tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630121195074082753.post5781326977603419562..comments2024-02-28T06:38:32.450+00:00Comments on Simply Superb Swans: River Of No Returnsjayteescot1http://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630121195074082753.post-24602262544981172302017-05-08T17:06:42.777+01:002017-05-08T17:06:42.777+01:00Hi Wendy, That's good news on your cygnets. As...Hi Wendy, That's good news on your cygnets. As for mating each time to create a fertile egg I am not entirely sure, but I don't think it's strictly necessary for each one. If the others don't hatch by tomorrow I would remove the eggs, as Venus will continue to return and sit on them and neglect the others. <br />Sometimes they die in shell and you can smell them when close enough, perhaps having been stuck in the nest and unable to turn them regularly enough. <br />Penny sometimes has one or two that don't hatch and I remove them after two or three days at most. This allows them to get on with the business of caring for the survivors. jayteescot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630121195074082753.post-89329961725297764662017-05-08T13:03:05.802+01:002017-05-08T13:03:05.802+01:00Hi Joe, on a happier note, our resident swans, Vul...Hi Joe, on a happier note, our resident swans, Vulcan and Venus, on the disused Sankey canal in Newton-Le-Willows, have 5 cygnets hatched on 05/05. All five are bundles of fluffy cuteness. However, there are two eggs still in the nest. Venus keeps turning them and sitting on them, but surely these won't hatch now? She leaves the nest to take the cygnets for a swim but when she returns to the nest she sits on the eggs. That leads to another question, do swans mate each time to create an egg or does one mating create a few eggs? These unhatched eggs could be infertile or perhaps they were not turned enough? What will Venus do with the eggs when she realises that they will not hatch? Should we remove them? Hope Penny and Duke are both blooming. Thanks, Joe x WendyWendy Grocott-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399081036265949215noreply@blogger.com