Very cutesy, very adorable little baby chick!
Chick No. 30 was born on November 11, 2024, and the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) excitedly shared the news on social media. This marks a significant milestone in the successful hatching of the chick at their newly established National Bird Breeding Sanctuary.
56 Days of Careful Attention
It took 56 days for the egg to incubate before the chick was ready to hatch. According to PEF, the team had to step in to assist during the process to ensure the chick didn’t suffocate due to excess carbon buildup.
“The decision to use the ‘help out’ method was not made lightly,” shared the BBS Facility Manager and PEF’s conservation breeding expert, Mr. Domingo Tadena, “It was a calculated measure based on years of experience and the chick’s status during the later stages of incubation. Without our intervention, the risk of losing this hatching to suffocation was high. This chick’s survival represents not just a successful breeding cycle.”
A Scientific Success
Chick No. 30 is the result of artificial insemination, using a female eagle named “Pinpin” and a male eagle named “Sinag.” Pinpin incubated the egg for the first seven days, and the success of the hatching was made possible with the help of advanced equipment donated by the Liberec Zoo in the Czech Republic.
This hatch represents a major step forward in the conservation of the endangered Philippine Eagle, combining science and expertise to protect this magnificent species.
