Lao Da and Spottie chicks has emerge.

Happy to see their chicks emerge today. Was a little worry about their parenting method cos Spottie is still young and always stay outside during brooding compared to Demure.

Demure is really a great mother, her offspring always come 1st before herself. Seeing her i often feel a little heart pain for her. During brooding i hardly see her come out and i have to make extra effort to feed her at her nest box.

As for Spottie , its the other way round. I pity her chicks! haha...! This little blur mother tends to forget about her eggs or chicks. Often i see Lao da staying at the entrance of nest box, turning his head and call for spottie to brood! Don't believe?? its true.. !

Ever since hatch, Lao da is feeding the chicks 80% of the time. Spottie only feed when she feels like it.  What a sotong mother!

This morning 18.03.2011 at about 10am the 1st chick flew out. Not only Spottie get a shock ( she really freak out! ) me too!!!!  Cos she started attacking the chick when her own chick go near her ! Ofcourse she is not being vicious, the actual fact is she just don't know what to do and its just her basic instinct to fight back when something alien confront her suddenly.

For me a got a shock but very quickly i laugh out loud! As after she ran away from the so call "alien" she turn her head and look at her own alien again and she start to think twice! Only after that second or third look she realise that is her own baby! haha!

Immdiately i see Laoda panic prepare food for that young one... slowly Spottie join in cautiously. But she will still jump upwards if her baby make any sudden movement.

So cute ! I thought only some sotong puppy's mummy have this problem. Even new mummy bird got frighten by their own chicks too!!