We have babies! Mother has hatched out her eggs. Yesterday I noticed her walking around on the kayaks with her wings slightly opened, clearly a threatening gesture. I went out to see what was bothering her and found her on the ground calling them. Of course, they couldn't get out of the BBQ grill. I picked it up and carried it to open ground where I set it gently on its side. They sat in the rubble of old charcoal and burned sticks looking for their mother. She was not happy about having us there. We stepped back and she retrieved her kids. She took them off into the jungle. The poor little things kept stumbling and had trouble getting over the grass.

Today, she's back with all six of them. We have two yellow chicks and four black ones. She lost all but two of her last brood. I wonder how many of these she will be able to raise. Her last brood included Snow and Boy. Snow is now a magnificent white rooster. His brother is also a rooster but we rarely see him. Snow drove him away.

So now Wakana has six new chicks to name. This should be interesting.