Births and Hatches, Fetus Identified, Egg Accessions and Record Events
2 Births/Hatch o Accession From Start menu Must record all fields o Add Offspring from Parent Record One parent is pre-filled Collection & Enclosure Pre-fill Parental Taxonomy determination Taxonomy Pre-fills Second parent may impact hybrid status Birth Location Defaults
3 Pre-Birth/Hatch o Fetus Identified from Female Same prefills as for Add Offspring From o Accession From Start Menu Fetus Identified Warning if dam is dispositioned or dies Egg or Group of Eggs From 5 accession modes Egg Mass No Appeared or Rescued
4 Adding Parents o Add Offspring or Fetus Identified One Parent is prefilled o From Start Menu Both Parents must be added Undetermined/Indeterminate/Wild Search database – Institution – GAN/Local ID – Taxonomy I Know the Parent is not in ZIMS – Record what information you know
5 Record Event o Record Event Hatch Event for Accessioned Egg Birth Event for Accessioned Fetus
6 Hatches over days o All Eggs did not hatch on same day checkbox o Range Estimate to capture this
7 Change in Entity o A Single Egg Hatches Entity becomes an Individual Animal o A Group of Eggs or Egg Mass Hatches Entity becomes a Group of Animals o A Fetus is Born Entity becomes an Individual Animal
8 Clutch/Litter o Parents will show as siblings, this captures members of a clutch or litter o Important when parents are Wild
9 Any Questions? BEFORE WE ADD SOME BIRTH/HATCH EVENTS, FETUSES AND EGGS