tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575228.post142129389852049990..comments2023-10-28T06:02:20.175-06:00Comments on Steve Joyce's BLOG: Sandhill CraneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887737827462692531noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575228.post-90733574448611260012011-05-16T09:28:07.981-06:002011-05-16T09:28:07.981-06:00Sandhill cranes lay 2 eggs. Incubation takes 28-3...Sandhill cranes lay 2 eggs. Incubation takes 28-30 days, and once the second chick has hatched (usually 2 or 3 days after the first one), they all walk away. The older chick often bullies the younger, so one parent walks one way and one another, with one chick following each. That brown look comes from preening feathers with a muddy bill.Emily J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05030892770386708192noreply@blogger.com