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<p>Thirty four kākāpō chicks are putting on plenty of weight in wild nests as the rimu fruit ripens, and 23 chicks are also being hand-reared, in episode 13 of the Kākāpō Files.</p><p>This year's kākāpō breeding season has broken all records, with 239 eggs laid and more on the way.</p><p>One hundred and ten eggs are known to be fertile, and a further 10 eggs will have their fertility confirmed in the next few days.</p><p>Deidre Vercoe, manager of the Department of Conservation's Kākāpō Recovery Programme, says that there are currently 57 chicks alive, out of 61 that have hatched.</p><p>Thirty four chicks are with wild mothers in nests on both Whenua Hou / Codfish Island and on Anchor Island, and the remaining 23 chicks are in a hand-rearing facility in Invercargill.</p><p>Deidre Vercoe says that the ground on Anchor Island, in Fiordland's Dusky Sound, is covered with ripe rimu fruit falling off the trees above, which is providing plenty of food for the chicks.</p><p>Kākā...