Is the nest used a second time?
The group has no such record. However, the stick platform used as a base may not become a completed nest in the first year – the bird may return and complete it up to three years later. • How many eggs are laid? The female lyrebird lays only one egg. However, if mating has not taken place, the prepared nest remains empty. • What does the egg look like? It is the size of a large hen egg and is grey/brown, sometimes with spots or streaks. • How long is the incubation period? Generally about six weeks. It is thought that hatching can be deliberately delayed to ensure that food will be available when the hatchling arrives. • How long do offspring live with their parents? Females may be seen with their chick for 8-9 months. With the onset of the next mating/nesting season, the female takes the young bird to another area of the forest and leaves it to fend for itself. • Where do they sleep? Apart from the nesting season when the females sleep in their nests, all lyrebirds perch high up in tr
