More Hatchery
May 7, 2000; Dan has just realized that the rest of the eggs are hatching - see the small crack in the one egg? (just to the left of the baby)
I deliberately set the clutch so that one would hatch a day earlier than the rest - often new parents are nervous, and four hungry little heads can be a big surprise to new canary parents.
With one hatching a day early, they get time to get used to the idea before becoming overwhelmed in babies, and the size difference is not as great, with the rest hatching together the following day.
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