Post by Goanna on Jun 11, 2011 21:43:07 GMT -5
Childhood
Baby kirefu are called chicks, and are hatched from eggs. The mother will lay several eggs, usually one to five, but whether or not any of them hatch is very much up to the adults. Kirefu eggs take around six months, or two seasons to hatch, and are normally laid around Autumn so that they hatch in Spring, although it is very much dependent on the parent on when the egg is laid, and most kirefu will simply lay eggs when they choose to.
A hatchling is born with a single 'egg tooth'. The chick uses this tooth to break out of its egg, and after a few days this tooth will fall out. The chick's proper teeth will grow in within the next few days. While their teeth are growing, they do not eat very much, and rely on their parents to bring them soft food such as insects or fruit, which they can swallow whole or mash up in their mouths. They are born hornless and whiskerless, and are covered in a very soft and fine feathery down, like a baby bird. Chicks are very weak when they first hatch, and generally are confined to the nest area, unable to move much further.
As they grow, the chicks will learn to use their very dextrous talons under the supervision of the parents. They are taught as much as their parent(s) knows, of history, art, folklore, etc.
Once a chick reaches the age of around six months, it will moult its down and grow the longer, sleeker adult feathers. The adolescant hatchling will no longer require the care of its parent(s) and will make its own way into the world. At this age however, the chick will be much smaller than the adult, and at this stage they are usually still hornless. At the age of a year, the horns will appear as little 'nubs' on the head, and this will be fully grown once the young kirefu is around two or three years old.
Baby kirefu are called chicks, and are hatched from eggs. The mother will lay several eggs, usually one to five, but whether or not any of them hatch is very much up to the adults. Kirefu eggs take around six months, or two seasons to hatch, and are normally laid around Autumn so that they hatch in Spring, although it is very much dependent on the parent on when the egg is laid, and most kirefu will simply lay eggs when they choose to.
A hatchling is born with a single 'egg tooth'. The chick uses this tooth to break out of its egg, and after a few days this tooth will fall out. The chick's proper teeth will grow in within the next few days. While their teeth are growing, they do not eat very much, and rely on their parents to bring them soft food such as insects or fruit, which they can swallow whole or mash up in their mouths. They are born hornless and whiskerless, and are covered in a very soft and fine feathery down, like a baby bird. Chicks are very weak when they first hatch, and generally are confined to the nest area, unable to move much further.
As they grow, the chicks will learn to use their very dextrous talons under the supervision of the parents. They are taught as much as their parent(s) knows, of history, art, folklore, etc.
Once a chick reaches the age of around six months, it will moult its down and grow the longer, sleeker adult feathers. The adolescant hatchling will no longer require the care of its parent(s) and will make its own way into the world. At this age however, the chick will be much smaller than the adult, and at this stage they are usually still hornless. At the age of a year, the horns will appear as little 'nubs' on the head, and this will be fully grown once the young kirefu is around two or three years old.