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  1. wiseowl

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    To day:)

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    oh wow - what is the incubation period for swan's eggs? Would be great if you can get early pics of the cygnets as they are born as well!
     
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    Beautiful :)

    Swan's eggs take 35 days, thereabouts.
     
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    Thank you Natalie and SussexG,I usually visit them every day,and have noticed that the Pen sits on them all the morning and the Cob takes over in the afternoon,but as of yet The only time I have seen the eggs is when the Pen stands up and changes position :dh:Oh thanks for that Info SussexG much appreciated:thmb::)
     
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    My son used to belong to a junior rowing club. The swans didn't like sharing their river with a bunch of kids in boats and were quite aggressive when they had cygnets around. Everything used to grind to a halt while the swans expressed their displeasure by puffing out their wings and swimming repeatedly to and fro in front of the boats!
     
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    Hi Claralou They are OK I ,ve been feeding them for a week now,Sardines and Pilchards:hehe::)

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    Hi Woo

    Ahhhh. How sweet!
     
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    Hi ClaraLou Thank you, Tomorrow,Its my watch at 8am until 11am
    :thmb::) I forgot to add there are 4 Eggs at present

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    How lovely Woo.:)
     
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    Thank you Jazmine,one more egg to day making 5 now:thmb::)

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    :thumb: Just beautiful to see Woo.. Thank you.... :thumb:
     
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    Mr Cob was,nt best pleased to see me this morning:)

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    Is that why he's wearing camouflage? :)
     
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    Hi ClaraLou i,m not sure ,I never stopped to ask him:hehe: but there were plenty of these around,lets hope they leave the eggs alone:dh::)

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    This is where the Nest is located:)

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