It is not surprising, kiwi eggs are "eggseptional!" Many wild kiwi "Dad's" across Northland are now about mid-way through their 70-90 night incubation duty. But did you know just how amazing the egg they are so tenderly caring for is? Kiwi eggs are huge. On average they weigh in around 440gm which is approximately 20% of the average weight of … [Read more...]
Two Miracle Kiwi Hatched from “Stone Cold Eggs”
Two "stone cold" kiwi eggs found in February by separate community-led projects in Whangarei have both been recovered, incubated and miraculously hatched into very active kiwi chicks by the Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre. Northland's summer drought resulted in some unusual kiwi behaviour as kiwi struggled in the dry conditions, … [Read more...]