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Kiwi burrow ends season with release of chick 104

Burrow husbandry manager Helen McCormick said this season had surpassed all expectations. “Because we hadn’t completed a full season at the burrow before, we really didn’t know what to expect.” SUPPLIED/Stuff Halpin was chick 104 to hatch at the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow near Taupo during the 2020/21 season and the final to be released. It was as if kiwi in the wild were playing catch-up because eggs just kept getting delivered, she said. Usually in two distinct halves this year the season blended into one, and eggs were still being delivered months after they were expected, noted the release. There were also an unusually high number of multiple clutches, with some nests producing two sets of two eggs in the one season. Unusually two pairs even managed to produce a third clutch.

Kiwi hatchery cracks the ton for the season

“We’re so happy to welcome the 100th,” McCormick said. The anticipation of the hatch had been building over the last month, she said, and that the significant milestone was celebrated at Easter was an extra special touch. The Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow, located within the grounds of the Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary, is part of Kiwis for kiwi’s Operation Nest Egg (ONE) kōhanga strategy, where eggs are lifted from the wild and transported to the burrow and other incubation facilities. Kiwi chicks hatch and are raised to around four weeks of age before being released into predator-free kōhanga kiwi sites.

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