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Kakapo Nesting Table

The following is a nesting table so you can keep track which kakapo are mating and who has laid eggs!

Some interpretation hints:

 

Eggs / Fostering and movements: 

All eggs were fertile unless they are stated as infertile.

HR = chick was handreared

ede = early dead embryo

mde = mid dead embryo

lde = late dead embryo

 

Mated with: 

Males in bold were the successful  fathers (where more than one male mated with the female)

AI = Artificial Insemination 

 

Chicks:

M = male

F = female 

 

2008 Season:

Female

Mated with No. of eggs Fostering and movements
Status of nest
Chicks
Lisa Basil 

2 eggs

 

 One egg died, chick died in  nest Eggs and  chick  removed 
Rakiura Ox2 eggs Eggs removed for  incubation and HR  Fledged

 Toititi (F)

Mokopuna(deceased)

Aparima Jimmy

2 eggs 

 

 1 egg broken by mother,  other rescued for  incubation and HR  Fledged  JEM (F)
Sue Basil

1 egg

 Egg removed for incubation  and HR Fledged Rooster (M)
Cyndy Bill3 eggs  Eggs removed for  incubation and HR Fledged

 Weheruatanga o te  po (F)

 Elwin (M)

 Jester (M)

2009 Season:

Female

 Mated with No. of eggs Fostering and movements Status of nest Chicks
 Alice Manu (x2)

 3 eggs(all infertile)

 Eggs removed. Foster mum for Bella egg#2 Fledged Bellas chick 
 Aparima Ben + Jimmy (x2) 3 eggs (2 infertile) Eggs removed. #1 ede Nest closed 
 Aranga Blades + Lionel 3 eggs  #1 ede. #2 mde. #3 fostered to Ellie Nest closed Jack (M)
 Bella Blades + Ben 3 eggs

 #1 fostered to Heather. #2 fostered to Alice. #3 retained.  Foster mum for Pearl egg#1

 

 Nest closed. #1+#3 HR. #2 Fledged with Alice. Pearl #1 died at 21days.

Tiaka (F)

Hillary (M)

Roha (F)

 Cyndy Sinbad + Ox 3 eggs #3 ede Fledged

 Ngatapa (M)

 Queenie (F) 

 Ellie Luke (x2) 1 egg (infertile) Foster mum for Aranga egg#3 Fledged Aranga's chick 
 Esperance Whiskas, Ben + Lionel 3 eggs #1 + #2 ede.  #3 fostered to Alice

 Nest closed.

#3 HR

 Huhana (F)
 Flossie Whiskas (x2) 3 eggs

 #2 broken in nest.

#3 fostered to Jean.

Foster mum to Rakiura chick #3.

 Nest closed. Chick #1 HR from 13-28 days then fledged by Jean.  #3 hatched by Jean, moved to Heather, HR from 27 days. Rakiura #3 HR

Wiremu (M)

Scratch (M)

 Fuchsia Piripi + Smoko (x2) 2 eggs #1 broken in nest Nest closed.  #2 HR after attack in nest by adult male. Bluster-Murphy (M)
 Hananui Merty 3 eggs #1 mde. #2 + #3 fostered to Hoki Nest closed. #2 + #3 HR

Wharetutu (F)

Wolf (M)

 Heather Nog + Blades 2 eggs #1 fostered to Sue. Foster mum to Bella #1 (later to Jean) and Flossie#3 chick from 9 days. #1 HR. #2 Fledged. Flossie #3 HR

 Awhero (M)

 Guapo (M)

 Hoki Manu 1 egg (infertile) Foster mum to Hananui #2 + #3 Nest closed. Hananui chicks HR  
 Jean Jimmy (x2) 2 eggs (1 infertile) #1 ede. Foster mum to Sue #3, Flossies #3 (later to Heather), Bellas chick #1 at 5 days, Flossies chick #1 at 29 days.

 Fledged Flossie #1. 

Sue #3 HR.

Bella #1 HR.

 

 
 Kuihi Barnard + Ox (x2) 3 eggs #1 + #2 fostered to Ruth. #3 to Lisa.

 Nest closed.

3 chicks HR.

 Awarua (F)

 Waihopai (M)

 Hokonui (M)

 Lisa nest 1 Basil (x2) 3 eggs (1 infertile) #1 ede.  #2 lde Nest closed 
 Lisa nest 2 Basil (x2) 3 eggs #2 + #3 to incubator. Foster mum to Kuihi #3 Nest closed. 3 chicks HR.  Kuihi #3 HR.

 Tiwhiri (F)

 Purity (F)

 Hurihuri (M)

 Margaret-MareeMerv + Merty 2 eggs 

# 1 Fledged.

#2 HR

 Millie (F)

 Moss (M)

 Nora Lionel (x2) 3 eggs (3 infertile)  Nest closed 
 Pearl

 Felix +

AI with Stumpy 

 3 eggs #1 fostered to Bella. #2 + #3 fostered to Wendy. Nest closed. #1 chick died at 26 days. #2 + #3 HR.

 Apopo (deceased)

 Juanma (M)

 Jemma (F)

 Rakiura Barnard + Whiskas 4 eggs #1 fostered to Ellie. #2 ede. #3 fostered to Solstice. #4 to incubator then Flossie. Nest closed. 3 chicks HR.

 Tamahou (M)

 Tiaho (M)

 Te Atapo (M)

 Ruth Sass 1 egg Fostered to Sarah.  Foster mum to Kuihi #1 + #2.  Nest closed. Own chick died at 6 days. Kuihi chicks HR Raupeka (deceased)
 Sandra Piripi 2 eggs (2 infertile) Foster mum to Solstice #3, later to incubator Nest closed 
 Sarah Manu (x2) 3 eggs (1 infertile) #2 to incubator.  Foster mum to Ruth #1. Nest closed.  2 chicks HR.  Ruth #1 died at 6 days.

 Sarah 2 (deceased)

 Paddy (M)

 Solstice

 Felix

+ AI with Smoko

 3 eggs #2 ede. #3 lde. Foster mum to Rakiura #4. Nest closed. 1 chick HR. Rakiura #4 HR Ra (F)
 Sue Blades + Basil 3 eggs (1 infertile)

 #3 fostered to Jean.

Foster mum to Heather #1.

 Nest closed. 2 chicks HR.  Heather#1 HR

 Hinemoa (F)

 George (M)

 Tumeke Smoko (x2) 3 eggs (2 infertile) #1 ede. Nest closed. 
 Wendy Manu 2 eggs both eggs ede. Foster mum to Pearl #2 + #3 Nest closed. Pearl chicks HR 
 Zephyr Felix 2 eggs  Nest closed. 2 chicks HR

 Evohe (F)

 Maestro (M)

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