I have finally managed to get the sound working on the nest camera. Nothing wrong with the camera just the software that records the video footage messing about. It's now solved and more importantly we have sound before the chicks hatch. Video is great but you need sound to get a full idea of what is going on.
Mrs Blue Tit is incubating the eggs. She does all of this on her own. Mr Blue Tit never incubates. With some larger birds the male takes his turn. Mr Blue Tit will bring her food and call to her from outside the nestbox. She will then leave the box for up to 5 minutes to stretch her wings, poo, eat and drink. As the weather is warm at the moment she has the luxury of not worrying about the eggs getting cold. She will also turn the eggs regularly.
The following video was recorded early this morning. As it is cooler in the morning she won't leave the eggs but she still needs breakfast.
She will then turn the eggs on a regular basis.
No sign of Mrs Hog last night. I cannot disturb the hog house so we will just have to wait and see what happens. Two male hogs in for food.
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