Both sexes incubate by day, but only the female incubates at night. Both adults feed the young although only the female incubates and broods. She lays three to five eggs which she incubates for around 11 days. As the mixture incubates, sweetness develops naturally. The female lays three to five eggs, and she incubates them for nearly two weeks. She alone incubates the eggs and raises the young. The male also incubates the eggs and raises the chicks alone. Only the female incubates and cares for the nestling. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young. The male incubates from ten to sixty eggs. The female incubates the eggs alone and begins after the completion of laying. Both parents take part in nest building and feeding, but likely only the female incubates. In most species, only the female incubates the eggs. She then incubates the eggs for 30 days. In Paleognathes, the male incubates the eggs.