We didn't leave the cameras on last night so the earliest picture we got was at 8am. However, the good news is that it looks as though two more of Rosie's chicks have hatched out.
Will is as attentive as ever. Elizabeth was worried that the fact that there were only two chicks would mean that Will would get fed up with bringing too much food and slow down. I don't think there is any sign of that so far!
However, the fact that two days after the first egg hatched, there are still 4 unhatched eggs is worrying. Has Will been firing blanks or has the cold weather made the development of the chick embryos slow and erratic?
He is also still passing food to Rosie outside the box when possible. So far Will has been a most reliable and energetic parent!
What is this in Donna's box? It looks like a piece of eggshell to me.
Donna started incubating a day or so later than Rosie, so it is relief to find her eggs have started to hatch. I hope the rest of them will hatch out more quickly and successfully than Rosie's did!
Two minutes later, the other half of the eggshell appeared. Donna ate both pieces of this eggshell.
At last - a small glimpse of the chick.
After a couple of minutes, Donna leaves the nest box and so we can get a good view of her chick.
One down and another 9 to go!
Over in Box3, a fourth egg has hatched out. This picture shows four chicks and four unhatched eggs.
As I write, Rosie still has only 4 chicks and Donna one!
Will is still looking after his family well.