The chicks are being hand-reared by Whipsnade zookeepers after being imported from Chester Zoo.
Joy has been sparked at Whipsnade Zoo after the arrival of four newly-hatched flamingo chicks.They were incubated and hatched at Whipsnade's specialist bird nursery.Whipsnade Zoo’s head bird keeper, Tim Savage, said: “The chicks’ arrival ensures that Whipsnade Zoo has a healthy and genetically diverse flock of flamingos, so that they can continue to play an important role in the species’ conservation and breeding by introducing different bloodlines to the flock.
At the moment they're being fed a milkshake consisting of a whole boiled egg blended with extra yolks, boiled water, corn oil, vitamins, and minerals, designed to mimic the milk produced by their parents.After ten days they'll be introduced to solid foods, with zookeepers hoping to reacquaint them with their fluffy families after around two months.
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