then