November 2006 Hatching kiwi chicks
Every year, with out fail, we have received an abandoned kiwi egg.
This year was no different. We do everything we can to provide these
un-hatched chicks with a chance at life.
The success of the incubation period depends on how committed the
birds are to ‘sitting on the egg’. Sometimes adult kiwi will abandon
their nests during this period, leaving their eggs vulnerable and
open to attack. Fortunately, some are found and brought to us here
at the Centre. We incubate the abandoned eggs and rear the chicks in
captivity. The birds are released back into the wild once they are
big enough to fend for themselves.
Sadly, we lost a little kiwi chick the other night. When it hadn’t
hatched on its scheduled date, I decided to hand hatch it and I saw
it was around the wrong way in the shell. It died about two hours
after it was hatched. Hand hatching is something we try to avoid. We
learned quite a bit from this experience and I now know what to look
for next time. This was all broadcasted live via our web-cam on our
website.
On a more positive note – a while ago we received a little kiwi when
it was only two days old. It is now nearly ready for release on
Limestone Island. This is a great achievement for us.
The web-cam is such a great tool to have. People are able to see the
effort that goes into helping every kiwi that comes into our care.
There is currently another egg being monitored on the website, so go
and have a look
www.whangareinativebirdrecovery.org.nz
Thank you Mike Daniel
A few years ago we had trouble with our power and phone at the
Centre. There was nothing wrong with either service but at the time
we could not afford to for to pay for them. It is for this reason I
would like to acknowledge Mike Daniel who has supported the Centre
by paying the monthly power and phone bills for many years. Mike has
never failed to come through with payment for power and phone, which
are two of our biggest costs each month. I think some of us tend to
take services such as these for granted, I know I do sometimes. When
I turn the light switch on, I have light. When I pick up the phone,
I can call someone
Without either one of these, the centre could not run. The other
night we experienced a temporary power cut. Within seconds the power
was back on and as I sat waiting for my computer to reboot itself,
it made me stop and think just how much we rely on the power and the
telephone. Without the power we could not get hot water to clean the
cages, we wouldn’t have lights and we couldn’t provide warmth for
the birds. Without the phone we would not receive any calls about
injured birds.
So, thank you Mike for your loyal support – from all of us
here at the… Northpower
Native Bird Recovery Centre. Robert Webb |
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