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== Life Cycle == | == Life Cycle == | ||
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The tytonid life cycle, like all birds, begins as an egg. A typical clutch may contain between one and seven eggs.<ref name=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/> Thirty-two to thirty-four days after being laid, the new barn owl hatches from its egg.<ref name=www.nhptv.org>. [http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/barnowl.htm Barn Owl - Tyto alba] ''www.nhptv.org''. Web. Accessed march 23, 2014. Author Unknown.</ref> Once hatched, both parents assist in caring for the young. The female mostly incubates and warms the chicks while the male primary hunts and provides food for the young.<ref name=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/>When it reaches the age of two months old, the owl is old enough to hunt for itself.<ref name=www.nhptv.org/> | The tytonid life cycle, like all birds, begins as an egg. A typical clutch may contain between one and seven eggs.<ref name=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/> Thirty-two to thirty-four days after being laid, the new barn owl hatches from its egg.<ref name=www.nhptv.org>. [http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/barnowl.htm Barn Owl - Tyto alba] ''www.nhptv.org''. Web. Accessed march 23, 2014. Author Unknown.</ref> Once hatched, a barn owl chick will weigh approximately 20 oz. <ref name=Sky-hunters.org/> Usually, both parents assist in caring for the young. The female mostly incubates and warms the chicks while the male primary hunts and provides food for the young.<ref name=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/>When it reaches the age of two months old, the owl is old enough to hunt for itself.<ref name=www.nhptv.org/> | ||
the tyto alba can reproduce in their first year of life. When the breeding cycle begins, the male begins courting for a mate. When he finds a mate, the male will provide the female with extra food. The two mates often engage in courtship behaviors such as preening each other. <ref name=barnowltrust.org>. [http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/ Spring - nesting] ''barnowltrust.orgb''. Web. Accessed March 23, 2014. Author Unknown</ref> By the time the chicks reach about five weeks old, they will typically weigh as much as an adult.<ref name=Sky-hunters.org/> | |||
== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
