The young spend a further 15-20 days near the nest being fed by their parents. The nestlings begin climbing onto branches around their nest from 45 days they rarely fledge before 48-50 days and sometimes not until they are 60-70 days of age. Stop burnout, disengagement, conflict, and violence War zone-based resilience building/wellness training and consulting for high-pressure professionals. Later both parents bring items of food that are placed in the nest to allow the chicks to feed themselves. The female broods them for the first 14 days while the male brings food to the nest which the female feeds to the chicks. The chicks hatch altricial (helpless) and are cared for by both parents. The male will also bring food for the female. Incubation is mainly done by the female, but the male will relieve her for short periods while she feeds. The eggs are non-glossy with white ground and red-brown spots. The female lays 1 to 3 eggs but 4 and even 5 eggs have occasionally been recorded. The nest is lined with grass and sometimes also with sheep's wool. The male brings dead twigs that are placed by the female. A pair will sometimes use a nest from the previous year and can occasionally occupy an old nest of the common buzzard. The nest is usually placed in a fork of a large hardwood tree at a height of between 12 and 15 m (39 and 49 ft) above the ground. Red kites are monogamous they mate for life and breed from March till May.

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