Let me please make sure I have this correct. You have a fan inside and you have to turn the eggs yourself. no automatic egg turner. It has a digital preset temperature.??? I guess they cost about $130.+ ship, and here is what one said on ebay. * * * * * * * The New Genesis Hova-Bator Incubator 1588 We are a Factory Authorized Dealer and eBay Power Seller! The New Genesis Hova-Bator is pre-set for bird eggs. Simply plug it in, then add water and eggs. Nothing to set up or adjust. This circulated air Hova-Bator comes with a thermometer, plastic bottom liner. Simply plug it in, add water for humidity and eggs, Nothing to set up or adjust. The pre-set microprocessor based thermostat digitally regulates itself in the 99.9 degree range. The digital technology in this thermostat, unlike outdated analog tecnology, means the command setting is never affected by changes in the humidity, temperature, dust or age. Built in sensors prevent the "burn up" of eggs. Like all incubators, the 1588 requires a stable room temperature and should not be used in areas like sheds or barns. Being pre-set, this incubator delivers consistently good hatches. Excellent for classrooms, novices, and experts. Can be used for most types of bird eggs. Dimensions 18" x 18" x 9 1/2" Automatic egg turners available. Without an automatic turner in place, the incubator will hold 50 large duck or chicken eggs or 140 quail eggs.

The third egg hatched Sunday morning. The experts warn that the third one has a poor chance of survival because the older ones will try to fight it for food. I think the parents should have a good supply of food for them, though, because the section of the river the nest is over is a salmon spawning area, and there are plenty of dead salmon in the shallow areas. Did any of you watch yesterday (Saturday)? The cars on the highway closest to the nest are traveling west over the Sacramento River Bridge. I noticed the cars traveling east were backed up and just creeping along. I figured there had been a fender-bender on one of the on-ramps. But according to the paper today, three men in a canoe were traveling south in the river and the canoe flipped. The CHP helicopter (CA Hwy Patrol) pulled them out of the river with ropes. All three are fine. But the cars were slowing to watch the rescue. Sheesh!

Looking at the camera today - they are growing fast. BUT, also spotted a LBB* busily building a nest just under the rim of the eagle's nest. It was hauling in grass. I imagine that there is an entire ecosystem in that nest, living off the scraps and the insects attracted by the scraps. *Little brown bird

Hi Dave and all, This was the first time for us to see more than one at a time also... the 5th frame (center bottom) actually shows 4 at once. It was getting kinda crowded in there. And I'm now very happy to report that all 5 eggs had hatched afterall... and all 5 chicks have fledged successfully as of @2pm today! :) So here are some more pictures of them... The first one to leave, (@4pm yesterday) hesitated, then stumbled on his way out and hung upside down from the hole for a few seconds, flapping in panic. We were caught totally off-guard and missed getting a shot of that frantic moment... This frame was just before that happened: But he quickly recovered, and safely flew to the Magic Tree: ...where he was immediately joined by both proud parents. The rest of the crew (4 of them) spent another night in the box, and Missy and Mr.B began feeding them non-stop starting around 5:30am this morning. Until 10:43 when our second contestant (another boy) made his debut: He flew over the house and into a tree in the front yard... I couldn't see where he landed and didn't want to miss the others fledging so I didn't chase after him. Interestingly, the fledglings from the first nesting were hanging around quite alot during this whole time... On the deck: ... on the gaslight: ... and on the nest box too. They've shown quite an interest in their new siblings all along, and parents have been fairly tolerant about it. The 3rd bird out was a girl, and she made an elegantly graceful first flight straight to the top of the RedBud tree: Where she landed on a very thin willowy branch and struggled to maintain her perch swaying in the breeze: The 4th and 5th birds fledged about 10 minutes apart, around 2pm this afternoon and I didn't get very good photos of either... not sure the sex on these two: Needless to say I'll be hoping to get a LOT more shots of all these new darlings. And we are overjoyed to have another successful fledging of FIVE! Kenn :)