Hatch Day?

We have two ducks (#4 & #8) who have cracked through part of their shell and the membrane. 

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Egg #8 is cracked!

Egg #8 wants to emerge.  They have broken through the outer layer of the egg and membrane and are currently resting.  We can occasionally hear some peeping!

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Day 15

Thank you, Frisco ISD!  I was just presented with my very owned Chromebook!  Now blogging will be easier and on the go!  This school district awards teachers, while they are employed with the district, for having lessons (5C badge-Citizenship, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking) where teachers complete activities to allow us to explain, implement, and provide proof how our lesson or project exemplifies that digital skill.   These digital skills are important elements of learning and are often enhanced by the use of technology.

As I arrived this morning. a "J-hook" caterpillar was hanging getting ready to make his chrysalis.  A second caterpillar has now joined him at the top of the cage where he is making his cemented silk threading to attach to the top of the cage.
As most of the leaves have now been consumed by the caterpillars of the new plants, I plan to see more caterpillars at the top by the end of the day today.

Duck egg #2 and #7 were cracked open today, as they were not developing.  No heart or blood veins were present.  We now have 12 eggs.  At the end of the day, I observed that #10 had a hairline crack.  Mrs. McCoy and I placed wax over the crack to help it survive the last few days.
They fertilized eggs are #4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20 

Mrs. McCoy has set up an iPad on timelapse to record the caterpillars eating milkweed and video the timelapse of making a chrysalis.  Can't wait to see what that will look like on Monday.