Behind every hatchling at DZCA is a whole lot of science, patience, and expertise. 🥚 Animal Care Specialist Mike has spent 30 years mastering one of the most technical skills in avian care: egg incubation. And the process is far more complex than you might imagine. Eggs arrive at the APC for all kinds of reasons:-abandonment, risk of breakage, sibling aggression, or simply to maximize the number of successful hatchlings from a clutch. Once an egg arrives, Mike and his team monitor it individually in a temperature and humidity-controlled environment, tracking weight loss and development throughout an incubation period that can range anywhere from 14 to 60 days depending on the species. 🐣 For Endangered and Vulnerable species like condors, swan geese, and mergansers, this work is especially critical. By carefully managing clutches, the APC team can sometimes double the number of individuals a pair produces in a season. DZCA's incubation facility is also a national resource, r...