Does that look like a broken piece of shell behind the three eggs--just down from her breast?  In the 19:59 picture.

I think it's her toe. Got faked out by her silver band earlier

Could be schmutz...or the edge of a pip

We saw that earlier, should be bigger by now, unless the chomper is resting!!

I remember watching a video of an incubator hatch...might have been a bald eagle...at any rate, the eyas pushed at the hole, then rested...pushed some more & on & on until the top popped

Anyone see a slight raised area top of the nearest egg?

Yes but......Gee, what is it?? LOL

Could be schmutz...or the edge of a pip

 

Anyone see a slight raised area top of the nearest egg?

And NCA's marked up version

Quite a pile of fluff there!

I see Quest has not improved her housekeeping skills since last year...girl after my own heart   

And just browsing over on BCAW I spotted this from Carly by Glen in San Francisco...

Reposting this from Glen (mw also referenced it prior) on Diamnd Lil as it's good info for those new to this process and curious :

Very soon, and for sure by about day 31, we will begin to see DL standing over her eggs and looking down at them, and even vocalizing. Her vocalizations are an encouragement to the youngsters and so I feel a little bit sorry for eggs that hatch inside an incubator. It is one time that a nestbox mic would really pay off for those of us who are hooked on this voyeuristic experience. The chicks peep from within the unhatched and unpipped egg loudly enough to be heard at the nest camera--True! Believe it! I have heard it and then examined the egg to find no airhole at all. There is an air pocket at one end of the egg that the baby thrusts its beak into as the time for hatching approaches. Then, when its body really begins to crave air, it convulses again causing the beak to break a small hole in the shell. It is almost imperceptible. It will not be visible on camera.

It is something that may be "felt" upon tactile examination more than seen. With that hole or "pip" made, the chick is able to get oxygen and build up a little more strength to do the hard work of cutting its way around the eggshell. All this happens in its own time under the strength of the chick. In the old days, we would try to "help" them out of the shell and found that created risk to exposed veins and arteries. As the baby cuts its way around the shell, it is completing its journey toward independence from the eggshell and cannot be hurried. Most of this will occur out of sight beneath momma, but be assured that she is hearing, seeing, and feeling the progress

In this video,  DC is on eggs.  You can hear eggshell crunching and towards the end of the video (1:46 mark in video), you can hear at least one baby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZC3kC1jebc#

Thank you so much-that was totally cool to hear! Getting so anxious now!!!! 

Can't watch until I get home...but I heard it live...way cool!

Hearing crunching noises & occasional peeps

Quite the dapper fellow today!

Thanks for the zoom Shaky...lots of spots to keep track of. I can't honestly say how many pre-existing spots we have...

And Patsy has DC under NE wing

Dag-nabit! He got there too quick! I think the white spot is the same white spot as is the dark spot...been there since they were laid...but not really sure

Porcupine...hedgehog...Beauty...