Post #3566378
2026-03-20 09:35 UTC
#FridgeUpdate : A record number of 90 chicks have hatched!
That is more than one for each adult female on average, a remarkable number for the slow breeding #kakapo
For comparison, no previous breeding season, even the most heavily managed to induce second clutching, ever reached 60 live chicks!
And there are still a few more eggs waiting to hatch... (possiblly 8?)
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1392634052900503&set=pcb.1392658922898016
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@temptoetiam@eldritch.cafe 2026-03-20 09:37
if you're curious, Rakiura is feeding her chick live atm! Edit : Still feeding! Edit 2 : the chick is full! It just wants to sleep despite Rakiura's attempts to sneak in a few more beakfuls :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGL7A2YgUY #kakapo #kakapocam