# @denverzoo on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddp7k0_DPyl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70758226-denverzoo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b38ff2b50e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24T03:36:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (@denverzoo) — https://gondola.cc/denverzoo

## Caption

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, regularly called upon by AZA institutions across the country for guidance on incubation techniques, weight loss monitoring, and hand-rearing. Because in this niche world, experience and information sharing make all the difference. 

#AvianPropagationCenter #DenverZooConservationAlliance #Birds #EggIncubation #Conservation #SavingWildlifeTogether

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## Tags

birds, conservation, eggincubation, avianpropagationcenter, savingwildlifetogether, denverzooconservationalliance

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