The new generation

We have chicks in our yellow-eyed penguin colony! Here are a couple that are about 5 days old. 
For the first 2-3 weeks these chicks are vulnerable to Diphtheria that can kill them so we are extra vigilant to spot early signs such as bold flippers and small size for age. These are doing ok and have no symptoms so far but we will be checking them every other day because it can kill them within 24-48 hours. Nervous times for us but we can treat them if they do indeed get sick. Keeping fingers and toes crossed!