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9.58
TF ir uztraucies, bet laikam samierinājies ar notiekošo.


9.59
Tiek stūķēts maisā.


(GT)Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) Mod
Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)
Top Flat chick is 42 days old and weighs 3.3 kg at 9.59am this morning. This is 500g lighter than today’s heaviest chick of 3.8 kg. Last week Top Flat chick’s weight was 2.2 kg so today has been a sizable increase. LGK and LGL were both in at around 8.20am this morning. One of them had also fed their chick at 4.30am when it was still too dark to see the bands.
Check out Top Flat chick’s weight compared to the averages for males and females of the same age and the past Royalcam chicks. https://www.doc.govt.nz/nat...
Royal Albatross Chick Receives Meal From Male Before He… — disq.us
Top Flat Track chick is 34 days old and weighs 2.6 kg at 9.57am this morning. This is a little up from last week’s weight of 2.2 kg. Post-guard stage will start for this chick any day now as it is over one month old, and both parents will need that extra time to find enough food for themselves and the growing chick.
Prior to fledging (flying away) in September the toroa chicks will be heavier than their parents. This is so that they stay warm during the cold of the winter and grow the huge wings necessary for their live on the ocean. 85% of the live of a toroa is over the ocean.
It has been stormy lately as we head into autumn in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The chicks have a double layer of insulating down now and a full tummy protects them from the cold and the rain. The time between feeds for the chick can be quite variable from now on depending on the weather and food finding conditions for the parents.
(GT)Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) Mod
Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)
Breaking News:
Following yesterday's huge feed at Top Flat we have the results back for the sex of the Top Flat and Top Flat Track chicks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4g_3Gf0XlM
Both chicks are male.