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Bird egg gestation

Updated: 10/27/2022
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Incubation time of bird eggs vary greatly from species to species. Typically the smaller the egg, the shorter the gestation time. Small songbird egg will generally hatch in about 11 days. However, eggs of the Royal Albatross take about 80 days. Other factors may affect the gestation time as well, including the amount of time the eggs are covered in different kinds of weather, egg turning frequency, and if gestation time is calculated from the time the individual egg is laid or when the parent starts to "sit" on the nest. Oftentimes, a bird will not begin to incubate the eggs until the entire clutch has been laid.

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