However, she also knew clearly that for animals, losing their children in such weather is tantamount to thinking that the other person is dead.
Therefore, her behavior would not be subject to great moral condemnation in the animal world.
Xu Qiaoqiao touched the owl egg and said to herself: Don't blame me. Although I really want to raise an owl cub, it's not me who separated you from your biological parents.
After doing some psychological construction for herself, Xu Qiaoqiao felt much more relaxed.
The rain outside seems to be getting lighter and lighter, but who knows whether it will get heavier again in the next moment, and no one can guarantee whether this will be the last rain.
So Jun Qi and Xu Qiaoqiao temporarily used this tree hole as a temporary nest, although the nest was a bit crowded.
This June, Xu Qiaoqiao's impression was that the continuous rain and extremely humid air kept her in a depressed mood.
The turning point is this owl egg.
We have a nest in this tree hole, even in July, the weather at this time is still very bad.
It is said that the cold in spring suddenly warms up, and there is a period of time in early spring when winter will return to cold, but Xu Qiaoqiao never thought that there would be such a low temperature in summer.
The incubation period of an owl is about 30 days.
It is estimated that in July, she and Jun Qi will welcome a new life into their little family.
When Xu Qiaoqiao thought of that time, she couldn't wait to see it.
At the end of July, the temperature at this time has risen a lot, and it looks like summer. In just one day, the previous coldness has been dispersed, and the hot breath spreads on the earth.
On such a normal weather and quiet night, when Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi were preparing to take a rest.
A soft scratching sound attracted the attention of Jun Qi and Xu Qiaoqiao at the same time. They soon discovered that the source of the sound was the egg that was hatching under Jun Qi's butt.
There is no way, Xu Qiaoqiao is not a bird, and she is not the kind that can hatch eggs. The only place where she has fur on her body is on her face.
Moreover, the owl egg was almost as big as hers and could not maintain the conditions required for hatching the eggs, so this task fell on Jun Qi's shoulders.
"Chirp!"
"Gu Gu."
Jun Qi immediately took out the egg, and the two of them took a closer look under the moonlight. Sure enough, there was a thin crack on the eggshell.
Moreover, Xu Qiaoqiao could clearly sense that there was a strange little life inside that was working hard and was very energetic. It felt like he would be a very lively little guy.
She moved a few steps towards Jun Qi, holding Jun Qi's feathers tightly with her claws, and stared at the egg with her eyes motionless, feeling very nervous.
Jun Qi was equally nervous, although he was not happy when Xu Qiaoqiao asked him to hatch the eggs at first!
Just kidding, among owls, which owl family have you seen where the male incubates the eggs?
This is not fun.
But he still couldn't refuse Xu Qiaoqiao. The little hedgehog only needed one look, looking at him eagerly, to make him soften his heart.
As a result, this hatch has hatched until now.
"Gugu." Jun Qi was infected by Xu Qiaoqiao's serious atmosphere, and became nervous, and couldn't help shouting.
There was a snap.
Xu Qiaoqiao patted Jun Qi.
Quiet!
Jun Qi closed his mouth, retracted his head, and squatted down. With his fluffy feathers, he looked like a fur ball from a distance.
The little guy inside is still trying to break out of the shell. This process is destined to be slow, but Xu Qiaoqiao does not feel tired and is full of expectations.
It took about ten minutes before a small opening was opened. The progress was quite slow. She almost wanted Xu Qiaoqiao to help it, but her reason restrained her from this idea.
Unexpectedly, if she still took action, the big guy around her couldn't help it anymore.
Jun Qi slowly stood up and leaned his head as if to peck the egg.
"Chirp!" What are you doing?
Xu Qiaoqiao stopped him in time, and even scratched the opponent's exposed paws fiercely a few times. Although it was of no use, Jun Qi felt it.
As soon as the big guy turned his head, he looked at Xu Qiaoqiao pitifully. He locked his head back, not really understanding Xu Qiaoqiao's actions.
Xu Qiaoqiao:......
Are you still justified in feeling aggrieved?
As a fellow owl, you really don't know, or you just don't know. Outsiders can't help with this kind of breaking of the shell, they can only rely on themselves.
If they can't break the shell, then it's their own fault. If they die, the mother bird won't say anything.
Why are you just joining in the fun?
Xu Qiaoqiao was sure that Jun Qi did it on purpose, but she didn't understand the motive.
After all, I have been living with this egg for almost a month, and I still put it under my butt every day. Because of this matter, Jun Qi has not been able to sleep as freely as he did before.
Rather, like an old hen, from time to time you have to pay attention to whether the eggs below have been collapsed by yourself.
Very annoying.
Now this one is about to hatch. For Jun Qi, is he reluctant to part with it? Feelings?
None of them exist!
He will always be happy now that the egg is gone.
Another ten minutes passed, and Xu Qiaoqiao saw a small, soft thing moving on the broken eggshell. It was a little dark, so she couldn't see clearly.
But it's obvious that the little guy is trying hard to break out of his shell.
This requires a lot of perseverance. Gradually, Xu Qiaoqiao couldn't hold it any longer. She sat down against Jun Qi and waited again.
As for Jun Qi, he had already fallen asleep.
The two of them are still in this tree hole, and the location is not very big, so Jun Qi simply changed his location.
He placed himself at the bottom and placed the egg and the little hedgehog on his belly. His huge body occupied the area underneath. After adjusting his position, he couldn't help but fall asleep.
The little guy's journey of breaking out of his shell is still going on, but it is obvious that except for the small hole at the beginning, this owl cub has no other movements, and the hole has not expanded in area.
Isn't it possible that it won't work?
Xu Qiaoqiao was secretly worried, but at this time it was useless for anyone to help, so the cub could only rely on its own strength.
Hope it goes well.
Xu Qiaoqiao sat on Jun Qi's soft belly, leaning against his outstretched wings. She kept staring at the egg. Slowly, her eyelids began to fight.
After about an hour, the egg was only about one-tenth broken. It was really slow. Finally, Xu Qiaoqiao couldn't hold it any longer, closed her eyes, and immediately fell asleep.
Before closing her eyes, she was confused. Although she knew that it took time for the animals hatched from eggs to break out of their shells, could it really take that long?
This question was destined to have no one to answer her.