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Nest inventory info to date

Updated: Jul 24, 2018

Hatching success rate is the percentage of hatchlings that made it out of the egg and emergence success rate is the percentage that made it out of the nest on their own.


Nest # 1

Hatched- 7/16/2017

Incubation Period- 56 days

Total egg count- 108

Hatched eggs- 92

Unhatched eggs- 15

Live hatchlings- 11

Dead hatchlings- 7

Hatching Success Rate- 86%

Emergence Success Rate- 69%


Nest # 3

Date hatched- 7/19/2018

Incubation period- 57 days

Total egg count- 112

Hatched eggs- 111

Unhatched eggs- 0

Live hatchlings- 4

Dead hatchlings- 3

Hatching Success Rate- 100%

Emergence Success Rate- 93%


Nest # 6

Date hatched- 7/16/2018

Incubation period- 51 days

Total egg count- 130

Hatched eggs- 105

Unhatched eggs- 24

Live hatchlings- 0

Dead hatchlings- 70

Hatching Success Rate- 81%

Emergence Success Rate- 27%




 
 
 

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5 commentaires


Beth Briggs Glass
Beth Briggs Glass
25 juil. 2018

Also the total egg count will be one more than the sum of the hatched and unhatched eggs because of the DNA egg taken initially

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Beth Briggs Glass
Beth Briggs Glass
25 juil. 2018

You’re welcome Judy

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Judy Reese
Judy Reese
24 juil. 2018

Really happy to see this information. Thank you!


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Beth Briggs Glass
Beth Briggs Glass
24 juil. 2018

Galen, the hatched eggs are all eggs that had hatchlings make it out of them. This total includes hatchlings that made it out of the nest on their own as well as dead and live hatchlings found when we inventory the nest. Live hatchlings are the number of living hatchlings that are found during the inventory. Hope this helps break it down 😊

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Galen
Galen
24 juil. 2018

Curious about the stats: Why are live hatchlings (11) so much lower that hatched eggs (92)? Thanks!

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