Baby kiwis are quite large because they hatch from giant eggs. The eggs are 1/3 of the size of mom.
At first all we could see was his little koosh ball bum.
But then he turned around and you could see him all tucked in.
And then he groggily woke up.
And then he started poking.
Poke poke poke.
Poke poke poke.
And then a sneeze because his nose was full of dirt.
Then back to poking.
We didn’t get to pet him but his feathers are really light and fluffy.
His itty bitty feet are too small to fight off a stoat, which is why he is still in captivity.
When he gets big claws like Mom he’ll be released into the wild.
He was really cute.
Really really cute.
He is so cute!