LATE last week, more tests and scans were done on the egg said to belong to
Pawa the duck. Experts say the chick has been developing at an incredible
rate and all indications are that the egg will hatch sooner than expected.
Monitors which record any movement or sound emanating from the end have recorded
an increase of activity and a slight tapping on the shell. Experts have updated
their original estimates on when the egg will hatch, and now say instead of
the egg needing another two week incubation period, that it should hatch within
the next week.
In the meantime the care of the egg is still being shared around between the
shop-keepers of Waipawa who are displaying the egg in their shop windows so
that the public can share in the excitement of this monumental event. It has
been reported that some businesses have started up sweepstakes to guess the
day and timing of the hatching.
