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All six barn owl eggs have hatched
10. May 2026 - Wildlife
Less than half a day following the fifth hatching, the sixth and final barn owl egg has also hatched.
The video shows how the female owl stepped to one side for a stretch this morning, giving us a view of a mass of wriggling pink owlets. I think there are six there but they are difficult to count.
The oldest owlet (11 days old) is to the right, is beginning to develop white fluff, and is also seen exercising its winglets. On the left the next oldest is also stretching its winglets.
