Sat watching the TV, I keep hearing a tapping noise and putting it down to the hamster (she is a noisey little madam when she gets going). There it is again...
Film finishes and, as I do every night, I check the eggs. One has pipped. With that, there is a loud churping noise that makes the egg nextdoor to the pipped one roll back and forth, almost magically. Then they all start rocking and rolling in the incubator. Excitement rushes through me and I know that sleep is not going to be an option...
6am I am awake, having gotten up to check on the chicks several times. The great sleeping machine even rose once or twice to check (but he is not excited). There is no change. Still only one egg pipped and still as noisey as they were at 1am, 3am and 5am.
I have to wait and waiting is not something I do well. So here I am waiting and waiting and waiting. It's going to be a long day!
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